2021 planning wins

It’s been a long time since we’ve done a roundup of our planning approvals, so this is quite a long list and not exhaustive. If you want to get your project moving towards a successful planning outcome in 2022, get in touch.

Oriel Road

A stunning low energy new build house in Sheffield for our clients to downsize into. Julie has been working on the construction information and it’s due on site this spring.

Whirlowdale Close

The remodel, extension and retrofit of a 1950s detached house in Sheffield giving our clients a forever home that is warm, comfortable and healthy.

Laird Road

Claire & Liam currently working through a tender process on this extension and remodel of a Sheffield semi. It will open up the house and give our clients much more space and light to enjoy with their young family.

Bruce Road

A beautiful remodel and extension of this riverside end of terrace. Claire is project architect and the works have just started on site.

Vincent Crescent

A simple, but elegant brick extension and internal remodel of a house in Chesterfield to give the clients a more enjoyable kitchen and living space. Claire and Liam are now getting the works priced.

Totley Brook Road

A project involving 2 small extensions of a 1970s semi to enable an open plan main ground floor. Anna is now helping the clients get ready for a start on site later in the spring.

Littlemoor

Quite a remarkable project moving from briefing to starting on site in less than 6 months. A beautiful large extension of a bungalow in NE Derbyshire to make a comfortable 4 bed forever home. Alasdair and Sam pulled out the stops on this and it’s now on site.

Wellhouse Farm

Alasdair has been working with our clients to make some sensitive changes to this listed farmhouse in Sheffield. Works involve undoing some less sensitive works from the 1960s and creating a garden office and store.

Heatherside

This was a big one for us. Paul, with Jess and Mo, designed this new green belt home that was assessed under the paragraph 79 policy for exceptionally designed homes in the open countryside. We hope to see this progress towards construction this year.

Why do we Still Not Have a National Retrofit Strategy?

“There has never been a greater need for a national retrofit strategy. The right time for one was decades ago, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t implement an ambitious strategy now.“

Paul was recently asked to write an article for Home Building & Renovating on this topic; the full text is below.

photo credit: People Powered Retrofit/Allan Melia

Over the past 3 years we’ve been working with our clients Margaret and John to deliver a transformational deep retrofit of their bungalow on the West coast of Anglesey.