Entries by kirsty

Restoration of Listed Medieval Hall House, Dartmoor

Today saw the completion of one of our favourite ever projects – the restoration of Staddon House in Walkhampton on the edge of Dartmoor National Park.  Our clients, Sue & Geoff Edwards, bought Staddons back in 2014, and after a year negotiating planning consent and 14 months on site the building is now unrecognisable. When […]

February 2, 2017 by

Policy changes to accessible housing standards across England ‘optional’

Important policy changes to accessible housing standards across England came into force on 1 October 2015. While the new accessibility standards will be included into the Building Regulations, there are concerns about adoption as the government’s new standards are optional. In effect to comply with the new regulations, a housing provider need do nothing more […]

October 2, 2015 by

Basic principles for extending listed buildings

Clients often come to us asking how they might achieve an extension or alteration to a listed building. This can be tricky project to take on because any works of alteration, extension of demolition to a listed building requires listed building consent. This often also applies to repairs, so it is always wise to get […]

March 26, 2015 by

Creating a Dementia friendly home

Why is designing homes for people with dementia important? “Getting design right can make a fundamental difference to the lives of people with dementia.  It improves their life experiences and can increase life expectancy” The Dementia Centre www.dementia.stir.ac.uk What are the issues? More than 800,000 people in the UK are living with dementia, with numbers […]

February 18, 2015 by