Jago Bruford Design

We provide initial advice, feasibility designs, detailed drawings, specifications, planning and building regulation applications for the following types of small project:

• House extensions & alterations loft conversions
• Structural beam design and detailing
• Garage conversions
• New garages
• Individual new dwellings and small multiple house schemes
• Barn & outbuilding conversions

We can also advise on and assist with the selection of contractors and sub-contractors, arranging and administering building contracts, appointing other consultants [project managers, structural and services engineers, planning consultants, quantity surveyors and other specialists] where required. We aim to give you as much or as little help as you require bringing your project to a satisfactory completion – on time and on budget.

Where we operate
We will consider commissions in any part of the UK, but we work predominantly in the local authority district of Weymouth and Portland and West Dorset. If you are considering a typical house extension, even if you know exactly what you want, you will normally need help to obtain the necessary consents from the local council [planning permission, building regulations, listed building consent as appropriate] and to obtain quotes from builders.

We can help by
Preparing the necessary plans and supporting information such as specifications, and design & access statements advising what consents you will need and dealing with the applications obtaining specialist services, for instance structural and thermal calculations putting you in touch with builders in your area and, if required, helping you to obtain and analyse quotations providing all relevant structural calculations and detailing including beams, wind posts, retaining walls and structural foundations.


For more complex projects, we can:

• Take your instructions and advise on
• Preparing the necessary plans and supporting information such as specifications, design & access statements
• Advising what consents you will need and dealing with the applications
• Obtaining specialist services, for instance structural and thermal calculations
• Putting you in touch with builders in your area and, if required, helping you to obtain and analyse quotations
• Provide preliminary designs, and alternative ideas for your consideration deal with applications for approvals, and coordination of other consultants information help with obtaining tenders and selection and appointing of builders and sub-contractors deal with administration of building contracts advise on obtaining building guarantees
• Prepare detailed drawings for applications and for obtaining quotations
• Prepare supplementary documents such as specifications, design statements
• Advise on the need for associated consultant services and help you with appointing these

Our fees
Each project is priced with a fixed fee agreed at the proposal stage and individually according to its complexity and the services you request. We do not have ‘standard packages’ or apply percentage rates.