Urban Surveying & Design Ltd.

📢 Exciting Project Update! 🏡✨

As your trusted architectural and project management company, Urban Surveying and Design Ltd., we are thrilled to announce that the groundwork for our latest house extension project and significant internal alterations is underway! 🛠️🚜

🔹 Groundwork: Our expert team at BEC Construction Ltd. is diligently preparing the foundation for the new extension. Watching this transformation from the ground up is incredibly rewarding!

🔹 Internal Alterations: We’re reimagining the interior to enhance both functionality and aesthetics. Stay tuned for updates on new layouts, design features, and stunning before-and-after photos!

Thank you for following along on this exciting journey. We can’t wait to share every step of this transformation with you! 💪🏽🔨

🏅 Exciting Project Announcement! 🏅

We are thrilled to share that our team is currently designing a state-of-the-art padel court facility! 🎾🏗️ This dynamic project will feature not only top-quality padel courts but also modern changing rooms, a welcoming café, and versatile event space.

Our goal is to create a vibrant community hub where sports enthusiasts can play, relax, and socialize. This facility promises to be a landmark for padel sports in the area, offering a unique and inclusive environment for players of all levels.

Stay tuned for updates as we bring this exciting vision to life! 🏆🌟

🌿 Learning and Growing Together! 🌿

Our team recently attended an insightful CPD session on Biodiversity Net Gain for small sites! 🐝🌸 This training has equipped us with the latest knowledge and practical strategies to ensure that our projects not only meet but exceed environmental standards, leaving our natural surroundings in a better state.

We are committed to integrating these sustainable practices into our work, contributing positively to the environment and our community. A big thank you to the organizers for such a valuable session!
Stay tuned as we implement these principles in our upcoming projects. 🌍💚

🏡 Exciting Milestone! 🏡
We are proud to share that our talented apprentice architect, Archie is gaining valuable design experience by working on a beautiful bungalow project in Broadstairs! 🌟📐

This hands-on opportunity allows Archie to apply his creativity and skills to a real-world project, contributing to our mission of delivering exceptional architectural designs. We are thrilled to see the innovative ideas and fresh perspective he brings to the table.

Stay tuned for updates on this exciting project and join us in celebrating the growth and achievements of our future architects! 🏠✨

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that the planning application for the er****on of temporary changing facilities comprising of 8 no. interlinked cabins at Jackey Bakers Recreation Ground, Ramsgate has been APPROVED! 🌟✅

After thorough consideration and collaboration, we've received the green light to move forward with the Jackey Bakers temporary changing facilities. This milestone wouldn't have been possible without the hard work and dedication of our team and the support of the community.

Thank you to everyone involved for their contributions and support throughout this process. We're excited to bring this project to life and look forward to enhancing the community.

Stay tuned for updates as we embark on this exciting journey together! 🏗️🌳

Office update! Some of team's meeting preparation in action. 📚

Yet another one of our post contract sites is progressing well to provide a rear and side extension substantially increasing the size of this home.

PROGRESS UPDATE – Works are well underway at one of our Post Contract management sites. Substructure is in for bespoke English Heritage Buildings - Oak Frame Buildings providing a lovely outside entertaining area and kitchen. Internally Spiral Cellar have been hard at work excavating the spiral wine cellar! We can’t wait to show you the finished product!

Following world mental health week, our office manager recently attended a mental health awareness course to continuously improve the work environment at Urban Surveying & Design.

If you are interested in getting an extension or a loft conversion,
Contact us at [email protected] or call us on 01843867507.

After completing a condition survey at this lovely property in Dover, we have now been appointed to conduct the tendering works for the external refurbishments.

For any surveying or tendering work enquiries please contact us at [email protected]

Archie is coming to the end of his first year at university as our trainee and is progressing well; showcasing his development at model making and rendering.

A mixed use, commercial and residential development in a local conservation area.

The construction of this development in Margate is swiftly progressing and on course to be completed by this year. We have worked closely with to take this project from start to finish.

For any development enquiries, contact us at [email protected] or call us on 01843 867507.

We are happy to share that since acquiring planning permission for this project we are now taking this forward to Post Contract stage working closely with to complete the works.

Please contact us for all Post contract enquiries at [email protected] or on 01843 867507.

Urban Surveying & Design are preferred consultants for FirstPort Ltd - London
We specialise in building defects, maintenance strategies, procurement, specifications and contract management across the South East.

The start of a project can be daunting for the client.
However, employing Urban Surveying to manage the project post contract eliminates all associated stress.

Contact Urban Surveying & Design for any Post Contract enquiries at [email protected] or call us on 01843867507.

Beautiful day in London Yesterday!
We undertook a survey to determine the condition of a development comprising of 8 blocks of flats.

Our team was thankful to recently participate in a CPD presented by LTR Trading Co - Dan Rimell , who did a fantastic job and we hope to work with the company in the near future.

