Short pieces on what to look for in a planning portal, when to write to an architect, and what makes a project worth winning.
What the brief actually says about the kitchen — and what it leaves to you.
When permitted-development rights are removed, the kitchen designer's homework changes.
Where heritage kitchens are landing this quarter, and what the value bands tell us.
A working range for designers and homeowners, broken down by the bits that move the number.
Where the kitchen lives in a planning application, and which two documents to open first.
What survives the consent stage, what gets quietly redrawn, and where the kitchen sits in both.
A short letter, a heritage angle, and one example of similar work — never a pitch.
On the four months you don't get back, and what they're worth.