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C14 Designs
Planning history
3 public planning applications
Planning approval rate
93% approved
Companies House
Active incorporated business
Trust score
54out of 100
Rating5.0★
Review volumeLow · 1
Source diversity1 source
VerificationListed
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Planning history
C14 Designs’s real planning history from UK council applications — where they’ve worked and how often schemes were approved. · Active 2016–2026
approval rate67%
planning applications3
approved schemes2
councils worked in3
What they work on
The kinds of project C14 Designs has filed planning applications for.
- Loft conversion2
- Rear extension3
- Side extension1
- Extension2
- Porch1
- Roof / fenestration1
Where they’ve worked
Each pin is a planning application, coloured by its recorded decision.
Council experience
- Wolverhampton — 1 applicationSee planning experience in Wolverhampton
- Brent — 1 applicationSee planning experience in Brent
- Enfield — 1 applicationSee planning experience in Enfield
Recent planning applications
- Approved5 Honor Avenue Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 5HFFirst floor side and rear extension, single storey rear extension and roof's alteration
- Approved21 & 23 Bassingham Road, Wembley, HA0 4RJDetails pursuant to condition 7 (front and rear garden details) of Full Planning Permission reference 21/2036 dated 26 November, 2021, for Proposed conversion of two dwellinghouses into 4 x self contained flats works including removal of front porch areas, erection of single and two storey rear extensions and first floor side extensions, re-profiling and raising of the original roof, loft conversion with rear dormers and installation of front facing rooflights, subdivision of rear garden, secure cycle and waste storage, creation of 4 x off road parking spaces and associated hard and soft landscaping.
- Refused51 Hedge Lane London N13 5SJSingle storey rear extension and rear dormer.
Planning history · public registers
Strong planning approval history
93% approvedapproved
93% of C14 Designs's decided planning applications were approved (14 of 15 decisions across 3 councils).
93%
Approval rate
14
Approved
15
Decisions
3
Councils
From council planning registers. This is planning-decision context from public planning data, not a guarantee of workmanship or service quality.
Companies House registration
ActiveActive incorporated business
C14 Designs is linked to a Companies House entry. This shows the business registration, not evidence of workmanship or service quality.
Legal nameC14 Designs
Company number08041539
Incorporated
Registered activityArchitectural activities
Official checkListed
About
Established in 2012, C14 Designs is a Practice of architectural professionals, space planners and interior designers based in the historic Jewellery Quarter area of Birmingham. With a reputation for unique and functional architecture, C14 Designs has been commissioned for a wide variety of project types from private dwellings and larger residential schemes to offices, healthcare, commercial, leisure, mixed use and retail to name a few. Our approach to design and architecture is flexible. We believe that every project brings different challenges which direct the design process. This also brings unique opportunities to deliver imaginative outcomes bringing financial, social and environmental advantage. We work closely with local authorities and have been highly successful at securing beneficial planning consents for projects of various natures including domestic, commercial, conservation and green belt. Our central location allows us to comfortably reach to all parts of UK and since inception, we have worked on projects throughout the country. As a CIAT Registered Practice we are committed to ensuring high standards are maintained throughout the practice assuring clients of our quality, design excellence and service.
Reviews · public evidence
What the public record says
5.0out of 5
Local context
Rated 5.0★ — above the local average for architectss in Birmingham
Across 43 rated architectss in Birmingham, the typical rating is 4.9★. We compare against the same businesses a homeowner would find searching for this trade locally.
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Public review evidence5.0★ from 1 public reviewAcross HouzzHouzz
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1 named sourcesEvery signal, traced to its origin
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✓Strong signals
✓Rating: 5.0★
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!Review volume: Low · 1
!Source diversity: 1 source
!Verification: Listed
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