Use your garden space for an office or extra room. You may not need planning permission.

Garden space is often overlooked in terms of potential development as people often think only within the remit of extensions. Existing gardens can, in many cases, provide sufficient space for the installation of a separate, independent structure, to cater for a wide variety of uses e.g. office space/home studio.

Garden rooms can be an extremely attractive option to increase the volume of your property for uses that desire a degree of separation from your existing living spaces. In some cases, an independent garden building may fall within permitted development rights removing the requirement for planning permission.

Local Authority planning department relationships

Over the 30 years we have been working on projects, we have built and developed an excellent relationship with local authorities and planning departments across the greater London area - North, South, East & West including other cities such as Birmingham, Bristol, Cheltenham, Cambridge, Oxford and Worcester. We are skilled at obtaining all necessary statutory consents & permission from the local authority so that your plan is accepted and progresses smoothly.

Fixed costs and all the information you need -

Our designs and plans for your garden cover everything you will need as we work on a fixed fee basis. This means we give you all the plans and specifications you need and any minor changes or alterations are included (a common worry for extra costs and ongoing work). Our team of experts can design and plan your garden room, and for no extra cost conduct a competitive tender including your choice of contractors with those from our approved list. This makes sure you get the right price from the most competent builder or extension specialist.

Simple process -

Garden rooms or extensions, like most home-alteration and extension projects, benefit from a professional design and plan. Our experience and knowledge allows us to help foresee potential problems and planning difficulties so that the process is as least disruptive as possible (view our planning process). We endeavour to complete all architectural plans and designs in 10 days from the date of the survey.

Our services cover the Greater London area (including Surrey and most areas inside the M25) and cities such as Birmingham, Bristol, Cheltenham, Cambridge, Oxford and Worcester. Start your design process by calling us on 0800 282 267, emailing enquiries@architectsforhome.co.uk or via our contact form.