Adding Value Through Good Design — Without Overcomplicating the Build

We’ve worked with homeowners and small-scale developers around Kenilworth, Solihull and Balsall Common who were less interested in showing off and more focused on doing things properly. Sometimes it’s a garden room to boost the floor area before selling. Sometimes it’s a side or rear extension that nudges the property into a better resale bracket — without blowing the build budget.

One of the first things we look at is whether it makes sense under permitted development — especially around Solihull where planning can be more particular. In Kenilworth, we’ve had to navigate Conservation Area constraints, so we’re used to thinking about the street scene, window alignment, and roof form early on.

From a building regs angle, we always make sure the U-values, ventilation, and structural details are properly considered — not just tick-boxed. There’s no point getting planning approval if it falls apart at the technical stage or the builder ends up improvising on site.

• Designs based on actual market value uplift, not just adding square metres

• Advice tailored to local policy — Kenilworth’s tighter design codes, or Solihull’s PD quirks

• Building regs drawings that include insulation, drainage, and workable detailing

• Layouts that appeal to buyers, tenants, and your contractor

Featured Project: A compact but smart garden room in Kenilworth — tucked behind the house, shaped for maximum light, and drawn to stay within PD. It gave the client a better resale angle without needing a planning gamble or inflating the budget.