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Ironside / Daventry

07/07/2020

Ironside is a new dwelling currently designed to the criteria stated under National Planning Policy guidance paragraph 79. The proposals involve the placement of a dwelling that bridges an existing sheep pasture and ironstone quarry to create a modern, sustainable family home on the outskirts of Daventry. Designed on a single level, the house is...
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Ryhall and Belmesthorpe

21/05/2020

This site is being developed for a private client who wishes to create a new-build dwelling to retire into. The site is that of the former Ryhall and Belmesthorpe Railway Station, which served the Great Northern Railway network, accommodating both passenger and freight rolling stock. Currently, the edge of the platform is all that remains...
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Chapel Lane

23/01/2020

The site is located in the village of Wymondham just outside Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire. The site contains an existing three-bedroomed dormer property with views facing the neighbouring church. We were contacted by the new owners to look at designs for an extension to turn the property into a four-bedroom family dwelling. The owners wanted...
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Tealby Tank House

23/01/2020

This site is located in the county of Lincolnshire in the village of Tealby. The site contains a redundant reservoir tank previously used by Anglian Water. Our previous experience, gaining planning permission for the reservoir tank at Old Dalby, led to this project. We were commissioned by the client to undertake designs to convert an...
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Reservoir House

17/01/2019

This site is located in the Leicestershire countryside close to the village of Old Dalby. The site contains an old redundant reservoir previously used by Severn Trent. The site was sold our client in early 2018 and we have subsequently obtained planning for a one off dwelling. The brief from the client was to maximize...
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Yarwell Mill

17/01/2019

We were commissioned by a developer to undertake construction drawings to aid the contractors on site.
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Houghton on the Hill

17/01/2019

We were approached by the client to look at options to extend their property as they had 4 children and were rapidly outgrowing their property. They were considering moving house in order to gain additional bedrooms and further living accommodation however, we were able to realise this additional living accommodation with extensions to their existing...
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202 Barrow Road, Sileby

17/01/2019

This client had never undertaken any building work before and was new to the whole process! We were happy to guide them through every stage. They had inherited a bungalow and wanted to modernise it, adding a new first floor and extending to the rear. Removing the roof and creating a master suite to the...
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Willoughby Waterleys, Private House

27/06/2017

We love a challenge and creating a modern design to lift a 200 year old farmhouse into the 21st century was it. This idiosyncratic house was a structural challenge with thin ancient timber floors and thick walls to deal with. The challenge with this house was to retain all of the many original features whilst...
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