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Jun 9
2 min

Working With Builders Safely After Lock Down

With life getting back to normal, many builders will be returning to work and starting new jobs under the new government guidance. There’...

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Phoebe

Apr 22
2 min

Our Five Favourite Home Improvement Shows That You Can Binge Watch Now

If you're planning an extension or even just some internal alterations, home improvement shows are a good place to start to give you some...

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Phoebe

Apr 15
2 min

Four Home Design Apps to Help You Design the Interior of Your Extension

You’ve finalised your plans and more or less decided on the size and layout of your extension, loft conversion or annex. But that’s only ...

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Phoebe

Apr 8
1 min

Keep Calm & Colour #3

We're back with two more plans turned in to colouring sheets to keep you and your little ones occupied! Click on the links below to downl...

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Phoebe

Apr 6
2 min

7 Home Office Ideas To Help You Transform Your Own

Hopefully - unless you're a key worker - you're following government advice to stay home, protect the NHS and save lives. All this time s...

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Phoebe

Apr 1
1 min

Keep Calm and Colour!

As promised here are our next couple of colouring sheets! Did you know there are rainbows hidden in each design? We hope these are taking...

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Phoebe

Mar 31
3 min

Our Favourite Episodes of Grand Designs to Keep You Sane in Isolation

Most of us have got plenty of time to kill at the moment. There’s only so much day time TV we can take, so here’s a guide of some of our ...

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Phoebe

Mar 30
1 min

Plans For Extensions Colouring Sheets

We're all following advice to stay home and that means finding things to keep ourselves occupied. Colouring sheets are proving popular an...

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Phoebe

Mar 17
2 min

Plans For Extensions COVID-19 Update

Like all businesses and individuals we are keeping a close eye on the news and government guidance regarding COVID-19. At this moment in ...

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Phoebe

Mar 13
1 min

Planning Application Update 13/03/2020

We're always submitting new designs on behalf of customers to planning departments in the area. This week we've had decision notices for ...

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Phoebe

Mar 3
2 min

How to give yourself more space without an extension.

Most customers get in touch with us to help them design an extension or loft conversion to add space to their home. Extensions and loft c...

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Phoebe

Feb 21
1 min

Planning Permission Update 21/02/2020

Since returning after Christmas and New Year we’ve been extremely busy measuring new jobs, working with planning to get planning permissi...

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Phoebe

Jan 17
2 min

A beginner's guide to removing internal walls

If you don’t want the mess or upheaval of an extension, internal alterations are a great way to make better use of the existing space in ...

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Phoebe

Jan 4
3 min

Three Old House New Home projects that prove you don't need to move house

You don’t always have to move to give yourself more space at home. You might like the area, have kids that are settled in local schools o...

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Phoebe

Dec 23, 2019
3 min

Four rear extension designs to help you plan your own

Even if you're only designing a single storey extension, there are so many options to consider it can be difficult to know where to start...

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Phoebe

Dec 6, 2019
2 min

Five mistakes to avoid when planning an extension

It's surprising how many people end up with plans for a project that they're not 100% happy with. At Plans For Extensions we'll work thro...

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Phoebe

Dec 2, 2019
4 min

How to plan a two storey side extension (without getting overwhelmed!)

Planning any major work to your home is a big decision. It can be difficult to narrow down your ideas if you’re planning something small,...

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Phoebe

Nov 22, 2019
2 min

Why you shouldn't wait to start planning your extension

You keep putting off making a start on the plans for the project you want to start next year. Whether it’s an extension, loft conversion ...

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Phoebe

Nov 20, 2019
2 min

Three ways to make the most of your planning application

You’ve tried to get your single storey extension to meet the criteria for permitted development, but due to the design of your home, it j...

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Phoebe

Nov 16, 2019
2 min

How to design an extension that doesn't need planning (and get building sooner!)

Time is always an important factor when you're looking to do any sort of building work, no matter how small it is. You've got your builde...

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