Shear Architectural Design Limited

Darryl and Shear has been great to work with. He really took his time to understand what we were looking for with the addition of space to our 1930's bungalow. Drawings and modifications were turned around very quickly and we found hime very responsive to all questions.

We had an outline plan in our minds of how we wanted to maximise expanding our house whilst maintaining its cottage feel. Darryl personally visited us and showed us how we could substantially increase volume upstairs to add 3 bedrooms and an ensuite within the footprint, under permitted development. Darryl arranged for his surveyor to call around followed by an engineer and all went to the timescales we were given. Although the local Planning department imposed untenable restrictions, Darryl used his initiative and contacts to reason with the case manager and swiftly agreed to submit full planning. Once again, planning let us down but Darryl immediately got into this and achieved the desired result we needed. It was comforting to deal with a proactive professional who understands how planning officers think and work. So not only were we given a fixed price and a step by step plan of action but when there were frustrating problems with the local authority, Darryl’s experience and abilities to deal and solve planning problems came to light. We have another project in mind and we will definitely be using Shear Architectural Design Ltd for this.

Darryl has an excellent sense of design and can easily translate ideas into technical drawings, and incorporate structural and electrical elements into his design. He is easy going, with a calm and relaxed demeanour, and a focused mind which sees tasks completed on time. He can quickly adapt his designs and workload, and does so competently without any stress or pressure. He approaches the challenges of his work with an unfazed attitude, and is good with communicating his ideas, thoughts and plans. A great guy who gets the job done to a high standard!