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A selection of our recent work across Essex and Suffolk. Filter by the type of project or the council area.

The weatherboarded building from the garden
Change of use Tendring

Office to three-bedroom home by prior approval in Tendring

A prior approval for converting a weatherboarded office building into a three-bedroom detached home with parking and a large garden in Tendring.

Proposed front elevation with cream render gable and brick ground floor
Extension Tendring

Raised roof and two-storey rear extension

A dated bungalow redesigned as a family home, reworked point by point after an earlier refusal.

Front of the new bungalow, with black weatherboarding, a red tiled roof and an oak porch
New build Tendring

A single-storey three-bedroom home in a rural setting

A new three-bedroom bungalow in Ardleigh, with black weatherboarding, a red tiled roof and an oak porch, approved by Tendring District Council.

Proposed side elevation with the low wrap-around extension under a slate roof
Extension Tendring

Single-storey wrap-around extension to a semi-detached cottage

A single-storey side and rear extension that wraps around a semi-detached cottage in Little Oakley, adding a lounge, a ground-floor bedroom and more kitchen space.

Side view of the bungalow with the new rear extension and roof lantern
Extension Tendring

Single-storey rear extension and new porch for a bungalow

A flat-roofed rear extension with a roof lantern, replacing an old conservatory, plus a new front porch for a detached bungalow in Harwich.

The front of the cottage and its parking area, seen from the road
Extension Tendring

Off-street parking and EV charging for a village home

Planning permission to regularise a front driveway in Great Oakley after enforcement action, backed by a survey proving clear and safe visibility onto the road.

Proposed rear elevation with the new brick extension, roof lantern and bifolds
Extension Tendring

Single-storey rear and side extension to a house in Mistley

A 4 by 4 metre rear extension with a roof lantern and anthracite bifolds, a small side extension, and a fresh white-painted finish for a semi-detached house in Mistley.

3D view of the blue weatherboarded house raised above the ground on timber steps
New build Tendring

A flood-resilient one-bedroom home in Jaywick

A new one-bedroom house in Jaywick Sands designed to the local flood-resilience design guide, with a raised ground floor, a first-floor refuge and solar panels.

3D view of the new hipped-roof extension with anthracite bifolds
Extension Tendring

Rear extension replacing a conservatory in Clacton

A hipped-roof rear extension with anthracite bifolds, replacing a draughty conservatory and adding a ground-floor bedroom suite for later life, in Clacton-on-Sea.

Proposed rear elevation with a pitched tiled roof, rooflights and anthracite bifold doors
Extension Tendring

Rear extension, garden room and driveway for a semi-detached house

A pitched-roof rear extension, off-street parking and a garden room for a semi-detached house in Harwich, approved by Tendring Council.

Proposed front elevation with the porch built up into a two-storey gable
Extension Tendring

First-floor front extension over a porch in Lawford

Building up over an existing front porch to create a two-storey gable, giving a semi-detached house in Lawford a larger first-floor bedroom.

Proposed front elevation in line with the neighbours
Extension Tendring

New front for a shop-to-flat conversion in Clacton-on-Sea

A small front extension bringing a former shop forward into line with its neighbours, giving a new two-bedroom flat a proper brick frontage in Clacton-on-Sea.

The red-brick house behind its white picket fence and hedges
Extension Tendring

Visibility splays and landscaping for new off-street parking in Bradfield

Visibility splay drawings, a landscaping plan and a supporting statement that helped secure planning permission for a new off-street parking space in Bradfield.

The garden room with French doors and a glazed gable
Extension Tendring

Retrospective permission for a garden room

Retrospective planning permission for a garden room in Elmstead that was slightly too tall for permitted development, closing off an enforcement enquiry.

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