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30/08/2023 – Self-build home gains planning approval

LMA Architects have gained planning approval for a self-build home in Canford Cliffs, Poole, Dorset. The modern house has an L-shaped floor plan on the ground floor and takes full advantage of the site width. There is a sizable garage and double-height entrance hall upon entering the home. An open-plan living, kitchen and dining space…

September 15, 2023


22/08/2023 – House transformation gains planning approval

LMA Architects has gained planning approval to extend and completely transform the appearance of a traditional house in Poole, Dorset. The existing house dates from the 1960s. The house is of its time, with a convoluted layout and arrangement of rooms. The homeowners commissioned LMA Architects to improve the room layouts and flow through the…

September 15, 2023


20/07/2023 – Backland self-build house gains planning approval

LMA Architects are pleased to announce that we have gained planning approval to subdivide a garden plot and build a self build home in Poole. The house is very efficient in its floorplan and makes the most of the modest sized plot it sits on. The ground floor has a generously sized entrance hall and…

September 15, 2023


05/07/2023 – Planning Approval for works to Historic Cottage in Cranborne Chase AONB

LMA Architects have gained planning approval for a rear ground floor extension, internal alterations and a replacement porch to a historic cottage in Martin, Hampshire. As part of the planning conditions, The local authority requested detailed drawings for the joinery of the green oak frame and finishing materials.

September 15, 2023


16/12/2022 – Planning granted for self build house in Hampshire

LMA Architects has gained planning approval for a replacement self-build house in Basingstoke. The home features a double-height entrance hallway with an outlook onto the garden, at the rear open-plan living and entertainment area at ground level. On the first floor, four bedrooms are contained within the roof space and have an outlook from the…

September 15, 2023


01/12/2022 – Planning Approval Granted in Poole Park Conservation Area

LMA Architects has gained planning approval for an extensive loft extension and rear extension to a detached property within the Poole Park Conservation Area. The first floor and loft extensions add two bedrooms and a hobby and games room to the top floor. The rear extension at the ground floor creates a more space efficient…

September 14, 2023


26/09/2022 – Two new homes on Sandbanks Road gain planning approval

LMA Architects has gained planning approval for two new contemporary homes on Sandbanks Road, Poole. The plot was challenging, being relatively narrow for two houses to fit on and sloping down towards the rear. The proposed dwellings have a stepped floor plan at the back of the ground floor plan, which provides a higher ground-to-ceiling…

September 14, 2023


19/08/2022 – Planning Approval for Superhome in Conservation Area

LMA Architects have been granted planning approval in our design for an extensive modern dwelling within the Branksome Park and Chine Gardens Conservation Area. The accommodation is spread over four floors. The house is embedded into the sloped landscape for level access at the basement level. The house features open-plan living spaces. A grand atrium…

September 14, 2023