Category: Reviews

Found Barnaby at the design social by doing some research online. I found Barnaby easy to deal with and very warm and accommodating. He visited our home and made great suggestions about our extension plans, he was knowledgeable and great at explaining things and helpful with any questions we asked. Was an easy process and… Continue reading Declan Nicholas – Rear Extension Planning Application – Nuneaton, Warwickshire – Review

Amazing from start to finish. Barnaby allowed us to have a few drawings redone as we weren’t entirely sure what we were looking for. He was really helpful in making suggestions for us in order to make the extension work better for us. Very prompt responses to any calls or emails and would not hesitate… Continue reading Chris Marley – Planning Application for rear extension – Hinckley, Leicestershire – Review

Excellent design concepts and coordination with building control, suppliers and contractors. Flexible adjustments throughout the process. Read the project post by clicking this link

The Design Social provided me with an excellent service for the application of a Lawful Development Certificate through the council. Barnaby was friendly, professional and efficient and made the whole process incredibly easy. I was very stressed out at the beginning as I needed this certificate in order to sell my house but Barnaby took… Continue reading Jo Milne – Retrospective Planning Application – Wallasey, Merseyside – Review

Excellent and very professional service from Mr Robinson, drawings were provided well within the tight timeframes, fair pricing and great communication as well!! I will definitely use your services again..Thank you..-Mrs Dessai, Birmingham

I have used Barnaby previously at the Design Social to get planning permission and I contacted Barnaby again for another recent project. Straight away Barnaby had my previous plans to hand and got on with the job immediately – and we even got permission granted ahead of time! Please click here to see the details… Continue reading Liz Burman, Leawood Trails – Gainsborough, Lincolnshire – Rural Business Planning Application – Review

Barnaby, from The Design Social, worked with us to design and plan the side and rear extensions to our property. Barnaby took the time to understand what we were looking to achieve, and developed plans to suit our needs. He was responsive and happy to make adjustments as we moved through the process. Once we… Continue reading Peter Morris – Rear & Side Extension Planning Application – Honeybourne, Worcestershire – Review

Barnaby, from The Design Social, worked with us to design and plan the side and rear extensions to our property. Barnaby took the time to understand what we were looking to achieve, and developed plans to suit our needs. He was responsive and happy to make adjustments as we moved through the process. Once we… Continue reading Josef Keeling – Honeybourne, Worcestershire – Side & Rear Extension Planning Application – Review

Amazing, creative, professional practice. A complete package of professionalism / creativity / experience and great value. This is the second time we have used the Design Social and we would thoroughly recommend to others. Our passion for the building projects were matched by this company and we could not be more pleased with the service… Continue reading Brett Naylor – Old barn conversion to hobby farm – Wigston Parva, Blaby – Review

We have had a couple of guys previously to come and chat with us about drawings, but Barnaby stood out as he really took time to go over what we wanted and gave us some great ideas. Communication was key with him in the fact he listened to us and made us feel entirely comfortable… Continue reading Adam Withers – House and Salon extension – Earl Shilton – Review

Good efficient service. Very helpful and reasonable price. Marie Fox Please click here to see the details of this project

Would definitely recommend. Very pleasant and polite. The plan for the builders was with us when it was promised for. Also had a really good grasp of what was being done and suggested different ways of wall configuration. Fab job.​ Julie Mitchell Please click here to see the details of this project

All works carried on time with good communication with myself and the structural engineer. Lavina Trehan Northampton Please click here to see the details of this project

Barnaby at The Design Social has just drawn up a kitchen design for me so that I can get a fitter in to install the kitchen, so it’s not the usual thing that he does however the fact that he could do it shows the broad nature of his skills and what his business offers.… Continue reading Adrian Davies – Drawing up of new kitchen design – Ibstock – Review

First class service provided at a very competitive cost. Barnaby provided alternative ideas at the initial consultation which was one of the main decision points for selecting his services compared to other design companies. Barnaby provided a clear description of the planning process, timescales and costs so I knew what to expect. Great communication throughout… Continue reading Andrew Manning – Planning application – Wolvey, Leicestershire – Review

Professional and friendly service. We were very happy with the results and would highly recommend Allison Slater

I wanted plans drawn up (and passed!) for a large extension on my very small house. There were a number of issues I was concerned about, including the fact that no other work had been done in my little cul-de-sac and the current look of the houses was dull and plain- which I didn’t want… Continue reading Andrew Bromwich – Planning application for extension – Barwell – Review

This was a difficult and time consuming application for planning. We were kept informed at every stage and the process was explained. Paul Maguire