With some of our projects we are simply employed to achieve planning permission, and this may be if a client is hoping to sell their house or site. In our experience, planning permission can significantly increase the sales value of a property.
Expertise
A significant portion of our residential architectural design work involves alterations to listed buildings, as we have deep expertise in such projects. Listed building consent is required for all work to a listed building.
In terms of architectural styles, there are many options of how you can refurbish or rebuild your barn. Often there are listed building restrictions to retain as much of the original structure as possible. We are experts on such projects.
In creating a beach house, beach house architects may have more to play with in terms of natural light and spectacular views, but at the same time consideration has to be given to more hard-wearing weathering of materials and how the house will cope with extreme weather conditions.