Conservation-sensitive house extensions
Layouts, massing and materials developed around daylight, neighbour amenity, garden connection and the character of the existing home.
Local residential architecture
Residential Architects in Bournville
Director-led residential architecture for Bournville homes, combining practical family layouts with careful conservation, planning and technical design.
Local knowledge
Residential architecture shaped by Bournville.
Bournville is defined by its model-village character, generous gardens, mature trees, distinctive Arts and Crafts influences and estate-managed streets. Extensions and alterations need to protect that identity while delivering the space, light and functionality expected from a modern family home.
Hepburn Architects can support the project from early feasibility and planning strategy through to Building Regulations drawings and consultant coordination. The appointment is tailored to the property, approval route and information already available.
Loft conversions and internal remodelling
Layouts, massing and materials developed around daylight, neighbour amenity, garden connection and the character of the existing home.
Bournville estate and planning approvals
A coordinated architectural service covering the design, approval route, technical information and consultant inputs appropriate to the project.
Building Regulations and technical design
A coordinated architectural service covering the design, approval route, technical information and consultant inputs appropriate to the project.
Architectural services
Services available in Bournville.
House extensions
Architectural design, planning and Building Regulations for single, two-storey and wrap-around house extensions.
View serviceLoft conversions
Design and technical support for dormer, hip-to-gable, mansard and rooflight loft conversions.
View servicePlanning applications
Planning drawings, statements and submission support for residential projects and changes of use.
View serviceBuilding Regulations
Detailed residential technical drawings coordinated with Parts A to S of the Building Regulations.
View servicePlanning in Bournville
Local planning knowledge built into the design.
Bournville Village is a conservation area with an Article 4 Direction, and some properties may also require separate estate consent. The external design, materials, landscape and approval route should therefore be tested before the scheme is fixed.
Bournville and regional projects
Relevant residential work.
A selection of extensions, loft conversions and residential transformations from Bournville and south Birmingham.
Common questions
Planning and architectural services in Bournville.
Do I need planning permission for an extension in Bournville?
Possibly. The dimensions and position of the extension must be checked alongside the property's planning history, conservation-area status, Article 4 controls and any separate Bournville estate requirements.
What does the Bournville Article 4 Direction affect?
It withdraws specified permitted development rights to protect the area's character. Depending on the property, planning permission may be needed for alterations that would normally be allowed without an application.
Is Bournville estate consent separate from planning permission?
Yes. Estate consent is a separate private approval and does not replace planning permission, listed building consent or Building Regulations approval where these are required.
Can a modern extension work in Bournville?
Yes, where its scale, form, materials and landscape response are carefully developed. A contemporary addition does not need to imitate the original house, but it should respect its proportions and setting.
Discuss your Bournville project
Start with the property, the brief and the likely approval route.
Tell us where the property is and what you are considering. David will review the enquiry and advise on a proportionate next step.
- Direct involvement from David
- RIBA Chartered and ARB registered
- Planning and technical services
Areas nearby
Residential architect serving Bournville and surrounding areas.
We also support projects across Kings Heath, Harborne, Moseley, Selly Oak, Birmingham, Solihull.
Nearest Hepburn Architects studio
Birmingham
B1 3NJ
Birmingham Studio
Izabella House, 24-26 Regent PlaceBirmingham
B1 3NJ
Contact the practice to discuss the property, likely approval route and the most proportionate architectural service.