The 10th July 2020, marks 35 years in business for ‘Building Tectonics Ltd’ as an architectural practice in Milton Keynes. Whilst we want...

Our client found us on Houzz and, after reading all the positive reviews we had received from previous clients, contacted us regarding...

Milton Keynes is a relatively new city; it includes amongst its housing stock a large number of townhouses. They are a popular choice for...

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It is always very productive and a change of scene; to get the Building Tectonics team out of the office together to learn more about...

Whilst some clients have a design idea visualised in their heads from day one of how they would like to extend or alter their properties;...

The repair, maintenance and improvement market for UK housing is about 25 billion per year according to the Construction Products...

Josh Lockwood – Design Technologist Josh originally started with Building Tectonics 6 years ago on a week’s work experience; and after...

We’ve had some interesting work in the office within the last few months, including remodelling houses in some of the more prestigious...

Our client had waited since last November to go in for planning, and eventually after a redesign and new application, the client was...

One of the first things new clients ask us is how successful we are at getting planning approvals. Other new clients can sometimes come...

Article 4 directions are issued by the council where specific control is needed, for example, in places where new developments could...

Design and access statements are documents which explain the thoughts behind the designs for a new planning application. They have...

We have written about listed buildings before, and so I thought it was about time we explained what they actually are, in case you do not...

We have been asked to deal with more than the usual number of Retrospective Planning and Building Regulation Applications. One of the...

In brief, Permitted Development is that work that you can carry out to your house without requiring Planning Permission.  The rules...

Planning Permission and Building Regulations It is apparent that many clients and potential clients confuse Planning Permission and...