Jonathan & Cheryl at Ginger & Wood Architectural came highly recommended from some very experienced and 'long-served' contacts of ours in the architectural sector.
Our project involved a complex Listed Building Refurbishment (semi-derelict Farmhouse and attached Barn) and whilst the initial Planning Permission had been achieved, the scheme required a detailed Building Regulations submission, so Jonathan & Cheryl were appointed to prepare and submit that element to Building Control.
We only had ‘hand-drawn’ planning application drawings, which were beautiful to look at and ideal for the planning stages, but not ideal for the builders carrying out the refurbishment, so Jonathan re-drew the planning drawings at larger scale, then supplemented these with new plans & sections and added the required Building Regulation notes and detailing with impeccable clarity so that they were exactly what our builder needed.
Thereafter the project developed some issues relating to the existing fabric of the building, which in order to resolve required a revised Listed Building Consent to be re-designed and submitted, so we commissioned the services of Jonathan to add the missing details and prepare some additional plan drawings and sections, then Cheryl prepared the necessary Design & Access statement to add to a Method Statement created by Jonathan, and also pulled together the revised Heritage Statements, Structural Design & Reports, and location plans, and then without further ado they submitted the revised Planning application with minimal input from ourselves, which was a ‘Godsend’. And all completed in an almost ‘fast-track’ manner, which from previous experience of other like professionals, we didn’t expect, but certainly welcomed.
Overall the service provided by Ginger & Wood was nothing short of superb, and all from start to finish with a cheerful friendly approach… when we started this project I personally envisaged a huge pile of workload and stress to get these applications across the line, but Jonathan and Cheryl have taken a lot of weight off my shoulders and made the whole process look easy and ‘hassle-free’, and I can’t thank them enough.
I have no reservations about recommending Ginger & Wood Architectural for all you Planning & Building Control needs and I look forward to their continued input whilst we deliver this high-quality and complex Listed Building refurbishment.
John Taylor (Senior Estimator)
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We enjoy the creativity of architectural design and have 30 years experience working with clients to secure planning consent and move their projects forward through building regulations to create homes they love. We all crave more light and well thought out areas and believe that the smallest changes can make a big impact on how we live.
We are now based near York but have a strong customer base around North Yorkshire and Lancashire.
Although our focus is now architectural our previous physical involvement with construction has led to the connection and understanding of traditional skills and materials and their inherent issues. In addition to this we have considerable experience of timber frame and sips construction and have a wealth of knowledge about what is needed to make a project successful in both aesthetics and performance.
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