Category: Architecture

Yvonne contacted us for help with the design and planning application submission of a garage conversion to create extra living space in her home for herself and her family. The proposal needed to include structural calculations and a solution to replace the existing flat roof at the front of the property with a bespoke pitched […]

Edward Wilkes approached us about a boundary wall that he wanted erected around his property, this posed a different problem to normal planning applications as we had to prove to the council that the wall and gate wouldn’t block the view of the road or neighbouring driveways. We did this by 3D modelling the road, […]

Julian and Lynn wanted us to design a side extension for their bungalow. We designed a large area split into a small washroom and a much larger living area that the family can use as recreational area. The designs met this brief and also provided a lovely visual connection to the countryside surrounding the property. […]

Rupert Robinson needed listed building consent for his Georgian semi-detached townhouse for maintenance works to the roof, windows and existing rendering. Planning permission was approved to replace the existing single glazed sash timber window frames with double glazed hardwood sashed frames, to improve the energy efficiency of the building. Listed building consent and planning permission […]

Kevin tasked The Design Social with the simple job of getting planning permission for some solar panels to be placed on his roof. Permission has been granted.

Shailesh came to us asking about creating more space in and modernising his home. The design we drew up included an extended porch, a reorganisation of rooms, including knocking down a wall to create a large lounge/kitchen at the back of the house and sliding doors on the back of the house for garden access.

Mick Ramsey asked us to help with the design and planning application of a single-storey extension to his home to create a larger kitchen and dining area for his family. We used specific designs to capture the characteristics of his home, including bi fold doors which capitalise on the beautiful garden view. The ground levels […]

Jo asked us to help out with a retrospective planning application for a garage that had been built over 10 years ago. Jo was wanting to sell the property so needed a quick turn around on getting planning approval. With the help of Wirral council approval was granted within 1 month, freeing up the property […]

Luke Morris approached us to design and get planning approval for a large rear extension. This was a creatively challenging project, one reason being that the extension stretched along a large portion of the rear of the property, combining a snug area, utility room, kitchen and dining area into a larger area. This area was […]

Declan Nicholas approached us to help design a rear extension that would combine his kitchen and dining area into a larger living space for the family. This extension also had to provide a partial first floor extension to provide a new third bedroom. The site had unique constraints for this project as the extension’s potential […]

Chris Marley approached us to help design a rear extension that would combine his kitchen and dining area into a larger living space for the family. We also had unique constraints for this project as the extension’s potential size was restricted due to respect for the neighbours privacy. Despite this, The Design Social worked hard […]

Liz Burman has worked with us in the past, and as such approached us with a new project relating to her dog day care business. She owns a field used for training and exercise of the dogs they look after, and so wanted planning approval for an insulated timber cabin, usable for housing and training […]

Josef Keeling and Peter Morris wanted a new extension to the rear of their property after experiencing many common problems with their existing conservatory, such as heating and lighting issues during the summer and winter months. As such, they approached us to help redesign and expand it to allow a larger kitchen area, as well […]

Lavina contacted us through Checkatrade to get help with providing a drawing for planning and building control, which detailed how a lightwell for a basement conversion could be constructed. We liaised with Lavina’s structural engineer to coordinate the architectural appearance with the structural requirements for building regs.  We provided these drawings and the project is […]

Marie Fox owns an annexe building connected to her existing property, that due to time and the materials of the building, had fallen into disrepair due to damp seeping into it. Because of this, she approached us to help redesign, expand and extend it into a comfortable and usable building once again. We suggested several […]

Andy Manning had wanted to build an extension to his kitchen area for a while to allow greater living space to his home, and approached us to get planning approval for it. This was actually quite a technically challenging project, partly as the extension needed to be built off the back of the house, in […]

Adam Withers has been running a hairdressing salon from his home for many years, and needed an extension on the property to allow for a more professional space. He approached us to draw up an extended and more spacious salon area to allow space for more customers, as well as a two storey front extension […]

Martin Mynett approached us to help design a small 3m x 4m permitted extension onto the rear of his property to provide more living space for his family. We also applied for a Certificate of Lawful Development so that the property could potentially be sold later on. In order to do this, we liaised with […]

Andy Bromwich approached The Design Social, looking for an imaginative solution to convert a quirky one up, one down dormer bungalow into a 3 bedroom family home with an open plan lounge and kitchen extension  In spite of the space constraints on site, we delivered a proposal that fulfilled the brief to the clients satisfaction