Originally built in the 1960s as gardeners accommodation for the adjacent Jacobean manor house, Manor Lodge had been extended and refitted in the 1980s. By 2017 it required full refurbishment and enlarging to meet modern expectations. Sat in almost an acre of formal gardens within an affluent Cheshire location, this property provided an excellent platform for redevelopment. With ample room in the plot to spread out the right approach was to refurbish rather than rebuild.

Extending to create a fourth bedroom, dressing rooms and third bathroom, the project also featured a redesigned layout creating an open plan family living kitchen, large lounge, new home office and bedrooms in a private wing, essential for any single-storey residence. A large modern patio completed the transformation. The result was a visually stunning single-storey home, combining traditional high quality Cheshire brick, characterful cladding and modern windows, in a high value parkland setting.

Key elements:

Complex planning process in Green Belt environment where the house had already been extended in various stages

Substantial extension to create new master suite/bedroom 4

Redesigned layout to meet modern expectations including provision of: home office, utility and guest cloaks 

Major structural modifications to create modern open spaces 

Full roof renewal 

Full reglaze in aluminium, including feature bi-folds and shaped glass into roofline

Full: rewire, plumbing, heating and plastering 

New kitchen and 3.5 bathrooms

High quality finishing internally and externally

Garden landscaping and infrastructure to connect the refreshed property to its established large gardens.