What is retrospective planning permission and what is the 10 year rule?
In planning there are many myths, rules and guidelines that can lead to confusion. In this article we clarify an element of planning law by answering a series of questions.
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Building control process
This article goes through the process of obtaining building control approval. If you haven’t read our article on the recent changes to building control processes in the UK, you may wish to have a read here: https://mb-architecture.uk/building-safety-act-2022/ The Building
What is a typical build project time line
We often get asked how long it takes to complete a project, from the initial idea to the project being completed on site. There are some elements that can be done quickly, some that can be run in parallel
March 2025 Bank of England Base Rate Held
Today the Bank of England held the base rate of interest at 4.5% and indicated that any rate cuts may not happen until August. For some this was seen as a cautionary approach, but the UK economy is still
Building control process for private clients
This article goes through the process of obtaining building control approval for private client projects. If you haven’t read our article on the recent changes to building control processes in the UK, you may wish to have a read
Building Safety Act 2022
At MB Architecture project safety is key. We hope our article below on The Building Safety Act 2022 is of interest.As of the 1st October 2023, part 3 of the Building Safety Act 2022 came into force bringing with
Surrey Architects
MB Architecture are based in Woking, Surrey. We cover a wide area including Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, London and further afield. We have carried worked on projects as far afield as Oxfordshire and Bristol. In Surrey we cover Woking, Horsell,
Re-modelling and extending your home
As the average age for a first-time buyer in the UK stays stubbornly high at between 33 and 34 years of age (as a UK average including London for 2021-2023, source ‘gov.uk’), a lot of our clients (past and
Developing a plot of land
We often get asked “We have a plot of land, what can we build on it?”. As always in property, there are some common principles which will apply to all plots which we will go through here, and when
Converting a multi-storey commercial office into residential apartments
Case study: how to convert a multi-storey commercial office building into residential apartments Our developer client identified a commercial building in a town centre that was partially occupied by multiple commercial tenants. The area was ripe for development and