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Design Spec Ltd

A design practice registered in Hockley. 159 planning applications on PlanIndex across 18 councils . On the register from 2019 to 2026.

103 granted and 39 refused of 142 decided applications in our index. A record of decisions already made, not a forecast of the next one.

Where they work

  1. Southend-on-Sea76

    68% approved here, against 89% for the council

  2. Basildon25

    71% approved here, against 93% for the council

  3. Uttlesford13

    85% approved here, against 81% for the council

  4. Brentwood8

    100% approved here, against 88% for the council

  5. East Hertfordshire5

    80% approved here, against 85% for the council

  6. Thurrock4
  7. Cambridge4
  8. Harlow4
  9. Brent4
  10. South Cambridgeshire3
  11. Hertsmere3
  12. Dacorum2

And 6 other councils.

What they file

  1. Householder41%
  2. Full applications32%
  3. Lawful development12%
  4. Amendments5%
  5. Conditions5%

Company record

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Registered name
DESIGN SPEC LIMITED
Company number
09106854
Status
Active
Incorporated
30 June 2014
Registered in
Hockley

Track record

The 10 most recent applications naming this firm

  • 26/03281/HFUL Awaiting decision

    17 Whitehill Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8LU

    Single storey side and rear extensions. Relocation of front entrance to the principal elevation with erection of a porch canopy.

    Submitted 28 Aug 2026 Householder
  • DC/26/03576 Awaiting decision

    20 Edies Lane Leavenheath Colchester Suffolk CO6 4PA

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Use of the property as a solo residential childrens home for one young person, providing 24-hour residential care and support with associated staffing. C3 to C2

    Submitted 18 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • DC/26/03576 Awaiting decision

    20 Edies Lane Leavenheath Colchester Suffolk CO6 4PA

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) - Use of the property as a solo residential childrens home for one young person, providing 24-hour residential care and support with associated staffing. C3 to C2

    Submitted 18 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/01087/FULH Status unknown

    2 Willow Close Eastwood Essex SS9 5XG

    Install dormers to front and rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace

    Submitted 14 Aug 2026 Householder
  • 26/01026/FULH Status unknown

    49 Imperial Avenue Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 8NQ

    Hip to half hip roof extension with dormers to front and rear and rooflights to front and rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace

    Submitted 1 Aug 2026 Householder
  • 26/00910/FULH Status unknown

    Land Rear Of 67 Dandies Drive Eastwood Essex

    Erect single storey double garage on the land to the rear

    Submitted 10 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/0891/MA Granted

    44 Cardinal Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1ER

    Application for a non-material amendment to allow for the removal of the proposed front projection from the approved outbuilding following the grant of planning permission ref. 26/0096/HSE.

    Decided 21 Aug 2026
  • 26/01429/FHA Granted

    29 Parsons Close Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8EB

    Single-storey rear extension, front porch and solar panels on existing roof slope.

    Decided 23 Jul 2026 Householder
  • 26/00845/FULH Granted

    55 St Andrews Road Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 9JL

    Erect single storey rear/side extension with rooflight, convert garage into habitable accommodation and replace flat roof, alter elevations

    Decided 19 Aug 2026 Householder
  • 26/00836/FULH Granted

    25 The Crest Eastwood Essex SS9 5NJ

    Convert existing garage into habitable accommodation alter front elevation

    Decided 14 Aug 2026 Householder

149 more applications on record

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