• On site appraisals, advising our Client’s of alternative solutions for a scheme or individual project.
• Advice on local authority planning and building policies.
• Provision of preliminary designs for liaison with the Client and relevant authorities.
• Preparation of detailed design drawings.
• Submission of planning applications to the local authority.
• Submission of building regulation applications to the local authority.
• Provision of specifications and schedules of work.
• Obtaining competitive tenders.
• Drawing up of building contracts on behalf of the Client.
• Contract administration making sure the project construction stage runs as smooth as possible.

• Planning Permission & Building Regulation Applications
• Town and City Master Planning
• Residential, Commercial or Mixed Use developments
• Interior Design
• As Built Building Survey Drawings
• Land & Building Surveys
• Project Management
• Building Defect Reports
• Structural Engineering Reports & Calculations
• Contract Administration

Statutory Planning is increasingly becoming a complex and ever changing process. To aid guide our clients development decisions and ensure the greatest chance of success at Planning application SDA provide professional, in-house, Town and Country Planning services including:

• Pre-application Planning Policy Assessments
• Validation Check and Application Submissions
• Design and Access Statements
• Statements of Community Involvement
• Urban Design Assessment and advice
• Disabled Access and DDA advice
• All aspects of Listed Building and Conservation Area work
• Master-planning
• Local Development Framework and Local Plan representations

If you have a major site and would welcome a complimentary provisional assessment of its development potential then please contact us on our main office number (01942 610936), we would be glad to assist.

Compliance with the regulations becomes increasingly difficult with each passing year as the rules change and expand. We can help you obtain all the consents you require and advise you on different methods of construction to suit your budget and design aspirations.

• Pre-application Building Regulation Assessments
• Preparation of Building Regulation Drawings
• Validation Check and Application Submissions
• Co-ordination of specialist consultants
• Site inspections during construction

If you have a project that has planning permission approval and would welcome a complimentary assessment for your building regulation submission then please contact us on our main office number (01942 610936), we would be glad to assist.

Commercial

Our experienced and highly skilled designers are able to deliver effective workplace and retail design, with high quality interiors, that are completed on time and to budget.

Our skills include commercial design, space planning, office interior design, corporate relocation, facility refurbishment, office refurbishment, commercial property refurbishment, interior construction, interior fit out, office furnishing, fitting out and commercial interior design and construction.

Having all the necessary disciplines under one roof means that we can offer our commercial and retail clients a seamless, time efficient and cost effective solution from concept through to completion.

Retail

To achieve a unique and successful retail environment, we combine outstanding architectural design with the science of retail consultancy and a deep understanding of current consumer’s aspirations.

We balance environmental sustainability along with detailed management and maintenance forecasting to provide business planning reality for achieving life cycle financial savings.

We use our retail experience to design places that take into account footfall and flow, sightlines, footplates and flexibility for future development. A variety of outlets, from restaurants and shops, to entertainment and leisure, is designed to create a destination for consumers that will cater to all their needs.

Our in-house specialist interiors team enables clients to access experts who can provide all aspects of design, including store frontage, fascia and signage, internal furniture, displays and decorations, lighting and graphics.

We define masterplanning as setting a clear framework for the later detailed design of a development area or large site.

Our masterplanning work spans many of our project sectors, including new communities, regeneration, specialist housing and mixed use schemes. This often involves us in the regeneration of urban areas or the design of sustainable new communities with an emphasis on residential environments. We pride ourselves on creating best value for our clients and providing unrivalled practical knowledge of mixed use and residential markets to back up our proposals.

Our wide range of in-house skills – architecture, masterplanning, urban design, landscape architecture, town planning to project management, community consultation or sustainability provides clients with fast, efficient and seamless access to expertise and support on what are often large, complex and long running projects.