YOUR PROJECT JOURNEY
Your project, step by step.
A clear route from your first ideas to detailed drawings for your home.
Downland Studio brings thoughtful residential design and practical construction understanding together for extensions, loft conversions and alterations in Worthing and West Sussex. Each stage has a purpose, an agreed scope and a clear next step.
DISCUSS YOUR PROJECT →A CLEAR ROUTE
From ideas to information.
Some projects start with a sketch. Others arrive with planning drawings already prepared. We agree where you need support and set out the work in a tailored, itemised proposal before beginning.
THE DESIGN JOURNEY
Eight steps. One considered project.
INITIAL ENQUIRY
Start with a conversation
Tell us about your property, the space you need and what you would like to achieve. We discuss the brief, priorities and the appropriate starting point.
MEASURED SURVEY
Capture your home digitally
Your project begins with a detailed digital measured survey of the existing property. Specialist technology captures the layout, wall thicknesses, openings and key dimensions, with important measurements checked and supplemented using precision laser measurement where required.
We check and interpret this information to build the existing Revit model, giving the design and technical stages a reliable starting point. The connected workflow helps us move from the site visit into design efficiently and reduce unnecessary repeat visits. Measured surveys from £400.
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
Explore the possibilities
Layouts and design options develop your brief into a practical proposal. We consider how spaces connect, how light enters and how the changes might be built.
PLANNING DRAWINGS
Refine the proposal
The agreed design is developed into drawings showing layout, scale and appearance for the relevant planning route. Planning drawings from £800.
PLANNING SUBMISSION
Present the design
Where included in the agreed scope, the application and supporting information are submitted for Planning Permission or a Lawful Development Certificate, as appropriate.
PLANNING DECISION
Respond to the review
The local authority considers the application. Relevant design queries can be addressed during review. Timescales and decisions depend on the application and authority.
TECHNICAL DESIGN
Develop how it is built
Building Regulations drawings develop construction details, building performance and relevant structural coordination. Separately appointed specialist information is incorporated as appropriate. Technical design from £1,850.
PREPARING TO BUILD
Bring the next steps together
With the relevant design information and approvals in place, the project can move towards construction. Agree the contractor, programme, required inspections and any further support before work begins.
YOUR DEDICATED PROJECT SPACE
Everything easier to follow.
Every Downland Studio project has a dedicated online project space. Access the latest drawings and documents, follow progress, keep track of fees and invoices, and see what happens next through one private link.
After the survey, your measured floor plan is added to the Client Portal as a PDF: a useful digital record of your existing home, kept with the drawings and decisions that follow.
EXPLORE AN EXAMPLE PROJECT SPACE →CLEAR RESPONSIBILITIES
Support that fits your project.
Downland Studio prepares the architectural information within the agreed appointment. Structural engineers and other specialists are normally appointed separately by the client; their information can be coordinated with the architectural drawings.
Building Control reviews the relevant information and carries out required site inspections. Your contractor remains responsible for constructing the works correctly. Flexible Project Support can be agreed separately for particular construction-stage questions. Where you want a formal appointment to administer the building contract, optional Contract Administration can support payments, variations, instructions and completion through the build and rectification period.
EXPLORE PROJECT SUPPORT →CONSTRUCTION & COMPLETION SUPPORT →BUILDING REGULATIONS →PLAN YOUR INVESTMENT
A scope and fee from the beginning.
COMPLETE DESIGN & TECHNICAL PACKAGE
From £2,650
A coordinated appointment covering design, planning drawings and Building Regulations technical information, with the exact scope set out in your proposal.
LOFT CONVERSION PACKAGES
From £2,250
Design, planning and technical drawing packages tailored to loft conversions and roof space alterations.
PARTY WALL NOTICE PREPARATION
From £500 per adjoining owner
Preparation and serving of straightforward party wall notices for qualifying residential works, subject to the agreed scope.
Guide pricing is based on a conventional 3-bedroom residential property. Final fees vary with project size, complexity and requirements. Every project receives a tailored itemised proposal.
VIEW SERVICES & FEES →START WHERE YOU ARE
Already have a design?
You can approach Downland Studio at the beginning or discuss technical design for an approved proposal prepared elsewhere. We first review the available information and agree what is needed to take the project forward.
EXPLORE STUDIO GUIDANCE →LET’S TAKE THE FIRST STEP
Tell us what you have in mind.
Share your property, your ideas and where you are in the process. We can discuss the next stage and the architectural support your project needs.
DISCUSS YOUR PROJECT →