We help homeowners, landowners and developers unlock the potential of backland, infill, end-of-garden, garage and overlooked urban sites, including sites within conservation areas and locations with challenging access, overlooking, daylight or neighbouring constraints. Our work includes new-build houses, replacement dwellings, garage and outbuilding conversions, extensions and the redevelopment of unusual residential plots across London.

From initial feasibility and planning strategy through to detailed design and construction, we develop site-specific solutions that maximise space, natural light and residential quality while responding carefully to neighbours, local character and planning policy.

The projects below demonstrate how we have secured planning permission and delivered distinctive homes on some of London's most challenging residential sites.

1. Southwark Brick House

End-of-garden site

A new-build three-bedroom house in the Thorburn Square Conservation Area in Southwark, London, built on a constrained end-of-garden garage site.

The house was carefully designed to respond to neighbouring gardens, daylight and sunlight, overlooking and the character of the conservation area. Part of the building was lowered into the ground to create a high-quality family home while controlling its height and impact on surrounding properties.

- Winner of an RIBA London Award 2023.

Key Planning Considerations:

• Conservation area

• End-of-garden development

• Small and constrained residential site

• Existing garage site

• Relationship with neighbouring gardens

• Daylight and sunlight

• Privacy and overlooking

• Basement and below-ground construction

• Building height and massing

• Change of use

Site before construction showing the existing single-storey garage on the end-of-garden plot, with its own independent access.

2. Haringey Brick House

Former garage infill site

Site before redevelopment showing the original garage on the highly constrained 3.6m-wide infill plot in Haringey.

3. Haringey Brick Bungalow

A backland commercial site

A new-build two-bedroom home in Haringey, London, built on a highly constrained backland site behind a shop on Turnpike Lane. Access to the site is through a passage only 1 metre wide, requiring the design and construction of the house to be carefully planned around the restricted access. 

The house is arranged as two offset brick volumes with asymmetric sedum roofs, creating a courtyard entrance and private rear garden while bringing natural light deep into the plan. The unusual roof form was also designed to improve the outlook from neighbouring properties and reduce the visual impact of development on the backland site. 

-Winner of an RIBA London Award 2025.
-Featured on Grand Designs: House of the Year 2025. 

Key Planning Considerations:

• Backland development

• 1m-wide restricted access

• Former retail/backland site

• New-build two-bedroom home in Haringey

• Relationship with neighbouring gardens and properties

• Privacy and overlooking

• Daylight and natural light

• Building height and roof form

• Private amenity space

• Construction on an extremely constrained site

Site before redevelopment showing the existing backland yard, surrounded by residential gardens with a commercial unit fronting Turnpike Lane.

4. Barnet Brick House

Replacement dwelling

A new-build six-bedroom detached family home in Barnet, replacing a dilapidated single-storey dwelling with compromised accommodation within the roof space. The 4,200 sq ft house is arranged over four floors, including a basement, with variegated brickwork, stone window surrounds, white sash windows and a slate roof designed to respond to the character of the surrounding area.

Key Planning Considerations:

• Replacement dwelling

• New-build family home in Barnet

• Scale and massing

• Four-storey accommodation

• Basement construction

• Relationship with neighbouring properties

• Daylight and natural light

• Contextual design and materials

The original single-storey dwelling before redevelopment, with compromised accommodation within the roof space.

5. Brumby House, Islington

Garage and stable conversion

A two-bedroom home in Islington created through the conversion and extension of a former horse stable and MOT garage within a conservation area. Around 70% of the existing building was retained and reused, transforming a constrained urban site into a contemporary, low-energy family home.

The design introduces natural light, private amenity space and flexible living accommodation while carefully responding to the scale and character of the surrounding conservation area. An air-source heat pump, 16 photovoltaic panels and a green roof contribute to the home's net-zero operational energy strategy.

Key Planning Considerations:

• Conversion of former garage and stable

• Conservation area

• Change of use to residential, overcoming restrictive planning policy

• Constrained urban site in Islington

• Retention and reuse of existing building

• Daylight and natural light

• Relationship with neighbouring properties

• Private amenity space

• Low-carbon and net-zero design

• Green roof and renewable energy

Site before redevelopment showing the poor-quality existing MOT garage and former stable building.