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How we work: Each stage, set out in advance.
Each stage is defined in advance, with client decisions at set points and direct access to a director throughout.
Each stage is defined in advance, with client decisions at set points and direct access to a director throughout.
A typical householder project: six to nine months, first call to starting on site.
A discussion of the project, the property and the budget.
We test what can be built, then design two or three options. You choose the direction.
We prepare, submit and handle the council through to a decision.
The drawings that turn permission into something a builder can price and build.
The build, with a director on site, through to the certificates you keep.
Without planning permission, a single-storey rear extension can usually project 3 metres from the original back wall on an attached house, or 4 metres on a detached one. Go further and you need permission — which is often still achievable.
The wall or boundary you share with a neighbour. If you build on it, cut into it, or excavate deep foundations near it, the law says you must notify them in writing first — usually two months ahead. We handle the notices for you.
We submit, the council checks it is complete, then neighbours and consultees get their say for 21 days. An officer visits, writes a report, and a decision follows — usually within eight weeks for a house.
A written, fixed-fee proposal.