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21 September 2026

Designs submitted for Bristol hotel

We’ve just submitted for a Full Planning application for proposed works to a hotel in Bristol, set within the city centre and the City and Queen Square Conservation Area. Here’s hoping for a positive decision from Bristol City Council!

11 August 2026

Planning approved in Bradford on Avon

We’re delighted to have secured planning permission for a new extension in Bradford on Avon. Wiltshire Council’s officers recognised that the proposals would bring a positive enhancement to the setting of the Bradford on Avon Conservation Area, creating a more cohesive and integrated form of development.

Another planning approval secured — and another thoughtful transformation ready to move forward.

31 July 2026

A big thank you to our work experience students!

It’s been great having our recent work experience students in the studio over the summer. Their energy, enthusiasm and willingness to get stuck into the world of architecture has been brilliant to see.

We hope they’ve enjoyed their time with us, and wish them the best of luck with their studies as they head back to The Corsham School and Hardenhuish School — we look forward to seeing where their interests take them in the future!

17 July 2026

Contemporary extensions approved for a converted rural barn

Planning permission has been granted for a pair of carefully considered single-storey extensions to a former agricultural barn in the rural hamlet of Forest, near Melksham.

The approval is another example of how thoughtful, contemporary additions can enhance the functionality of a rural conversion while respecting the character and history of the original agricultural building.

18 May 2026

LABC Building Excellence Awards

Some delightful news to receive: BANES Building Control are nominating one of our recent projects works near Bath for a LABC Building Excellence Award in the category of ‘Best Residential Extension’. A lovely moment of recognition for all the hard work from our clients, contractors and wider team.

29 April 2026

Planning submitted!

We've just submitted a new timber clad extension to a Wiltshire farm, which will provide a delightful new family space. Fingers crossed for a positive (and timely) decision from Wiltshire Council!

16 March 2026

We're underway!

Construction is now underway in Corsham for extensions and alterations to a beautiful Victorian villa. We're all very excited to see this project moving on site and bringing new life to a characterful historic home.

3 March 2026

Our team’s growing!

A warm welcome to Danielle and Aaron, who join us on placement from the University of Bath’s BSc(Hons) Architecture degree programme. We’ve been lucky enough to work with some fantastically talented products from that school over the years, so no pressure!

27 February 2026

A very productive week

Approvals are coming through at a rate of knots! A well-deserved congratulations to our Clients, with planning secured for works in Colerne, and also amendments to a Corsham scheme.

Recent updates

You know you’re an architect when…

… the holiday photos you’re sent photographs are of an architecture exhibition. Naturally.

From Connemara, where the @clifdenartsfest has been showing a fantastic exhibition, “Threshold: The Space In Between” by @odonnell_tuomey, showcasing entrances, porches, foyers and other spaces of transition. And yes, we were inspired (and will be showing our students!).

A perfectly reasonable holiday activity, in our opinion. Much better than beaches, sunsets or cocktails.

#ClifdenArtsFestival #Connemara #IrishArchitecture

A new academic year begins!

We’re delighted that our team are once again getting involved in tutoring, crits and reviews across several years at the Department of Architecture at the University of Bath.

It’s always a privilege to work alongside the next generation — seeing ideas develop, being challenged by new ways of thinking (and hopefully sharing a little of what we’ve learnt along the way).

We’re looking forward to seeing plenty more inspiring work take shape over the year, and, of course, catching up with former tutees and seeing where their ideas have taken them.

Here’s to another year of making, thinking and learning.

(And well done to Aella, Alex and Karoline, among others, for the featured work)

#UniversityOfBath #ArchitecturalEducation #ArchitectureStudents #FutureArchitects

Craft work.

Nice to see those mortise and tenon joints go in as this cut roof takes shape.

Works progressing nicely under cover on our Bath job — keep building l.paynedevelopmentsltd!

#Craftsmanship #TimberFrame #BathArchitecture #UnderConstruction

One of our maxims we like in both our professional and academic work is simple: leave a place better than you found it.

As Aaron and Danielle return to @uniofbath @bathenganddes to continue their studies and take the next steps towards qualification, we’re reflecting on their contributions, and it's fair to say they’ve certainly done that!

Between them they leave a legacy of a growing collection of physical models and new digital skills, helping get projects off the ground across Bath, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Southampton and beyond.

Good luck and go well. We’re proud to have played a small part in your journey, and can’t wait to see where it takes you next.

A little glimpse behind the scenes at this farmhouse near Corsham.

The new oak framing is taking shape, bringing a lovely warmth to the space and, we think, setting up a rather beautiful contrast with the original Cotswold stone.

Still a work in progress, and still plenty to do, but already beginning to show its character.

#CotswoldStone #OakFrame #Cotswolds #architecture

Good planning should create opportunities for good design.

Recent changes to planning policy are opening up new opportunities to do things differently: creating beautiful, carefully considered homes that sit comfortably within existing groups of houses and their surroundings.

We think that's a really exciting opportunity. It's not about building everywhere, but about asking what could make this place better? Stronger connections with the landscape, better light, thoughtful materials and architecture that belongs to its setting, even in places where a settlement boundary might previously have prevented a proposal from being considered.

We're currently developing proposals for a new house that explore exactly this kind of opportunity, creating a home that feels both contemporary and at home in its surroundings.

We’re looking forward to sharing more as the project develops.

#NPPF #Planning #Architecture #NewHome #RuralArchitecture

Sketchbook scribbles from the Lake District.

Early thoughts on a new sailing clubhouse.

#yachtclub #LakeDistrict #architecture

It’s fantastic to see this extension emerging, carefully stitching together the original farmhouse with its neighbouring outbuildings. Rather than competing with the existing buildings, the new intervention helps reconnect them, creating a series of spaces that feel as though they’ve always belonged together.

Honest materials, simple forms and considered detailing allow old and new to sit comfortably side by side. There’s plenty of work still to be done, but we can’t wait to see the next stage. Many thanks @sage_developments_ltd - keep going!

#SiteProgress #Architecture #FarmhouseExtension #contemporaryarchitecture

One of Aaron’s rather nice sectional models, helping us to explore spaces, forms and volumes on a rather exciting new build house on a sloped site.

These will be some pretty impressive spaces!

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