Project Management for new buildings, extensions and renovations

 

Making the decision to renovate, extend or build a property is just the first step in what could be a daunting task.   Many people don’t know which architects, architectural technician or local builders to choose, or where to start with having plans drawn, applying for planning permission or budgeting for a building project.

Nick Groom has years of experience preparing planning applications, building and renovating all styles of property including listed period buildings and obtaining change of use for commercial properties. Nick provides an architectural technician service, building project management and building services including converting lofts and garages into home offices or bedrooms, or simply updating your home with contemporary new features such as conservatories, wet rooms or garden annexes. Nick provides planning, building and project management services to clients wishing to increase the value of their property, either for immediate sale or as a future investment. He also draws architectural building plans to obtain outline or full planning permission for new dwellings, listed building renovations, extensions, loft conversions, holiday homes or general home improvements.

Nick provides professionally drawn architectural plans for home owners, local councils, builders and building projects in Monmouth, Abergavenny, Chepstow, Forest of Dean, Ross-on-Wye, Hereford and South Herefordshire. He can arrange for a detailed measured survey of your property and our architectural technician produces A1 plans drawn to scale. These plans are suitable for obtaining planning permission from your local authority or council, meeting building regulation requirements and obtaining a quantity survey to estimate costs of work without the need for employing the greater expense of an architect.

 

Advice is given on the likelihood of a planning application being approved, and will recommend alternatives if planning permission has already been refused. We can provide architectural plans and also work with your own architect's existing plans. Nick has considerable experience of renovating Listed Buildings and he is able to provide you with information regarding your local authority's design requirements, parking guidelines, environmental issues and flood risk, etc.

Architectural plans and planning applications. Nick has established good, professional working relationships with local architects, structural engineers, council planning departments and Building Control officers. He also have an in depth knowledge of current planning and building regulations.

 

Nick can also provide a Mediation Service for new clients who are experiencing difficulties with contractors, builders, electricians, plumbers, trades people and suppliers. Mediation is a cost effective way of achieving a satisfactory result for both parties and can alleviate the distress and sometimes expensive legal costs caused by conflict.

 

Project management services include:

• AN INITIAL CONSULTATION
  to discuss your building and design ideas and plan a way forward
  
  
• DESIGN
  an appropriate construction style in preparation for architectural drawing of your plans
  
  
• ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS
  including planning and building regulations
  
  
• PLANNING SUBMISSIONS
  to relevant local planning departments
  
  
• NEGOTIATING COSTS & DELIVERY
  with suppliers and trades for optimum project cost control
  
  
• CREATING REALISTIC TIME SCALES
  and managing agreed time frames
  
  
• MANAGING BUILDERS
  from cost to completion
  
  
• INTERIOR & EXTERIOR
  architectural style advice
  
  
• SOURCING, NEGOTIATING & PURCHASING
  construction materials, kitchens, sanitary ware, floorings, tiles and all other home wares
  
  
• MEDIATION SERVICE
  if you need help resolving an existing issue with trades people or suppliers we can negotiate on your behalf.