Ansham architects - London

Donna M.

Shyam and the rest of the team at Ansham Associates worked tirelessly to obtain planning permission for our very ambitious project – changing a small 3-bedroom country bungalow into a large, 2-storey, 6-bedroom luxury home. They took care of all correspondence with the council, and presented the project at the local parish council meeting and gained unanimous support for the plans. We felt completely at ease having Ansham head up the planning permission procedures, and are overall very happy with the designs and service offered.

Sheila K.

It was an absolute pleasure working with Ansham Architects. They worked patiently with me to design and explore alternative extension designs and guided me through the whole planning process. Always responsive, highly knowledgeable and focused on achieving my vision. All in all, an amazing team, highly recommended!!

Vish K.

Shyam and the team produced excellent highly detailed plans for our complex building works. From beginning to end the expedient professional work and attention to detail got us planning consent in record time. Were really happy with the work and would recommend them very highly.

Sandhya P.

We were trying to get planning permission with great expense to no avail.
Ansham Aassociates worked professionally and achieved permission with what a very tricky planning issue within 2 months.

The practice staff are a strong team ,they are clearly very knowledgeable and skilled in planning work and focused from day one on getting a positive results for us.

Clive B.

We commissioned Ansham on the basis of their ‘Full Service’ package to renovate and extend a detached 1970s house.

This review covers our initial meeting up to and including the completion of RIBA stage 3. Concluding with a successful planning permission.

Initial thoughts. We met numerous architects in the weeks before selecting Ansham. Shyam and Arthur made a good first impression; they were excited about the project and were absolutely clear about the kind of work that motivates them as a practice.

Stage 1: Preparation and brief. Shyam took great care in extracting our specific objectives. All variables affecting the site, the current house and the local vernacular were considered.

Stage 2: Concept Design. I think this was an area within which Ansham really excelled. A great deal of original thought and imagination went into the concept designs producing an outcome that was unique to our site and bespoke to our wishes. The timeline slipped a little here but that was as much our responsibility as theirs.

Stage 3: Developed Design. This involved parring back the concept to align with budget and likely planning constraints. At the time of writing, having successfully passed planning and shortly going out to tender on the build, I can confirm that Ansham judged the planning element perfectly. Looking forward we hope for this same accuracy on their budgetary judgement.

Concluding comments: From the outset to the granting of planning permission, Ansham have proved excellent value for money. We have a bespoke design that beautifully aligns with our objectives. Moreover, Ansham’s negotiation of the planning process, for what is quite a striking design in a village, was nothing short of masterful. I am not convinced we would have arrived at this overall level of outcome with any of the many other architects we initially met.

Filipa G.

Great experience with Ansham Architects on submitting our planning application with RBKC. They are very commercial and knowledgeable, will listen and delivery exactly what a client asks for. They got us a tricky extension approved in a very timely manner. Definitely recommend them if you are thinking of submitting planning with RBKC.

Amish P.

Excellent service and design ideas. Assisted us with developing a new dental surgery. Fully aware of all regulations. They have a solutions based approach to challenges and were very approachable with any issues that arose. We would thoroughly recommend their services.

W S.

I have been very pleased with Shyam and the team’s approach both in terms of project management and scheme design and would certainly recommend them to others. They have been understanding of circumstances and flexible with changing tastes and I feel they have always looked to act in my best interests, where others might have added additional complexity for their own ends.