"I’d not hesitate to recommend Aura. They team are the perfect balance of creative and practical, imagination and solutions, to make whatever dream you have come to life."
"Aura kindly carried out some work for me on a small but compact development for me. It required precision, experience and haste, Aura were extremely efficient in all of these areas. I will 100% recommend and use Aura again."
"Aura Architecture is a highly professional firm of architects that always have the clients best interests at heart. The quality of their plans and drawings is superb and their turn-around when making amendments well within expected timelines."
Aura is ideally positioned to manage residential architecture projects throughout Southwark. With strong relationships with the Southwark Borough Council’s planning and building control teams, our in-depth knowledge of local housing requirements enables us to secure planning permissions efficiently.
Whether you’re considering a loft conversion, extension, or a new build, our architects are dedicated to creating energy-efficient, beautifully designed spaces tailored to your needs and aimed at enhancing the value of your property.
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Local Expertise: Our experience with Southwark’s unique architectural styles and planning requirements ensures your project is in capable hands.
Award-Winning Design: Recognised for our innovative designs and trustworthy service, AURA Homes has been awarded ‘Most Trusted Residential Architecture Practice – Greater London’.
Cutting-Edge Technology: We use 3D modelling and Virtual Reality to help you visualise your project before construction begins, avoiding costly changes later on.
End-to-End Service: From initial concept to completion, we manage every aspect of your project, ensuring a seamless experience.
How Much Does It Cost?
Our transparent fixed-fee structure means no surprises. We provide a detailed, itemised quote upfront, ensuring your project stays on budget.
Ready to transform your Southwark home? Get in touch with us to discuss your project and discover how we can bring your vision to life.
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Planning Permission in Southwark
Southwark Architect Services
Southwark Council is divided into 21 wards, which are grouped together to form five Community Councils: Bermondsey and Rotherhithe, Borough, Bankside and Walworth, Camberwell, Dulwich, and Peckham and Nunhead.
Wherever you live within the Southwark borough, the Planning permission portal can be found here.
Using the National Planning Portal, any architect can apply for permission anywhere in the country. However, much must be said for using a team already familiar with Southwark applications.
Firstly, they know what to expect in performance and can tell if a delay is typical or points to some problem. Secondly, they get to know the favourite concerns or solutions that the team raises or accepts – this can help you make choices at the start of the project rather than waiting until a problem comes up and time is wasted.
At AURA the creative design skill for your ideal home is blended with practical knowledge of how local planning authorities think, saving you valuable time and money.
Graham, Mark and the Aura team have supported us on the planning permission and design of our building works. The service has been 2nd to none - white glove level. Mark our main contact is responsive and helpful. Using Aura was a superb… More decision and looking forward to completing the journey with them over the next months.
As main contractors with appreciation for good and efficient design, we were very impressed with Aura from day 1.
The tender pack had more information than some other projects we have done at completion, all the information is precise and… More carefully considered.
On top of that their ongoing project management is flexible and approachable.
Hope we get to work with them again in the future.
We instructed Aura Architects for a self-build project, they have seamlessly guided us through the process with great care and detail. We have thoroughly enjoyed with Francesco who was been extremely helpful and patient with the project,… More getting us to planning approval which took over 2 years but this did not deter his dedication to the project in what has been a very challenging process.
The whole process has been handled professionally with great communication and understanding from Aura who have taken great care to ensure we are happy and understand each of the key elements.
We are absolutely thrilled with what Aura have created for us and we can not wait to see the project come to life.
I am pleased to recommend Aura for any of your architectural needs! They have been fab and most importantly reliable! Thanks very much and a special thanks to Francesco.
Thanks, J&D.
I'm pleased to provide a review of Aura Homes for their work on our 4-bedroom self-built home in Hertfordshire. It has been a great experience working with them. Architect Francesco in particular displayed a good understanding of our… More vision and delivered a design that met our expectations. Their expertise and attention to detail were evident throughout the project.
Ben is firstly a great guy, full of ideas and creativity and positivity, along with experience and intelligence. Secondly, he isn't going anywhere, he is very trustworthy, a man of his word, stable and growing his business in and around… More London. Always looking to find the best solution for your needs and not afraid to show ambition for your project, whilst having a strong knowledge of all current rules/regs and an understanding of the objectives and constraints of the planning system. As an outgoing and gregarious networker, he has positioned Aura as introducer & deal-maker, so if you need introductions to trusted quality services like: Builders, Project Finance, Consultants (e.g. Traffic, Trees, Planning Law) - he usually knows someone!
I recently contacted Aura Homes Ltd to discuss a small development project. The project was unusual and a lot of factors needed to be taken into account due to the location, site surroundings and practicality of the proposal.
I originally… More discussed it with Ben Richards who I found to be helpful, knowledgable and very accommodating in that he listened intently to give a fair assessment of feasibility.
Iris Kouneni was assigned to me and met with me to thoroughly discuss and understand what my intentions were. Like Ben, she digested my layman’s view and proceeded to give me her professional opinion.
Iris and Ben were an absolute delight to work with, professional, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and communicative to mention just a few of their qualities.
Unfortunately due to the COVID19 lockdown we have had to shelve the project.
It's been a pleasure to work with Aura Homes Ltd, refreshingly honest and professional.
I look forward to working together with them in the future.
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