Planning — Blog — Trevor Smith Design

At Trevor Smith Design, we work with you to turn your ideas into designs and drawings that you can fully understand and interpret - we design with you, not for you, we are a team.

Planning, Ideas, Architectural Designtrevor smithJanuary 23, 2024House Extension, Home Improvements, Home Renovation

Managing Your Home Extension Project

As your Architectural Designer, we will help guide you through all the different design stages of a project and lead you through Planning Permission, Building Regulations, Health and Safety and the Party Wall Act and finally through to the construction phase.

Design Process, Planning, Architectural Designtrevor smithDecember 18, 2023Design Process, House Extension

The Party Wall Act 1996

The Party Wall Act provides a system that attempts to prevent and resolve possible boundary disputes in relation to boundary walls, party walls and excavations dug close to neighbouring buildings.

Planningtrevor smithNovember 30, 2023Planning Application, The Party Wall Act 1996, Project Timescales

Building Regulations

Building Regulations are a set of minimum standards that need to be interpreted and applied correctly for the design, construction and alterations to existing buildings and new buildings.

Planningtrevor smithSeptember 26, 2023Planning Application, Building Regulations

Statutory Permissions & Approvals

Statutory Approvals are an expression which refers to the legal requirement to obtain consent or authorisation for ‘Planning Permission’ and ‘Building Regulations’ approval for your proposed work.