Plans 2 Extend Ltd

Smass101
5 Star
We engaged the services of Chris Marsden off the back of a friend’s recommendation in early 2019. Having just purchased our “Forever Home”, we wanted to assess the feasibility of creating a 3rd floor / loft conversion to provide us with an additional bedroom and storage space. Before I instructed Chris, we had an initial meetup to do some fact finding and consultation. Even at this stage, I was immediately taken with his demeanor and attitude. As complete newcomers to the whole circus around planning, building control and architectural design, it was important for us to find someone who: - Made us feel confident in their abilities, - Was on our level and down to Earth, - Had a genuine interest in our Project and didn’t just see it as another job/a project number. Chris struck a great balance between being professional and capable, but approachable and obliging. He had a real passion for his work and immediately suggested some revisions to our design that were both practical and impactful. The house purchase ended up not being 100% straightforward due several factors including our sellers experiencing some ill health. Because of this, Chris’ initial site visits, assessments and designs had to be performed in specific timeslots. Thankfully, nothing was too much trouble for him, and all required data was obtained despite a lack of flexibility and multiple restrictions being imposed. Over the following months, Chris produced several designs with multiple revisions required and completed. Our appointed Project Builders commented on the accuracy and presentation of all documents and drawings issued by Plans2Extend, saying that they were the best they’d ever worked from. In addition, the Structural Engineers that Chris provided were of a similar high calibre. Keskin Consultants worked in tandem with Chris, my builder and our building inspector to agree on several instances of variation and changes to spec. Revised calculations and updated plans were supplied at reasonable cost and in a rapid fashion. Our build was completed in November 2020, and we had an issue with the Council Planning Department nearly a year later. This was down to a change in the cladding materials that I approved with our builder after my hand was forced by shortages due to the CVOID19 pandemic. The tiles allowed under Permitted Development were completely out of stock across the UK, so we switched to render in order to weatherproof the property for Winter 2020. This variation required additional permissions. Chris completed an appeal on our behalf (for a small additional fee) and followed this through to a successful conclusion. This work was over and above his official remit, but as I was suffering a period of ill health, Chris agreed to take this on. In my eyes this was a large cherry on top of an already award-wining cake. I would wholeheartedly recommend Plans2Extend and Chris Marsden’s service, commitment and professionalism to anyone requiring architectural design and/or planning advice or assistance.
Thursday 28th April 2022

Mrs Kirkman
5 Star
We have had a great experience with Plans 2 Extend. Each step of the process was explained fully and the communication has been excellent. Chris came to visit our home, discussed what we wanted from our extension and created high quality plans. We were guided through the planning and approval process from start to finish and we can’t thank the team enough for all their help and advice.
Tuesday 4th January 2022

Martin Jones
5 Star
Chris was recommended to us by our neighbour who is a local builder, to help us plan, design and get approval for some extension and house & garage modification/renovation work. He made every step of the work so easy. He explained everything really well, and kept us informed every step of the way and took care of all the stages of the process at a good pace. We found him really personable and great to get on with. He clearly knows his stuff, has all the necessary contacts (council, approvals etc), and he’s is very through and precise – making sure everything is done right. He was good at explaining and helping us visualise the design on his laptop / CAD system – and quickly flash up options for the layouts (bathroom, kitchen etc). He completely took the hassle out of the whole process – largely managing it for us, we we’re confident in him, he kept in touch at every step of the way, and at a very reasonable price. The project that would have taken us years to figure out – was done smoothly in weeks. I would recommend Chris 100% percent, and would use him again immediately.
Wednesday 7th September 2022

Farhana Nadat
5 Star
We came across plans2extend because the house we purchased in 2020 had the existing plans drawn up by them. I rang Chris initially to discuss the existing plans already on the house and to talk about some changes. He was very helpful and took the time to discuss the plans in detail with me and also go through all my questions. He later came back out to revise the existing plans with both me and my husband. Both Jenna and Chris have been great, they have made sure the whole process so far has been fully explained and relatively painless! I would highly recommend them to anyone.
Monday 8th August 2022

Julie Young
5 Star
Chris came out to give us advice and a quote for a possible single storey extension to our property. HE advised us of the size of extension we could have, bearing in mind the location of the sewers. He explained the process for approval etc in great detail and gave us a ballpark figure of the cost of the extension. He then followed up with an emailed quote of their fees from start to finish. Everything was explained clearly and precisely. After discussion we decided against having the extension as we may be moving in the near future. We would definitely go back to Chris if we decide to extend in the future.
Thursday 21st July 2022