Conceptual & Developed Design
After an initial assessment to understand what is and isn’t possible on your project, we usually move on to the design stage where creative design meets the requirements of planning conditions and restrictions. Throughout this process, we will continuously check back to your design brief, and assess, adapt and refine it into a feasible project.
Depending on the complexity of your project, we may recommend erring on the side of caution and arranging a comprehensive feasibility assessment or pre-application prior to submitting your planning application.
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Planning is complex, no one can guarantee planning permission. There are many variables in the planning system, and these variables interact in ways that mean that no one can predict the outcome of a planning application. These realities make the task of successfully preparing a planning application incredibly challenging. In order to succeed, you need to have not only a feasible project, but also a precise, proven planning system.
Our specialist architects based in London, set out an approach to this challenge that works with the realities of a complex planning system. With a unique approach based on practical experience, not only theory, whilst working in over 700 projects in London and across the UK. A unique six-step sequential model of planning system incorporates safeguards for many of the pitfalls and failings of typical planning application.
The rigorously tested system allows crafting creative planning application strategies for residential developments with sensitive planning conditions and restrictions. With a dedicated focus in developing good design with our clients and seeking collaborative negotiation with planning officers, we secure planning permissions for unprecedented and quite exceptional projects.
The Heritage Homes Design & Build Process
If you are simply considering home improvements, have plans in place, or have started works, heritage homes design & build are here to support you at every stage of the process and take your project through to completion.
Below we have demonstrated the typical process from start to finish.
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Free site meeting – We will meet you on-site to establish the scope of work and your desired specification & requirements as well as the budget of your project. In addition to this, a planning applications specialist will carry out a detailed gap analysis in order to ensure lawful development.
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Pre-construction pack – You will receive a full breakdown of all building works and construction stages, including a forecast timescale.
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Detailed design & development – We will carry out a feasibility study, followed by architectural drawings, structural calculations, and planning development.
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Contract stage – We will define all contract terms & assign our various team members across key project roles.
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Building Preparation and commencement – Once a health and safety audit has been completed, building control have been appointed and all necessarily party wall agreements have been approved works commence.
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Completion and deployment – Once you have the architectural home of your dreams, we will sign-off and issue you with an insurance backed guarantee.
Free Home or On-Site visit - We Cover the entirety of London
We undertake projects small and big through-out the entirety of London; to arrange a free no obligation home visit to discuss your requirements and the potential of your property contact us today.
If you have seen one of our sites and would like to arrange a site visit and possibly inspire you with some new ideas for your own projects contact us today.
