GreenTrace Architect

25/02/2026

09/10/2025

The challenges and triumphs of securing planning consent for new eco-homes in the Wiltshire countryside. Navigating policy constraints with the 'tilted balance'. Read more: https://wix.to/3tbZpcN

The journey to secure planning consent for two new eco-homes at Sutton Lane has been a long one — shaped by policy constraints, persistence, and a strong collaborative effort between our client, Green Trace Architect, and planning consultant Nicky Pugh.A Countryside Site, a Challenging ContextThe ...

26/09/2025

Check out my blogpost about our completed eco home on a challenging plot in Bristol. I learnt so much and loved every minute.

29/03/2025

Today I am at the Home Energy Fair at SGS college in Stoke Gifford. It is a free event connecting contractors, construction professionals and homeowners with the latest in energy-efficient home improvements and green construction. Come say hi! There are some very interesting exhibits and people.

08/02/2025

Rock Lane eco home granted at appeal! Read more here: https://wix.to/ehCaVgX

We are celebrating already this new year: our appeal was allowed and we have received planning permission for a new eco-home in Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire. And rightly so, because the dwelling we designed was sensitive to to the context, neighbours, and the planet. It also made more effect...

03/01/2025

Replacement dwelling in the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB commended as "an example of development which respects its rural setting and enhances the landscape." Read the blog post here: https://wix.to/JLb0LuS

Now and again I have the opportunity to work on projects in remarkable places. The site for this project lies within the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB; up on the hill-slopes set between two hills. The land slopes towards the south with far reaching views of the valleys.Bwlch Isaf consists of a....

09/11/2024

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Well done Tuai for doing such a good job at Felix Road! We achieved planning permission for Tuai to convert a charming old brick bakery into a new dwelling. You can read all about that stage in a previous blog post here. The interior design has an industrial feel that is balanced with warm Moroccan-...

16/10/2024

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We have secured planning permission for two new eco-homes on a challenging site in Stroud. The client came to us after having a previous proposal refused by Stroud planning authority on multiple grounds including insensitive appearance and unviable access/enabling works. The previous designer had de...

12/10/2024

Extension and loft conversion project on a Bristol Victorian terraced home. Always lovely to see my clients enjoying the finished article. I put a lot of effort into the bathroom tiling layouts which really paid off.