Projects

Dining Building Submitted for Planning at John Port Spencer Academy

Exciting developments are underway at John Port Spencer Academy in Derbyshire, as plans have been submitted for a new dining building, marking the final phase of a five-phase expansion project. This addition will support the secondary school’s growth from a 360 published admission number to 420. The new facility will provide a dining space for…

Cotswold Kitchen Garden

This is an usual scheme for a private client in the Cotswolds. The client was lucky enough to have a Victorian walled garden on their land, and this scheme was developed to make the most of that asset. On the inner side of the walled garden, an extensive greenhouse was planned, to support the food…

Luxury Car Sales Scheme Out For Tender

We’re delighted to confirm the next stage of this scheme. This car sales site has been granted full planning approval, with the pre-commencement planning conditions now approved. The client is now seeking prices for the work, with the hope construction will start later this year. The scheme is for the construction of a purpose designed…

New Case Study – Stunning Farmhouse

A nice shot that captures a recently completed project in Oxfordshire, showing the various parts of this new farmhouse, that includes the main house, a residential annexe, and an energy centre. The energy centre includes the new ground source heat pump installation whilst also providing a home and loft space for the resident bats that…

Marlborough in The Oxford Mail

It was great to see this article in the Oxford Mail confirming the funding of our project to expand The Marlborough School in Woodstock. Tenders have been returned and we hope to bring works on site before the summer holidays. This is a particularly complex project on a constrained site, and we have had to…

Latest John Port Planning Submitted

The next phase of work at John Port Spencer Academy in Etwall, Derbyshire, has been submitted for planning approval. We are providing a building with new hall containing dining facilities within the existing campus. The double height space includes retractable bleacher seating to provide a space with great flexibility, along with a new kitchen and…

School Site Improvements To Bring Real Change

Thinking Buildings continues to work with The de Ferrers Trust to help them deliver changes and improvements across their schools. We’re currently working with them at Granville Academy in Woodville, Swadlincote, Derbyshire. Working with Davlyn Construction and SA Consulting, we’re helping to vastly improve the main external social space at the academy. The works comprise of external steps, ramps,…

Nursery School Part Q Barn Conversion

This is a project with some real vision behind it. Our client owns an existing agricultural barn, and came to us to help with the design to convert it under Part Q permitted development rights, into a new commercial building. The proposed building will provide a new premises for an existing popular nursery, providing them…

Science Expansion Build Sequence

This week we have a new video for you, showcasing another of our education projects. This is a build sequence model and video of the new science building at John Port School, in Etwall, Derbyshire. The project has recently started on site and this shows the main sequencing of how the science expansion will be…

Praise from Hatherop Primary School

“I wanted to write on behalf of the School with sincere thanks for all your hard work and significant contribution towards the successful planning application submitted for Hatherop School. We are all very grateful for your guidance, support, professional advice and final submission documents – working with us through this process and putting up with…