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Paul Maguire – holiday let planning application – Wigston Parva, Blaby

Paul & Nicky Maguire from Wigston Parva approached The Design Social with a fascinating idea to convert an existing garage with a loft conversion into a short term, AirBNB style holiday let. The difficulty was that the property borders a designated heritage area, which meant that heritage reports & Highways Agency liaising were required. When…

March 6, 2020
Brett Naylor – New extension over existing storey – Wigston Parva, Blaby

Brett & Aimee Naylor got in touch to ask for help in getting a challenging development idea through to planning. Their property is in a heritage conservation area that at some point in the eighties had a single storey extension built on the rear. The brief was to come up with an idea to build…

July 18, 2018
Grant Shelton – Concept design to planning application – Long Eaton, Derbyshire – Sandiacre

Re-development of a tired 1920s bungalow into a modern spacious family environment. This project was taken through planning & despite a little opposition was approved. The project has bedded down beautifully into the street & has provided a light & spacious family home.

October 18, 2017
Crossrail Siemens – Coordination of 3D & BIM for various trades – London

Work with Siemens UK on Crossrail. We provided architectural coordination across a variety of contractors & disciplines.

April 1, 2016
Sue Phillips – Loft Conversion – Elmsthorpe, Blaby

Sue Philiips from Elmesthorpe, Leicestershire, approached us at The Design Social to acquire planning approval for a loft conversion in her property. The property consisted of a 1920’s, semi-detached house that had been heavily changed and extended by previous owners. Sue wanted a conversion that would include a bathroom and a bedroom. We took this…

March 1, 2016
Age UK – Concept design to installation management – Rutland

Working with Age UK & Rutland Home Improvement Agency to provide vulnerable people with changes to their properties, to allow a higher standard of living.

June 29, 2012

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