Graham Lea Architecture

03/08/2022

Photos and images from a 9 House Developement in Longton. Graham Lea Architecture prepared the full architectural package from concept to completion.

23/02/2021

We have just received planning permission for a large detached house with annex in Lytham. Construction is set to start in the next few weeks.

07/02/2018

Planning Permission Granted for Student Flats

We have gained planning permission for a new scheme student flat in Preston. The former Oakendale residential care home in Ashton which closed in August 2016 is ideally situated to be turned into flats for students attending the University of Central Lancashire.

The demand is outstripping supply for student accommodation with private landlords always needed. This property provides a large communal house with ground floor accessible rooms, moving away from the typical high rise student accomadation springing up around the city.

11/12/2017

Have a look at the Lancashire Telegraph to see how Graham Lea Architecture is helping David Wilcock of Hugo Burrito on Blackburn Market to the high street

MORE than 25 jobs are to be created as two popular restaurants set to open in a town centre.

08/11/2017

A project we have been involved with the planning and designing appearing in the Lancashire Evening Post.

A former Preston care home that was forced to close by inspectors last year is set to become student flats.

12/09/2017

Retirement Village – Clitheroe

This project is in the heart of the Ribble Valley near to the towns of Blackburn and Clitheroe

The Project

This project needed a very quick turnaround. The clients wanted a retirement home building, they already had planning permission for the building footprint and required detailed plans elevations

The architect they were using was overworked and they were unable to provide the client with the drawings they required in the tight timescales, the client therefore came to us We were provided with the cad files and a rough sketch of what the buildings would look like.

As the clients already had planning permission for the outline of the building we were limited by this constraint. Initially we looked at how many apartments we could fit in the building of a suitable size. for which we produced a diagram showing where the different types of flat may be located.

Once we decided on the different types of flat each type needed individually design and we produced the 3 flat types below. the clients wanted a good quality look to the building. So we decided on using various types of stone finishes with some render infill.

Project Success

A very quick turnaround was needed after the previous architects were unable to complete the project which we managed to deliver in 4 days. The Clients were extremely happy and have instructed us to do further work with them.

17/07/2017

Family Room Extension - Blackpool

The client’s house was located in Thistleton near Blackpool and they had lived there for 20 years. The Property had an outstanding outlook over the surrounding countryside but was somewhat dated and did not make the most of the spectacular views. It was an exposed site which had the tendency to feel draughty and floor boards had been known to rattle when the wind was strong! Top of the client’s wish list was a Family Room which would accommodate: a Kitchen Area, A Dining Area and a Sitting Area.

The plan and the flow of family rooms can be considered very important. We were able to provide a design that enabled a transition from the kitchen, to the dinning area, to the sitting area to outside.

Given that the site had a really good outlook, the design of the windows and the overall fenestration was very important. We spent considerable time looking into the details of the windows so that the final design would have good proportions and give an overall strong aesthetic appearance.

We prepared a proposal that provided extensive glazing to the rear of the property. This involved using a steel frame system by Keystone Lintels to allow us to maximise the view without the need for extensive brickwork.

An application was made for a Certificate of Lawful Development as the proposal fell within Permitted Development. This avoided an application for planning permission which would have been difficult to obtain as the property lay in a greenbelt area.

10/08/2015

Just received Planning Permission for these alterations to a 1950's bungalow. What do people think?