At Winchester Design and Build, we specialise in planning applications, lawful development, design and construction for homeowners, developers and landowners.
Our team manages every consent route with precision and care — from small home extensions to multi-dwelling developments — ensuring your project moves smoothly through the planning system.
We work closely with Winchester City Council, East Hampshire District Council, South Downs National Park Authority, and every neighbouring authority across the south of England.
We liaise directly with planning officers to identify potential issues early.
This proactive stage de-risks complex or sensitive proposals, including those within conservation areas, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, or the South Downs National Park.
We prepare LDC applications to confirm that your works are lawful under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Essential for confirming permitted development rights or proving existing use immunity.
We handle all Class A and Class Q prior approval submissions, ensuring your evidence addresses matters such as transport, design, flood risk, and noise.
A faster route to approval where development meets the defined criteria.
For home extensions, garages, garden rooms, lofts and alterations, our drawings and statements secure consent the first time.
We ensure your application complies with local design guidance and neighbour amenity policy.
Full applications cover complete design, access and sustainability details.
We coordinate every consultant — from drainage and highways to ecology and heritage — ensuring a compliant and buildable consent.
We secure the principle of development while keeping flexibility on future design.
Perfect for strategic land promotion, infill plots, and long-term development sites.
Following outline consent, we submit reserved matters for appearance, layout, scale, landscaping and access.
Our submissions maintain design quality and policy compliance.
If works have begun without consent, we manage the regularisation process with transparent design rationales and negotiation to avoid enforcement action.
We prepare heritage impact assessments and liaise with conservation officers to safeguard historic character while achieving practical upgrades.
For commercial signage, shopfronts and fascia design, we secure advertisement consent that meets planning policy and branding needs.
We draft small adjustments to existing permissions — quick, precise and fully compliant.
Our experience covers every local authority in the region, with insight into their validation lists, policies, design guides and officer expectations.
We assess against the legislation and any local restrictions such as conservation areas, Article 4 directions and national park status, then advise whether to proceed with an LDC or a planning application.
Determination periods are typically eight weeks for householder and minor applications, thirteen weeks for majors. Pre application stages and consultee demands can extend timelines. We programme accordingly.
Case officers often conduct site visits. We prepare simple on site packs so the visit reinforces approval rather than raising new concerns.
We design to policy and good practice, provide transparent daylight and outlook evidence and maintain respectful dialogue. Well presented facts carry weight.
