Sensitive extensions, renovations and conversions for Cotswold homes in Burford and the surrounding villages — designed from our Burford base.
Orange Key has a base in Burford, and much of our Oxfordshire work is in the town and the villages of the Windrush valley and the Wychwoods. We design extensions, renovations, barn conversions and new homes, and prepare the planning and building regulations drawings to see them through.
Burford is built largely of Cotswold limestone, and a great many of its houses are listed. Projects here are usually about adding space in a way that respects the existing building: modest rear extensions, careful internal remodelling, and the conversion of outbuildings and barns into living space.
Burford and its surrounding villages are in West Oxfordshire District Council's area and within the Cotswolds National Landscape (formerly the Cotswolds AONB). The town centre is a conservation area. Together these mean permitted development rights are narrower than usual, design and materials are closely scrutinised, and listed building consent is often needed as well as planning permission. We prepare proposals with those constraints in mind from the first sketch.
For most homeowners in Burford, a project starts with house extension plans or loft conversion plans. Where a proposal needs consent we prepare the planning permission drawings and manage the application, and once it is approved we produce the building regulations drawings your builder and building control need.
We also design renovations, barn conversions and change-of-use projects, and prepare Land Registry lease plans for solicitors and landlords. If you are budgeting for a project, our house extension cost guide is a good place to start.
We work throughout the area around Burford, including:
We also provide architectural design in Witney and architectural design in Oxford, and across the rest of Oxfordshire — see all the areas we cover.
We provide architectural design, house extension plans, loft conversion plans, planning permission drawings and building regulations drawings for homes in Burford and the surrounding villages from our Burford base.
Because Burford is in the Cotswolds National Landscape and much of it is a conservation area, permitted development rights are more restricted than elsewhere, and many extensions need planning permission. Listed buildings also need listed building consent for most alterations.
Yes. Barn and outbuilding conversions are common in the villages around Burford. Depending on the building and its location, a conversion may need full planning permission or may be possible under Class Q permitted development rights; we assess the likely route early.
Fees depend on the size and complexity of the project and on whether planning permission is needed. We give a fixed quote once we understand the property and what you want to achieve.
Tell us about your property and what you would like to achieve — we would be happy to talk it through.