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We are a friendly team of passionate designers who love to help people realise their architectural dreams.
We specialise in environmentally sound designs for a range of architecture, from listed buildings to new builds.
Whatever your architectural challenge or planning dilemma, our experienced team are here to help.

What It’s Really Like Running a Female-Led Architecture Practice
When I set up Clare Nash Architecture, I didn’t consciously think, “I’m going to run a female-led practice.” I just wanted to do great work

What Are Planning Conditions?
What Are Planning Conditions? (And Why Should You Care?) If you’re dreaming of converting a barn, building an ecohome, or designing your perfect countryside home,

I couldn’t afford not to use an architect
“I couldn’t afford not to use an architect” I know architects seem expensive. Sometimes our fees are compared with new kitchen fittings. Obviously, the kitchen

Change of Planning Use
The most common change of planning use, that we work on, is a barn conversion to a dwelling. Often, this is just called ‘change of

Barn Conversion into a Dwelling, a Guide following changes to permitted development rights
2025 update! Changes to permitted development rights. Permitted development rights changed in 2024 for an agricultural barn conversion into a dwelling. Other use classes (eg

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) – what is it and what does it mean to me?
What is BNG? Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) for small sites came into force in April 2024 (previously it only applied to larger developments). With all
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