Are you looking to extend/re-configure your home?
Let Urban Surveying & Design Ltd lead the way with its team of Designers and Surveyors.
We offer a variety of services to help transform any project. No job is too big or too small!
Some of our services include Feasibility studies, Schematic Design, Planning Applications, Building Regulations, Detailed Design and Post Contract.
Contact us at [email protected] or call us on 01843 867507.
For more information or visit our website www.Urban-surveying.com

We are proud to share that once again we have receive planning permission for a two storey and single storey rear extension for a property in Broadstairs.
The Project is now in tender stage and the works are due to begin soon.

We are proud to share that we have recently been granted Full Planning permission for the er****on of 2 one and a half storey 3-bed semi-detached dwellings with associated parking at Stanley Road, St Peters, Broadstairs.

No. 12 and 12A Marine Gardens Margate Kent, a Grade II Listed Building in a Conservation Area, underwent a complete renovation to preserve its heritage assets.

The proposed development included a basement level, six flats, and two shops. The design process was meticulous to preserve the structure's integrity and comply with current Building Regulations.

The renovation also involved repairing old mortar, restoring timber sash windows, and installing smoke vents and restoring to slate tiles.

The roof structure was also repaired, and original interior features like architraves, door surrounds, skirting, and wainscoting were redecorated.

Balconies on the first floor were renovated to match the original parts, and traditional shop fronts were replaced with timber and toughened glass.

It has been a rewarding challenge to be part of the project team, contributing to the preservation of Margate's heritage.

We were appointed by Thanet District Council Technical Services as the planning agent to obtain planning permission to make renovations to the pier in Viking Bay, built in 1772, as well as the concrete sea defence barriers at Broadstairs Harbour, erected in 1963. Considering sea level rise, the project incorporates new flood gates, drainage, and surface regrading to prevent the area from flooding.
We were able to successfully show that the proposed works will blend in with the surrounding area and that the scheme is an ideal combination of minimum disruptive work and the greater advantage of ensuring flood defences that is reliable for at least a century. In June 2023, planning permission was successfully granted.

For the last post of the Hawley square series, we share some before and after photos: it has been a pleasure to work from planning to completion to bring back to life the former Buttifants Temperance Hotel and we hope that the future owner of the flats are going to enjoy its spaces as much as we’ve enjoyed to design them.

For this 3rd post of the Hawley Square series, we share images of the finished project.
The layout was developed in respectfully towards its historical surroundings.

One of the main design considerations has been retaining the original front façade, including storey heights, window positions and main entrance position. This naturally led to an internal spatial arrangement of the reconstructed building containing two flats per floor giving them dual aspect, on the front and the rear of the building.

The flats have been completed with crisp finishes that contribute to enhance the internal spaces created.

This week we want to share a bit of the story of the site at 49-50 Hawley square in Margate.

The former Buttifants Temperance Hotel has changed use many times through the years, from club to offices and residential accommodation. It used to be a Grade II Listed Building until a disastrous fire destroyed it from the inside, leaving as little as the main Hawley square façade in structurally sound conditions.

After being vacant for years, Urban Surveying and Design was appointed to carry out the design and the planning for the construction of four storey building containing 9no. self-contained flats, and it obtained permission in June 2017. Urban Surveying & Design was appointed to carry out the detailed design, knowing that the task at hand would have been a hefty one, judging by the existing conditions of the dilapidated building.

The conditions of the building became clearer once the construction phase started on site.

We are proud to share that our design at 49-50 Hawley square in Margate, a former Grade II Listed Building, has been awarded the 'Highly Commended' Certificate 'in recognition of innovative, sensitive and eye-catching design, making a major contribution to the regeneration of Margate' , at the Margate Civic Society Town Pride Award organised by Margate Civic Society.

With this marvellous, news we decided to share the journey of this project, starting the Hawley square series.

Watch this space to see how a building rises from the ashes to an awarding winning design of façade retention and demolition to an amazing contemporary apartment development within the historic Hawley Square street scene.

Special thanks to the Margate Civic Society, for organising the event and to Sally Whitworth who took the photo of our Scott Rigden and the Margate Civic Society's Chair Pamela Pople.

We are proud to have been part of the design and ex*****on of these two contemporary, luxurious detached dwellings with three bedrooms with private parking spaces and gardens that are part of the development at 1 Fair Street in Broadstairs.

There is a large, open concept living, kitchen, and dining room on the ground floor. The ground floor section also has a utility room and cloakroom. There are three bedrooms and a family bathroom on the first level with an en-suite built into one of the bedrooms.

These homes have been thoughtfully created in terms of both form and function.

The key characteristic of this development is a balance between site setting and contemporary design. The plus point is the proximity to outstanding schools and Broadstairs town Centre.