Specialist Service 01

Residential Design Support

Outsourced CAD and drafting support for UK residential projects, from single-storey extensions to full house renovations. One remote studio covering the drawing production your practice needs at every stage.


Overview

JDS Designs supports UK architectural practices across the full range of residential project work, providing the CAD drafting, planning drawings, and building regulations documentation that residential projects depend on at each stage. Rather than a single fixed deliverable, this is ongoing production support built around how residential projects actually progress — from initial survey through to construction-ready detail.

We work on the residential project types that make up the bulk of most UK practices' workload: single and double-storey extensions, loft conversions, garage conversions, internal reconfigurations, full house renovations, and small residential new build. Each project moves through existing drawings, proposed design drawings, planning submission, and building regulations, and we provide drafting support at whichever stage your practice needs it.

This is built for UK architectural practices, most typically studios of one to twenty people, that handle a consistent flow of residential extension, renovation, and conversion work and need reliable drawing production without carrying that capacity in-house. It suits practices managing seasonal peaks in residential planning applications, firms that want a dependable overflow resource during busy periods, and studios looking to take on more residential volume without increasing headcount.

How it works

  1. Step 01

    Brief and scope

    You send existing drawings, survey data, or a project brief covering what stage of work is needed.

  2. Step 02

    Draft development

    Drawings are produced to UK standards and your practice's drawing template where supplied.

  3. Step 03

    Review

    Draft issued for your comments, with two revision rounds included as standard.

  4. Step 04

    Final issue

    Approved drawings delivered in DWG and PDF, ready for planning submission, building control, or client sign-off.

  5. Step 05

    Ongoing support

    Further stages, revisions, or amendments picked up as the project progresses.

Frequently asked questions

  • Can you support a residential project from survey through to building control, or only single stages?

    Both. You can brief in a single stage, such as a planning pack for an already-designed extension, or use us across the full project lifecycle from survey through planning to building regulations.

  • Do you work on loft conversions and garage conversions as well as extensions?

    Yes. Residential design support covers the full range of common residential project types, including single and double-storey extensions, loft conversions, garage conversions, internal reconfigurations, and full house renovations.

  • What if our residential project involves converting a property into an HMO?

    HMO conversions have their own specific regulatory considerations, so we handle those under our dedicated HMO Projects service rather than general residential support.

  • Do you produce 3D visuals as well as technical drawings for residential projects?

    Yes. 3D visualisation is available alongside the technical drawing work, useful for client sign-off before planning submission or to support a planning application with visual context.

Ready to bring residential design support drawing production into your workflow?

Send us a brief or book a 30-minute discovery call — we respond within one business day.