Category: Architecture

Caroline and her husband Daniel found us through CheckaTrade and asked for assistance with their project. This project involved the demolition of an external conservatory as well as a few older extensions that would then be rebuilt into a more consistent rear living space. We happily worked alongside them, carrying out a survey on the…

Ben Sims wanted a larger living space for his home property and decided that a loft conversion would fix that. To accomplish this, he contacted us at The Design Social to get planning approval for the work. To realise this project, we carried out a survey on the existing layout to see what we could…

Sarah approached us about the demolition and replacement of her two conservatories, wanting extra insulated living area for her and her family to enjoy. We helped with the proposed designs before obtaining planning applications and building regulations through the council for her. Sarah’s property backed onto a railway line, so we also liaised with Network…

Ian Yeomans was aware of our company for quite a while before this project, so he was happy to come to us to help with the conversion of his attached garage into a more usable bedroom and en suite. We carried out an in depth survey on the property, then after creating a design that…

Paige got into contact with us, starting a project to construct a large outbuilding to the rear of their property, for use as a gym and a home office. We worked with them, providing an initial design and then developing the proposal with Paige. We then liaised with the local council and secured planning approval…

Maureen Heneghan approached us, looking to carry out an extension project to the rear of their property. This project would involve numerous elements, including planning applications, building regulations drawings and structural calculations. Maureen was recommended our services by a neighbour, David Hall, who has recently finished the project we helped them and has sent us…

Kerry approached us with a project to open up a space at the rear of her property to create a lovely rear extension, with an airy kitchen/diner, washroom and utility. We happily took on this project, communicating with Kerry to get a design she loved and then liaising with the local council to get building…

Paul O’Neill came to us with a project to extend and convert his pre-existing loft space as well as a side extension. This was to provide an upstairs master suite and create a larger, open-plan kitchen diner. We were able to carry out a survey on the existing property, draw up designs for the proposed…

Jon Rowe approached us with a large project involving adding an extension onto his property that expanded across the entirety of its back face, which we readily helped out with. We were able to carry out a survey, design a layout for both the external and internal look of the property, then we liaised with…

Tim Haq came to us with an interesting project, the conversion of an older, run-down and abandoned business centre into new, high-end holiday apartments for the local area. We carried out a measured survey of the property and then produced a number of options for apartment layouts, as well as the design to the exterior…

Richard Cobley approached us a while ago, hoping to extend his property that had already had a number of previous owners add various different looking extensions onto it. We undertook a large amount of work on this project, creating a more uniform design and then liaising with the local council. The property is in a…

Natalie Goodwin approached us, hoping to develop the existing side and rear extensions into a larger, more cohesive wrap-around extension for her property. We developed a design with Natalie and her builder and liaised with the local planning council through to the plans being approved.

John Harrison got in touch to look at converting an original cart shed connected to his property, into a habitable extension. The property is in a conservation area so to ensure planning approval we liaised with both planning and conservation departments. Planning was approved and building regs application, structural calculations and a schedule of works…

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…

Chris got in touch with us towards the end of summer 2023. He needed to get planning quickly for a rear extension that he wanted to be built towards the end of the year possibly spilling into 2024. With a traditional build this would’ve been a challenge to get a foundation and any masonry walls…

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…

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…

Paul Bland approached The Design Social for help with a planning application for his sixteenth-century listed thatched cottage in Thornborough, Buckingham. The property is within a conservation area, so the proposed work needed to take account of its historic character and setting. The proposals included applying insulated lime render to the external walls to help…

Tracy contacted us about converting an existing free standing garage into an apartment that was connected to the main property as a dwelling space for her parent. We came up with a design that created a direct connection between the property and proposed apartment; along with a layout for the apartment that was airy and…