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

3D view of the mid-century style rear extension
Extension Babergh

Mid-century style extension and recladding of a home in Elmsett

A single-storey extension, new windows and cedar and off-white cladding that give a mid-century chalet bungalow in Elmsett a fresh retro-modern look.

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.

The front of the townhouse before work, with its carport and garage
Extension Ipswich

Rear extension and garage conversion for a three-storey townhouse

A single-storey rear extension with a roof lantern and a garage conversion, creating a large open living space for a townhouse in Ipswich.

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.

Proposed rear elevation with the new pitched-roof extension and French doors
Extension Colchester

Single-storey rear extension replacing a conservatory

A brick and tiled single-storey rear extension in Coggeshall, replacing an old uPVC conservatory with a proper room and adding a utility.

3D view of the brick orangery with its stone cornice and roof lantern
Listed building Ipswich

Orangery extension to a Grade II listed house

Listed building consent and planning permission to replace a tired rear extension on a Grade II listed house in Ipswich with a brick orangery and stone cornice.

Proposed side view showing the two-storey and lean-to extensions
Extension Maldon

Two-storey and single-storey side extension to a cottage

A two-storey side extension and a lean-to garden room for a semi-detached country cottage in Woodham Walter, in brick and slate to match the original house.

3D view of the raised terrace, glass staircase and landscaped lower garden
Extension Ipswich

Terrace, garden room and new front boundary in Ipswich

A raised rear terrace with frameless glass balustrade and steps down to a landscaped garden, plus a rebuilt garden room and new brick and iron front railings, in Ipswich.

Proposed rear elevation with the pitched-roof extension and French doors
Extension Ipswich

Single-storey rear extension to a semi-detached house in Ipswich

A pitched-roof rear extension for a semi-detached house in Ipswich, adding a garden living room, a study and a utility with shower room.

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.

Side elevation showing the new extension linking the house to the garage
Extension Babergh

Rear extension and part garage conversion near Ipswich

A single-storey rear extension with a new dining room, joined to a partly converted garage with a home office, for a detached house near Ipswich.

3D view of the house with the new flat-roofed extension and roof lantern
Extension Ipswich

Single-storey rear extension with a new kitchen in Ipswich

A flat-roofed rear extension with a roof lantern, giving a semi-detached house in Ipswich a bigger kitchen, a utility room and a downstairs WC.

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.

3D view of the new rear extension from the garden
Extension Babergh

Single-storey rear kitchen extension in Stratford St Mary

A single-storey rear extension with a vaulted kitchen and dining room for a detached family home in the Dedham Vale National Landscape, approved by Babergh.

3D view of the new oak-framed front porch
Conservation area Tendring

Oak front porch, gate and fence in Frinton's conservation area

An oak-framed front porch, a timber gate and a replacement fence for a detached house in the Frinton-on-Sea Conservation Area, approved by Tendring.

3D view of the new two-storey rear extension and balcony
Extension Maldon

Two-storey rear extension with balcony in Mayland

A two-storey rear extension replacing an old timber balcony, bringing the kitchen down to the ground floor of a detached house in Mayland.

3D view of the barn with its raised roof and new extension
Conservation area Babergh

Raised roof and two-storey extension for a barn conversion in Nedging Tye

A raised roof and a stepped two-storey extension for a weatherboarded barn conversion near listed cottages in Nedging Tye, keeping its rural barn character.

3D view of the new slate-roofed rear extension
Listed building Tendring

Rear extension, bathroom and dormers for a Grade II listed cottage

A slate-roofed rear extension, a first-floor bathroom, upgraded dormers and traditional timber windows for a Grade II listed 17th-century cottage in Kirby Cross.

Proposed side elevation with the new oak porch
Conservation area Tendring

Two-storey rear extension and oak porch in Kirby-le-Soken

A two-storey rear extension replacing a single-storey one, plus a new oak-framed porch, for a rendered house in the Kirby-le-Soken Conservation Area.

3D view of the converted coach house
Listed building Tendring

Converting a historic coach house into a home in Tendring

Planning permission and listed building consent to convert a former coach house to a Grade II listed hall into a two-bedroom home, keeping its historic timbers.

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 rear elevation with the hipped-roof extension and French doors
Extension Ipswich

Single-storey rear extension to a bungalow in Ipswich

A hipped-roof rear extension for a semi-detached bungalow in Ipswich, creating an open kitchen and living space with a utility and shower room.

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.

3D view of the new rear and side extension from the garden
Extension Ipswich

Single-storey rear and side extension to a semi in Ipswich

A single-storey rear and side extension creating a large kitchen, utility, shower room and boot room for a semi-detached house in Ipswich.

Side view of the house with the small conservatory at the back
Extension Ipswich

Retrospective permission for a rear conservatory

Planning permission to regularise a small conservatory at the back of a terraced house in Ipswich, so it is now formally approved.

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