Loft conversions, side-return extensions and full remodels for Oxford homes — with planning and building regulations drawings prepared in-house.
Orange Key designs house extensions, loft conversions and renovations across Oxford and its surrounding villages, and prepares the planning and building regulations drawings that each project needs.
Oxford's Victorian and Edwardian terraces, in East Oxford, Jericho and parts of North Oxford, often suit dormer loft conversions and side-return or rear extensions that open up a narrow ground floor. The interwar and post-war semis of Headington, Marston and Cowley frequently have room for larger extensions and hip-to-gable loft conversions.
Oxford City Council decides planning applications within the city. The city has many conservation areas, including the Victorian suburbs of North Oxford and Jericho, where permitted development rights are reduced. An Article 4 direction across the city also removes the right to convert a house to a small house in multiple occupation without planning permission. Outlying villages fall under Cherwell, South Oxfordshire or the Vale of White Horse councils, each with its own policies.
For most homeowners in Oxford, 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 Oxford, including:
We also provide architectural design in Witney and architectural design in Burford, 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 Oxford and the surrounding villages.
Many loft conversions are permitted development, but homes in Oxford's conservation areas often need planning permission, especially for dormers facing the street. Every loft conversion needs building regulations approval.
Oxford City Council covers the city itself. Kidlington is in Cherwell, Wheatley in South Oxfordshire, and Botley, Cumnor and Abingdon in the Vale of White Horse. We work with each of these authorities.
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.