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MERCHANT DESIGN
Architectural Drawing Services
☎ 07715 655809
Merchant Design is a

Planning & Architectural
Drawing Practice.

Measured surveys, existing & proposed drawings, and full planning submissions for homeowners and small builders across Hounslow and London — drawn by someone who spent twenty years on the other side of the council's desk.

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30+Yrs technical design
7London councils served
1:100Precision, every sheet
Existing and proposed elevation drawings for a residential extension, drawn by Merchant Design Services
PROPOSED & EXISTING ELEVATIONS SCALE 1:100
0 — 1 — 2 — 5 — 10 METRE

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Every project runs through the same five stages, from a measured site survey to a signed-off submission, so you always know what's happening and what comes next. More about the practice →

The Practice

Run by Sadiq Merchant, trained in architecture, built on the roads.

Merchant Design Services is a residential architectural drawing practice based in Hounslow, producing existing & proposed drawings, feasibility layouts and planning submissions for extensions, loft conversions and alterations across London.

Sadiq trained in architecture and interior design before spending two decades as a design and traffic engineer inside London councils and consultancies — Camden, Brent, Merton and Croydon among them — taking schemes from site survey through detailed design to sign-off with Building Control, Thames Water and the Planning Portal.

That council-side experience is what shows up on the drawing sheet: dimensions that hold up to scrutiny, notes that answer the planning officer's question before it's asked, and a process built around getting consent without a second round of revisions.

Qualifications — Revision Log
P01 HNC Building Studies — ArchitectureCollege of North West London 2003–05
P02 AutoCAD 2DWest Thames College, London 2001–02
P03 Diploma, Interior Design & DecorationLS Raheja School of Architecture 1987–90
P04 Furniture Making & DesigningSS Sabbu Siddik College 1989–90
P05 Senior design/traffic engineer rolesCamden, Brent, Merton, Croydon & consultancies 2005–26
What We Draw

Drawing packages for every stage of a residential project.

From a first feasibility sketch to the fully dimensioned set your builder and the council both need.

Site Surveys

Accurate existing floor plans and elevations, measured on site.

Spatial Planning

Early layouts testing what an extension or reconfiguration can achieve.

Loft & Garage Conversions

Habitable loft rooms, dormers and garage-to-living conversions.

Outbuilding Proposals

Garden rooms and outbuildings, designed and drawn for consent.

Building Refurbishment

Drawings for refurbishment projects, from single rooms to whole houses.

Planning Applications

Full submission packages prepared to Planning Portal requirements.

Building Regulations Drawings

Technical drawings and specification notes for Building Control sign-off.

Interior & Joinery Design

Room layouts and bespoke joinery drawings.

Project Types

Whatever the project, it starts the same way.

Most enquiries fall into one of four categories — each drawn to the standard the relevant consent needs.

TYPE / 01

Residential Extensions

Single and double-storey rear, side and wrap-around extensions.

TYPE / 02

Loft & Garage Conversions

Habitable loft rooms, dormers and garage-to-living-space conversions.

TYPE / 03

Change Of Use & Flat Conversions

Converting a single dwelling into flats, or a unit into a new use class.

TYPE / 04

New Build & Outbuildings

Garden rooms, outbuildings and new-build dwellings from an empty plot.

How A Project Runs

Site to sign-off, in five stages.

The same sequence used on council-side schemes, scaled down to a single house.

1

Site Survey

Existing building measured and recorded on site.

2

Feasibility

Options sketched out against Permitted Development limits.

3

Detailed Drawings

Existing & proposed plans, elevations and sections finalised.

4

Submission

Application lodged via the Planning Portal or Building Control.

5

Approval

Queries answered, drawings amended, consent secured.

Sample Drawing

112 Warwick Crescent, Hayes — Existing & Proposed Elevations

A recent single-storey rear extension and loft conversion scheme, drawn for planning submission.

Full elevation drawing sheet showing proposed and existing rear, front and side elevations for 112 Warwick Crescent, Hayes
Site Address112 Warwick Crescent, Hayes, UB4 8RQ
TitleExisting & Proposed Elevations
Drawn / CheckedNM / SM
Scale — Drawing No.1:100 — PL1/SM.012-02

Every sheet carries dimensioned elevations, a materials note matching new work to existing, and the fire & ventilation notes a Building Control officer looks for first.

1:100 @ A3
Coverage

Based in Hounslow, working across West & Greater London.

Site surveys and meetings are usually arranged in person; drawings can be produced for a project anywhere in London.

KEY — CURRENT COVERAGE AREA REF. AREAS-01
HounslowHayesEaling HillingdonHarrowBrent Richmond upon ThamesFelthamUxbridge SouthallSloughWindsor & Maidenhead
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Note — materials used in any exterior work should match the appearance of the existing dwellinghouse; all sets include interlinked smoke alarms, fire-rated doors to circulation space and window specification notes as standard, in line with current Building Regulations.

Client Feedback

What it's like working with the practice.

A few sample notes below — this panel is built to drop in real client reviews as projects complete.

★★★★★

"Clear from the first meeting — knew exactly what the planning officer would ask for and drew it in from the start."

HomeownerRear extension, Hayes
★★★★★

"Drawings came back on time, properly dimensioned, and the building control queries were minimal as a result."

Builder / ContractorLoft conversion, Hounslow
★★★★★

"Good at explaining the process in plain terms and honest early on about what would and wouldn't get consent."

HomeownerGarage conversion, Ealing

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Get In Touch

Send over your address and what you have in mind.

A short call or site visit is usually enough to scope a feasibility drawing and a fixed quote.

Contact Details

Webmerchant-design.co.uk
Phone07715 655809
Emailinfo@merchant-design.co.uk
Studio34 Channel Close, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW5 0PJ
AreaHounslow, Hayes & across Greater London

Drawings are prepared to the scale and paper size your local authority requires — typically 1:100 or 1:50 at A3.

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