Architectural plans for Homeowners, Builders and Loft Specialists
- Surveys
- Planning Design
- Technical Design
- Planning & Building Control Applications
The crucial first step in planning your loft conversion or extension, we offer affordable measured surveys to provide laser accurate dimensions, precise plans & detailed specifications.
A complete design service including planning, building regs & detail drawings including full structural calculations.
Our fully costed specifications outline all material costs and quantities, allowing you to budget, minimise wastage and request fixed price quotation from prospective builders
7 Simple Steps to Planning Your Extension
Book a Free Telephone Consultation
From your initial telephone consultation with our architectural team, you can expect a service that makes customer satisfaction its number one priority.
Discuss your Requirements
Our 30 minute consultation will allow us to work with you to gather basic information about your property and how you would envisage your ideal conversion to be.
Confirm your Survey Date
We'll confirm a date for your measured survey to be undertaken at your convenience. This will allow us to capture all required measurements to begin producing plans and specifications.
Carry out Survey and Confirm Requirements
Utilising laser measurement and surveying instruments to collect 100% accurate measurements, along with comprehensive photos to ensure all required details are captured.
Receive your Plans and obtain Planning Approval
Our experienced architectural team will produce detailed plans, and once agreed will submit them to your Local Authority for Planning Approval.
Receive Building Regulations Plans & Costed Specifications
We'll highly detailed plans for both Building Regulation approval, along with accurate specifications to minimise wastage.
Tender to Builders
With your detailed plans and specifications, you'll be able to tender your project with the expectation of fixed quotes in line with your budget.
Why Choose us?
We're an architectural design team with over 25 years combined experience working of planning extensions.
While there are many options available for obtaining plans, from traditional architects through to DIY online services, we have a time-tested understanding in the work that needs to be done to provide an efficient, safe and cost-effective planning service.
Here's how we stack up against other services:
| Reasons to Choose Access Architecture | Architects | Online Planners | Access Architecture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Drawings | |||
| Building Regulations Drawings | |||
| On-site Measured Surveys | |||
| Free Council Submission | |||
| Fully Costed Specifications (No excess materials!) | |||
| A team with over 800 completed conversions to their name |
As you can see, our service offers a full package for Loft & Extension plans and drawings, not to mention at an affordable, fixed price. We pride ourselves on delivering a quality service that will save you money and potential headaches, giving you peace of mind to deliver 100% accurate plans and costing specifications to your builder, and submitting all necessary plans, on your behalf, to get your project started.
What our customers say
Having just completed our loft conversion for us, we would like to pass on our up most gratitude to you and your team. We are absolutely delighted with what you have achieved for us in such a short time.
Mr & Mrs Gamble
Access listened to our wishes carefully and drew up initial plans which we were attracted to. This conversion was not small and lots of things needed to be considered. Importantly to us was their willingness to change the plans as our vision developed!
Mr & Mrs Ingham
Extension Styles
Extensions come in a range of styles based on factors such as the type of your home, your budget and permitted development rights.
The first step of our design service is to understand which space is appropriate for your property. We'll work with you to create plans appropriate for your home that utilise your loft space to it's full potential. We have decades of experience in all styles of conversion and pride ourselves on designing plans which maximise your floor space to create a room that you'll love spending time in, as well as adding value to your property.
There are many different types of Loft Conversions & Extensions:
Rear Extension
A Rear Extension is a structure added to the back of a property, extending into the garden to create additional space. It enhances natural light and is ideal for expanding kitchens, dining areas, or open-plan living.
Side Extension
A Side Extension is a single or multi-storey addition built to the side of a property, making use of underutilised space. It is ideal for widening narrow rooms, extending kitchens, or creating new living areas while maintaining the property's existing character.
Dormer Loft Conversion
The most popular style of Loft Conversion, the Dormer is an extension that projects vertically from the existing roof to provide increased internal height and space.
Learn moreHip to Gable Loft Conversion
A Hip to Gable dormer extends the hip of your existing roof into a Gable end, creating a vertical wall. Popular in semi-detached and end terrace houses, this solution offers substantial internal space.
Learn moreMansard Loft Conversion
Best suited to terraced houses, the Mansard style extends the roof at an angle, and is often combined with Dormers. This solution generally offers the most height of the roof conversion styles.
Learn moreVelux Loft Conversion
Typically the most affordable loft conversion, planning permission is not usually needed with a Velux conversion. If you have the roof height available, this offers the quickest conversion process.
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