Architectural Design by Ashtton Associates Ltd.

Frank Gratton is a Chartered Building Surveyor (MRICS), A chartered Building Engineer (FCABE)  and a Registered Building Inspector (BSR).

Established in March 2005 Ashtton Associates provides a coordinated and informed approach to the deign and care of your built asset, whether it is residential or commercial premises. Using 2D and 3D design software allows us to share 2D drawings and 3D models of the project with clients, to illustrate the real-time finished project, before the submission of planning applications.

Our portfolio includes the renovation and restoration of listed buildings, buildings within conservation areas, new residential developments, and the extension and adaptation of existing buildings. We provide a full service from survey, design, planning application to building regulations application, focusing on sustainability by design.

Services

  • Architectural design; New Build, Renovation, Restoration and Refurbishment
  • Planning Applications
  • Building Regulation Applications
  • Building Regulations Pre-application Plan Checking service
  • Building Regulations Principal Designer service
  • CDM/BSR; Advising Clients, Principal Designers and Principal Contractor
  • Party wall surveyor acting in party wall disputes (Party Wall Act 1996)
  • U-Value calculations (Elemental fabric energy efficiency of buildings)
  • SAP Assessments (Holistic energy efficiency of dwellings)
  • Water use calculations
  • Overheating assessment of new dwellings; simplified method and Dynamic Thermal Modelling
  • Heritage statementand desk top study, for listed building applications
  • Building Surveys
  • Land surveys

Projects

Miners Cottage

The Old Barn

The Old Farm

The Hunting Lodge

Forge Cottage

Rhodend

Memorial Croft