Architectural Services

As a Nottingham based architectural services business, we are in a position to help if you want to extend, alter and improve your current home rather than try and negotiate the nightmare of finding a new home, arranging a mortgage, moving home, finding new schools, etc, etc.

sAs Architectural Design Services

Qualified Architectural Technologist providing designs for planning applications, building regulations approval and all associated drawings. Using 3D computer aided design (CAD) software to produce plans, elevations, sections and 3D visualisations.

Architectural Services Nottingham

If you live within the Nottingham area (or surrounding areas) and are planning to extend your home or carry out significant alteration, you can benefit from our Architectural Services Nottingham based offering.

We can help with the following:

Home Extensions
Alterations
Loft Conversions
Garage Conversions
New build
Refurbishments


All architectural services Nottingham packages will include the following as required:-

Initial free consultation to discuss your ideas and discuss available architectural jobs and provide advice on proposed building works
Feasibility studies
Building Surveys
Production of design ideas to your approval, and then full detailed drawings of the proposed building works
Liaison with Local Authorities (Nottingham and surrounding areas).
Planning and Building Regulations applications (as required)
CAD architectural drawings of building as existing and as proposed
Advice and guidance on the whole project, from initial ideas to completion
Option for 3D full colour images and fly throughs of the proposed works

Planning Permission

Planning Permission is required in order to be allowed to build, extend or change the use of land or buildings.

Planning permission can be one of the biggest hurdles in the whole process of extending your home and, depending on your ideas and plans can either be very simple, or very difficult.

sAs Architectural Design Services can provide initial advice as to the potential issues which the Local Authority might have with your plans and advise you on the best way forward.

Once your planning application has been submitted with the Local Authority it can take between 8 and 12 weeks to get a decision depending on the scale of the works proposed.

Many planning applications are decided by the Planning Officer after consultation with neighbours and relevent consultees like the Highways department.

Building Regulations

What are Building Regulations?

Building Regulations exist principally to ensure the health, safety, welfare and convenience of people in and around buildings; along with the water and energy efficiency of buildings.

The regulations apply to most new buildings and many alterations of existing buildings in England and Wales, whether domestic, commercial or industrial.

It's crucial to understand the importance of the building regulations as you are responsible for making sure that the work complies with them if you are carrying out building work on your property.

If you are employing a builder, the responsibility will usually be theirs – but you should confirm this at the beginning.

Also bear in mind that if you are the owner of the building, it is ultimately you who may be served with an enforcement notice if the work does not comply with the regulations.

Complying with the building regulations is a separate matter from getting planning permission for your work.

Building Regulations set standards for the design and construction of buildings to ensure the safety and health for people in or about those buildings. They also include requirements to ensure that fuel, power and water are conserved and facilities are provided for people, including those with disabilities, to access and move around inside buildings.

Trading Since

May 2012