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Practical Foundations
Planning history
2 public planning applications
Planning approval rate
100% approved
Trust score
60out of 100
Rating4.9★
Review volumeLow · 15
Source diversity1 source
VerificationListed
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Planning history
Practical Foundations’s real planning history from UK council applications — where they’ve worked and how often schemes were approved. · Active in 2024
approval rate—
planning applications2
approved schemes2
councils worked in1
What they work on
The kinds of project Practical Foundations has filed planning applications for.
- Rear extension1
- Extension1
Where they’ve worked
Each pin is a planning application, coloured by its recorded decision.
Council experience
- Solihull — 2 applicationsSee planning experience in Solihull
Recent planning applications
- Approved34 Cranmore Road Castle Bromwich Solihull B36 9HJEnlarging existing garage at the rear and converting it into habitable space - No increase nor changing of height.
- Approved2 Hawkesbury Road Shirley Solihull B90 2QRSingle storey rear extension - Square off garage.
Planning history · public registers
Strong planning approval history
100% approvedapproved
100% of Practical Foundations's decided planning applications were approved (14 of 14 decisions across 1 council).
100%
Approval rate
14
Approved
14
Decisions
1
Councils
From council planning registers. This is planning-decision context from public planning data, not a guarantee of workmanship or service quality.
About
Verified architectural services in Coventry, West Midlands.
Reviews · public evidence
What the public record says
4.9out of 5
Highlights
"Ivan was thoroughly professional and efficient from start to finish. I found him really approachable and gave us so.e great ideas for out extension. Would definitely use for any future projects"
"WE USED PRACTICAL FOUNDATIONS TO HELP US WITH A PLANNING APPLICATION AND DO THE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS FOR OUR BUILDING PROJECT. THEY CAME ONSITE TO MEASURE UP AND HAVE A LOOK AT THE PROJECT SITE. THE DRAWINGS WERE DONE TO A GOOD STANDARD. THE SERVICE HAS BEEN EXCELLENT. WE HAD TO CHANGE THE DRAWINGS A FEW, ALL CHANGES WERE DONE AT SPEED. THEY WERE ON THE PHONE TO DISCUSS ANY PROBLEMS WHEN NEEDED AND COMMUNICATED BY EMAIL ALSO. I WOULD USE THEM AGAIN AND WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND THEM TO OTHERS.THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE."
"These are the best Artechure they know what they are doing ver precise. They helped my drawing for my buliding over sewage rear extension which was massive block with Seven Trent but present the drawing to them and everything was approved . The best in the Bussiness."
Detailed reviews
Showing the 3 reviews we hold full text for. The 15 headline total is the review volume reported across Practical Foundations’s public review sources.
These are the best Artechure they know what they are doing ver precise. They helped my drawing for my buliding over sewage rear extension which was massive block with Seven Trent but present the drawing to them and everything was approved . The best in the Bussiness.
Ivan was thoroughly professional and efficient from start to finish. I found him really approachable and gave us so.e great ideas for out extension. Would definitely use for any future projects
WE USED PRACTICAL FOUNDATIONS TO HELP US WITH A PLANNING APPLICATION AND DO THE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS FOR OUR BUILDING PROJECT. THEY CAME ONSITE TO MEASURE UP AND HAVE A LOOK AT THE PROJECT SITE. THE DRAWINGS WERE DONE TO A GOOD STANDARD. THE SERVICE HAS BEEN EXCELLENT. WE HAD TO CHANGE THE DRAWINGS A FEW, ALL CHANGES WERE DONE AT SPEED. THEY WERE ON THE PHONE TO DISCUSS ANY PROBLEMS WHEN NEEDED AND COMMUNICATED BY EMAIL ALSO. I WOULD USE THEM AGAIN AND WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND THEM TO OTHERS.THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
Local context
Rated 4.9★ — in line with the local average for architects in Coventry
Across 27 rated architects in Coventry, 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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✓Rating: 4.9★
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!Review volume: Low · 15
!Source diversity: 1 source
!Verification: Listed
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