Experienced Architectural and Building Engineering
Consultants

Services

For all your Building Consultancy needs

We provide architectural and building engineering services for commercial and residential clients.

Our range of services includes Architectural design, Structural design, advice on matters relating to the Party Wall etc Act 1996, etc.

Hover over the images below for a brief outline of each service we can offer you.

Or, for more information why not browse our services in full by clicking on the relevant icon above.

Site Investigation

 

Site Investigations

Site Investigation Reports where a simple visual inspection has failedto identify the true cause of building damage/movement.

We will engage the most appropriate specialist contractors, expertsupervision of the works on site and an interpretative report and recommendations.

 

Property condition surveys

 

Property Condition Surveys

Pre-lease condition surveys for business premises. Where works are proposed to an adjacent property, e.g., under the Party Wall Act, it may be advisable tocarry out a condition survey to determine the presence of any pre-existing defects.

 

Party Wall

 

Party Wall

We can advise you whether your construction works fall subject to the Party Wall Act, and how to prepare and serve Notices under the Act.

We can be appointed as a Party Wall Surveyor should you find yourself in a dispute under the Act.

 

Building Design

 

Building Design

Comprehensive building design service for commercial and domestic Clients; Planning permission, Listed Buildings Consent and Building Regulation approval.

 

Structural steel beam design

 

Structural Design

Structural calculations for steel beams, wall removals, foundations, retaining walls, brickwork stability etc. These can be either to our own designs or to plans prepared by others.

 

Structural Engineer Inspections

 

Structural Engineering Inspections

Structural Engineer’s Inspection and Reports, required when a property has evidence of past or ongoing structural movement – such as fracturing or distortion to walls, floors, roofs or internal finishes.

 

Subsidence Claims

 

Subsidence Claims

We can assist you in making a subsidence claim under the terms of yourproperty insurance policy or, if the damage may be due to Coal Mining Subsidence, we canhelp you to make a claim against the relevant body under the provisions of the Coal MiningSubsidence Act 1991.

 

Expert Witness

 

Expert Witness

We can provide a Technical Expert Witness service – typical issues include structural movement of buildings and other structures, bad building practice and the like.

 

Facts and Figures


107,800

Planning applications were submitted between October and December 2018


88

Of these applications 88,600 were approved


11,900

Householder applications (so extensions, loft conversion, etc) were granted in the same timeframe


89

Of major applications were decided within either 13 weeks or the agreed time

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