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New-build homes · Greater London
Wadhal Completes Sculpted Infill Home Beside 1930s Ruislip Semi
A tight brownfield plot once occupied by lock-up garages now hosts an inventive suburban home finished in red quarry tile, Douglas fir and extruded brick.
15 Oct 2026
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Retrofit & deep renovation
Gale & Snowden Completes Deep Retrofit of Listed 1920s London Home
Gale & Snowden Architects completes an all-electric deep retrofit of a Grade II-listed 1920s London residence, combining borehole heat pumps, wood fibre insulation and Building Biology standards.
Retrofit & deep renovation · Cambridgeshire
Raydan Watkins Completes Deep Energy Retrofit of Victorian Cambridge Semi
A Blue Plaque Victorian semi-detached house in Newnham undergoes an internal fabric upgrade and solar installation, cutting electrical demand by more than half.
Replacement dwellings · Cornwall
Ian Chalk Architects Wins Approval for Perranporth Passivhaus
Cornwall Council approves a 535-square-metre replacement dwelling designed to generate 67 per cent more energy than it consumes on a cliff top at Droskyn Point.
Retrofit & deep renovation · Greater London
Arboreal Architecture Completes Kilburn EnerPHit Victorian Terrace
A comprehensive deep retrofit in north-west London pairs rigorous Passivhaus standards with sensitive conservation restoration, cutting heating demand by 90 per cent.
Replacement dwellings · Surrey
Jonathan Tuckey Wins Approval for Chalk and Hempcrete Surrey Home
Jonathan Tuckey Design secures planning permission to replace a failing 1970s bungalow with an off-grid hempcrete and lime-clad residence.
Paragraph 84 country houses · East Sussex
McLean Quinlan Wins Approval for High Weald Furnace House
Wealden District Council grants planning permission for an isolated 455-square-metre country house inspired by historic Sussex iron furnaces.
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Paragraph 84 country houses
Studio Bark Wins Paragraph 84 Approval for Water-Powered Breach House
15 Oct 2026
Paragraph 84 country houses · Wiltshire
CaSA Architects Secures Paragraph 84 Approval for East Winterslow Home
15 Oct 2026
New-build homes · Greater London
GPAD Secures Approval for Sculpted Infill House in New Cross
15 Oct 2026
Extend & retrofit · Oxfordshire
Gresford Architects Upgrades Oxfordshire Bungalow to EnerPHit Standard
15 Oct 2026
New-build homes · Kent
AOMD Wins Approval for Courtyard Garden House in Tunbridge Wells
15 Oct 2026
Extend & retrofit · Greater Manchester
Progress in Practice Retrofits 1930s Stretford Semi to EnerPHit
15 Oct 2026
Conversions
Fieldwork Architects Converts Rural East Anglia Stables into Home
15 Oct 2026
Extend & retrofit · Northumberland
Hyde + Hyde Upgrades 1960s Modernist House on Northumberland Coast
15 Oct 2026
Conversions · Greater London
Architecture for London Combines Victorian Flats in Kentish Town
15 Oct 2026
Conversions · Isle of Wight
Studio Weave Converts Isle of Wight Farm Barn into Rural Retreat
15 Oct 2026
Replacement dwellings · Greater London
Peter Morris Completes Cloud House Replacement in Gospel Oak
15 Oct 2026