The ground floor was reorganised around a more considered sequence of spaces; pen plan kitchen, dining, and living at the rear, with a separate lounge, study, pantry, utility, boot room, and cloakroom properly accommodated within the plan. The attached garage was absorbed into the internal layout to unlock the additional floor area needed, replaced by a secondary entrance that gave the plan a practical, family-friendly functionality the original consent hadn't considered.

The Section 73 application for a modest rear extension was pursued pragmatically - not to dramatically change the scheme, but to do it all at once and avoid a return to planning mid-build. Upstairs, bedroom layouts were rationalised, en suites added to each room, and the master suite repositioned to take better advantage of views over the rear garden.

Externally, the transformation is material. Red brick and clay roof tiles provide the contextual grounding, but tile hanging across the facades introduces texture, depth, and a crafted quality that the original consent entirely lacked. The front bay was strengthened in form and given timber parapet detailing. The rear elevation was enlivened through brick sawtooth and soldier course details. Mortar verges, timber fascias, and reduced UPVC profiles throughout elevated the finish from standard new build to something genuinely worth looking at. A future application for a detached garage to the front has been pre-scoped with the planning authority, with a positive steer already received.