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Ibraheem Mohammad – Conversion & Rear Extension with First Floor Side Extension over Garage – Sleaford, Lincolnshire – Review

Ibraheem Mohammad left us a review on Google for the work we did on his house: “We are very happy to have chosen Design social as Barnaby is very approachable. I could contact him anytime I needed to and ask as many questions as I had. The builder too was very impressed with the drawings.”…
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Ibraheem Mohammad – Rear Extension with First Floor Side Extension over Garage – Sleaford, Lincolnshire

Ibraheem got in touch with us to look at a few different ways of increasing their internal floor area. He already had a pre-existing garage space and was wanting to expand out to increase his houses space without drastically changing the footprint. We drew up a design then liaised with him to get an outcome…
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Jeff March – Planning Application for Internal Conversion of Listed Building – Colwich, Stafford – Review

Jeff March left us a glowing review on Google for the planning application we did for alterations to his listed building. This included the insertion of some new windows and doors and a new roof-light. This allowed Jeff to have a larger kitchen and a new en suite for the master bedroom. “Design Social gave…
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James Boulden – Building Regs for Conversion of Internal Spaces – Lutterworth, Leicestershire – Review

James Boulden left us a glowing review on CheckaTrade, Google and Yell for the building regulations work we did for him. “Extremely professional yet friendly service provided. Good clear communication for fees and site visits. Full of ideas which we would never have thought of. Understandable clear plans provided along with calculations for supporting wall…
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Trevor Hutton – Building Regulations for Conversion of Internal Space – Wavendon, Milton Keynes – Review

Trevor Hutton left us a review on Google and CheckaTrade for the building regulations we worked out for him: “The DS guys discussed the job with me over the phone and confirmed it was the sort of thing they could cover. They visited at the the arranged time and comprehensively surveyed the house and listened…
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Colin Tongue – Conversion of External Garage & Conservatory – Castle Bromwich, Birmingham – Review

Colin left us a review on Google for our work on his wrap around extension, saying: “Knowledgeable, approachable and very helpful. Quick to respond to any queries. Kept us informed throughout the process. Would definitely recommend.” To learn more about this intriguing project, click here.
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Colin Tongue – Conversion of External Garage & Wrap-around Extension – Castle Bromwich, Birmingham

Colin wanted to demolish an existing conservatory on his property and then convert his already partially converted garage and utility into a new, contemporary wrap-around extension. In spite of the space constraints of the site, we came up with a design that met and exceeded the requirements we were given. Planning was approved quickly and…
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Georgia Lamb – Conversion of Rear Conservatory – Gedling, Nottingham – Review

Georgia Lamb left us a review for our work on Google. “Would highly recommend the design social! Really friendly and professional and really happy with our results. Barnaby brought loads of great ideas to the table and was very flexible in changing these to meet our vision. Really good communication throughout and after whilst waiting…
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Georgia Lamb – Conversion of Rear Conservatory – Gedling, Nottingham

Georgia purchased a lovely property that had a variety of small extensions added to it over the years. Georgia asked us to come up with a design that consolidated these extensions into a more coherent space, that flowed better and provided more usable space for her. We achieved this with a small extension design, the…
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Steve McIntyre Ltd – Website Design & Hosting – London – Review

Steve McIntyre left us a review on Google, CheckaTrade and Yell. “The Design Social were very helpful throughout the process of building my website, understood the brief and put up with my pedantic changes over a period without any complaints, they were also very quick to respond to emails and requests for updates during the…
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Sue Roberts – Design of New Cattery – Desborough, Kettering – Review

Sue Roberts left us a review on Google. “The Design Social team designed a new cattery for us. We wanted to build an eco friendly building using ground screws rather than a massive concrete slab and the team did the research for us and provided a design that went through planning with no problems. We…
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Sue Roberts – Design of New Cattery – Desborough, Kettering

Mrs Roberts wanted to start a new cat boarding business by installing a new cattery in her back garden. We helped Sue out by designing the cattery, ensuring adherence to the Environment Agencies guidelines, securing planning permission for the building and obtaining the relevant commercial planning usage.
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Steve McIntyre Ltd – Website Design & Hosting – London

Steve McIntyre Ltd are exhibition consultants, design managers and project managers for some of the most exciting visitor experiences around the world. SMcL were looking for a website to showcase their existing portfolio and a web design that is flexible and expandable for the companies continued growth. We delivered a Content Management System (CMS), web…
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Chris Beards – Extension & Conversion of Rear Space – Barwell, Leicester – Review

Mr Beards left us a review on Checkatrade “Barnaby was great and a great architect”
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Tony Parker – Planning Application for Rear Extension – Kingsbury, Tamworth – Review
Tony Parker has left us a review on Checkatrade “A very professional prompt service”
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Greg Wykes – Submission of Planning Application to Cover Garage Extension, Porch & Conservatory Removal and Remodeling of Downstairs Layout – Markfield, Leicester – Review

Greg Wykes left us a review on Checkatrade “They carried out all the work needed for a successful planning application, I would never have managed this without them.” If you would like to read more about this project, click here
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Greg Wykes – Submission of Planning Application to Cover Garage Extension, Porch & Conservatory Removal and Remodeling of Downstairs Layout – Markfield, Leicester

Mr Wykes got in contact with us to help him get planning application so he could completely overhaul the layout and look of his lovely little bungalow. We came over and surveyed his property then worked alongside him to produce a satisfying design he would enjoy. We then submitted it for him and got his…
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Katie Pinnell – Resubmission of Application for Wrap-around Side & Rear Extension – Newcastle – Review

After Steve submitted his first planning application for the design of his house, he decided to change the design and resubmit it through us. This is what his wife Katie had to say after our work with them. “Barnaby has provided excellent service so far. He’s been patient with us, despite my changing my mind…
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Kamran Hussein – Planning Application for Conversion of 60’s Bungalow – Glenfield, Leicester – Review
Kamran left us a review on Checkatrade, Google and Yell for our work on his project “We have enjoyed the creative process with Barnaby to convert our 1960’s style bungalow into a contemporary house. Barnaby inspired us with his visuals, quickly won our confidence and has been patient…! Despite being restricted as we want to…
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Kamran Hussein – Planning Application for Conversion of 60’s Bungalow – Glenfield, Leicester
Kamran approached us with an interesting project, to get planning in order to convert his 1960’s bungalow into a multi storey home for himself. We were prepared to face a number of restrictions and issues with the planning process for this project however our application was passed through first time and Kamran now has approval…










