We prepared the designs and created detailed CGIs to show the clients exactly what they'd get before a single brick moved. Not sketches or vague artist impressions—proper visualisations of the limestone cascade, the light-filled spa level, the dormers looking like they'd always been there.
Then we submitted for planning permission. Substantial additions to a prominent house in a residential area. Significant scale increase. Basement excavation with hydrotherapy facilities. Neighbours to consider. It's not a straightforward approval.
The council were supportive throughout the process. No objections, no resistance, planning permission secured without drama. Probably because we were removing eyesores and replacing them with properly detailed architecture that actually improved the street and respected neighbouring amenity.
When you enhance rather than detract, when you show you understand the context and the original building, planners tend to be reasonable.
The clients saw the CGIs and said yes. No revisions, no second thoughts, no endless back-and-forth about minor details. Just trust that we'd understood what they were buying into.
