House Plans Design

Welcome to House Plans Design
Fall
Working with homeowners on small-scale projects to achieve value-enhancing space and enrich their living experience.

home extensions - residential planning drawings and applications - building control applications 2D CAD drawings for building contractors - 3D modelling and visuals - kitchens - bathrooms - garage conversions - floor plans
About HPD

Introduction

James Vaughan has a first class degree in design and has worked in the consultancy environment both in the UK and abroad including living in Stockholm for 3 years. With 25 years property development and residential design and build experience he brings a hybrid approach to projects where aesthetic consideration, cost effective construction and innovation all play an equal part in delivering value-enhancing solutions to small-scale residential projects.

Our skill-set is ideally suited to the homeowner looking to develop their home on a small-scale and create thoughtful value-adding functional space.

An example of how we work

Consult with the client to understand their ideas, needs, budget scope and expectations.
Carry out a measured site survey to produce 'existing' floor and elevation plans.
Develop the clients ideas into a set of 'proposed' drawings for feedback.
Revised proposed drawings as required to create a 'final design'.
Adapt the final design drawings for planning application and submission.
Final design drawings are detailed up (eg adding structural, electrical, heating. internal specification information) to be used in a tender document for building contractor quoting and building control submission.
HPD or Architect?

An architectural practice will provide plans for a complete house from concept to detailed drawings for planning, building control and construction. HPD will provide designs/plans/drawings for planning, building control and construction for refurbishments and smaller scale works like extensions. Essentially we provide the same service but with a much greater cost-saving to the client as our overheads are significantly lower. During the design process we work with the same sub-contractors (for example structural engineers for steel design if required), our schemes must still comply and gain approval with building control and local planning and so the process is the same whether architect or HPD.

Architects do not usually build houses.
Our schemes reflect the perspective of a practical builder and a value-enhancing property developer.
A successful outcome is a blend of functional space, aesthetics and property value.
Our design decisions are formed by a clients needs and what is acheivable for a given budget.
We carefully consider what to utilise in an existing building, what to re-model, re-use or build new.
We strategically analyse the cost implications to achieve the actual goal.
We have 25 years experience in the property development environment.

Everything on this website has been designed, drawn or built by us.
See below for examples of drawings and projects
Drawings
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Projects
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Geometric floor tiling
Airbnb kitchen design
Contemporary house extension
Kitchen extension Cambridge
Contemporary kitchen extension
Japanese modern bathroom
Architectural house cladding
Cambridge City apartments
Contemporary open living space
Contemporary kitchen extension
Designer en-suite
Detached modern house
Herringbone wall tiling
Open plan living room design
Contemporary kitchen
Victorian house kitchen
Japanese bathroom inspiration
Scandi-style bedroom
Family bathroom conversion
Family bathroom design
Roll top bath design scheme
Bedroom design with balcony
Porch and garage conversion
Barn conversion design
Open plan living space design
Larch architectural cladding
Geometric timber extension
Shelford house conversion
High-end family bathroom
Minimalist white kitchen
Contemporary fireplace feature
Spacious and light living area
Compact family bathroom
Garage conversion in Duxford
Striking modern wine cellar
Architectural living room
Character kitchen design
Open plan bespoke kitchen
Modern white kitchen
Modern en-suite design
Individual house design
High quality detached home
Master bedroom feature wall
Modern rear extension,
Home garden office
Airbnb garage conversion
FAQs

Do I need planning permission?
Generally, internal schemes do not need planning permission - but may require building control approval. There are a variety of small-scale changes one can make externally which do not require planning permission but generally extensions will and especially those that alter the front aspect of your home. Planning approval is concerned with the external and visual impact of a building and how it might affect neighbouring properties and infrastructure, building control is concened with construction method eg structural design, energy use, drainage and fire-safety.
Below is a link to the governments planning portal which offers the homeowner general guidance.

Planning guidance
Building without approval
Building works that would require planning or building control approval should not be started without consent. Councils can compel unofficial works to be returned to the pre-work condition - an expensive mistake and potentially unsafe if structural work is not compliant.
Why do I need design drawings and how detailed should they be?
A well-detailed and thorough tender document with clear dimensioned drawings will allow a building contractor to accurately propose a cost for each item described in the document. If the document is incomplete or the drawings ambiguous, a contractor will invariably add in additional costs to each element to cover themselves in the advent of 'unkown quantities'. Schemes that appear complicated to build or heavily 'bespoke' will inevitably incur a higher quoted cost - a clear description of what is involved in the design adds a greater degree of clarity which results in a more accurate quote.
Get in Touch
Let's discuss your next project
Duxford, Cambridge, CB224PP
07985 793 905
07985 793 905
jamesvaughan@hotmail.com
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Welcome to House Plans Design

Fall

Working with homeowners on small-scale projects to achieve value-enhancing space and enrich their living experience.

About HPD

Introduction

Our skill-set is ideally suited to the homeowner looking to develop their home on a small-scale and create thoughtful value-adding functional space.

An example of how we work

HPD or Architect?

Architects do not usually build houses.

We have 25 years experience in the property development environment.

Everything on this website has been designed, drawn or built by us.

See below for examples of drawings and projects

Drawings

click on a thumbnail

Projects

click on a thumbnail

Geometric floor tiling

Airbnb kitchen design

Contemporary house extension

Kitchen extension Cambridge

Contemporary kitchen extension

Japanese modern bathroom

Architectural house cladding

Cambridge City apartments

Contemporary open living space

Contemporary kitchen extension

Designer en-suite

Detached modern house

Herringbone wall tiling

Open plan living room design

Contemporary kitchen

Victorian house kitchen

Japanese bathroom inspiration

Scandi-style bedroom

Family bathroom conversion

Family bathroom design

Roll top bath design scheme

Bedroom design with balcony

Porch and garage conversion

Barn conversion design

Open plan living space design

Larch architectural cladding

Geometric timber extension

Shelford house conversion

High-end family bathroom

Minimalist white kitchen

Contemporary fireplace feature

Spacious and light living area

Compact family bathroom

Garage conversion in Duxford

Striking modern wine cellar

Architectural living room

Character kitchen design

Open plan bespoke kitchen

Modern white kitchen

Modern en-suite design

Individual house design

High quality detached home

Master bedroom feature wall

Modern rear extension,

Home garden office

Airbnb garage conversion

FAQs

Do I need planning permission?

Below is a link to the governments planning portal which offers the homeowner general guidance.

Building without approval

Building works that would require planning or building control approval should not be started without consent. Councils can compel unofficial works to be returned to the pre-work condition - an expensive mistake and potentially unsafe if structural work is not compliant.

Why do I need design drawings and how detailed should they be?

Get in Touch

Let's discuss your next project