Case Study: Maple House, St Albans
The Overview.
Another stunning bespoke home created by Mosaic Bespoke showcases our commitment to excellence and innovation. We utilised Permitted Development rights to their maximum, navigating the best path through planning permission with three separate applications. Some changes are subtle yet dramatic; the entire house was replaced except for the front and side walls. We dropped the floor level in the main house by a foot, incorporating underfloor heating throughout, a perfect example of our bespoke building services.
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The Challenges & Solutions
On the Maple House project, one of the key challenges was working within the constraints of Permitted Development rights while still delivering a truly bespoke and transformative renovation. Rather than pursuing full planning permission, we carefully navigated three separate Permitted Development applications to maximise what could be achieved under existing rights — a process that demanded precision and strategic planning from the outset. By doing so, we were able to retain and reuse the building’s original front and side walls while completely reimagining the internal and rear spaces, including lowering the main floor to enable a dramatic double-height kitchen living area. Throughout the build, close collaboration between design, construction, and specialist trades ensured that structural interventions (such as the installation of a nearly 9-metre steel beam) were executed seamlessly, and bespoke features like integrated joinery, underfloor heating, and bespoke interiors were delivered with exceptional quality.
Project Stages and Timeframes
Every home and brief is different, so timings can move depending on complexity, local authority response times, and contractor availability. Click each stage for a detailed breakdown of what is involved.
- High-level benchmarked cost assessment
- High-level programme overview
- Clear next-step roadmap
- Planning and policy review
- Site and technical assessment
- Bespoke Project Management Software activated
- Specification alignment
- Budget validation
- Feasibility conclusion and direction
- Planning application (if not yet approved)
- Full design coordination
- Building regulations completion
- Planning conditions discharge
- Refined cost plan and procurement validation
- Programme sequencing and risk mitigation
- Project team formalised
- Introduction to Project Coordinator
- Dedicated project leadership
- Dedicated build team assigned
- Live programme and cost control
- Variation management through the platform
- Quality inspections and consultant coordination
- Structured communication and reporting
- Professional snagging and handover
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