Kitchen Extension Design Services

The Heart of the Home, Properly Designed. Sussex & Surrey.

Why Sussex Homeowners Trust ArchEvolve With Kitchen Extensions

A kitchen extension is rarely just about square footage. It is about how the family actually cooks, eats and gathers. ArchEvolve is MCIAT-chartered with 500 projects completed across the region.
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Kitchen Extensions: Where Layout Decisions Get Made Too Late

A kitchen extension is one of the most used spaces in the house, yet layout decisions are often made around a kitchen supplier’s showroom units rather than the architecture of the room itself. This produces kitchens that look good in isolation but do not flow with the rest of the home.

Common challenges

How ArchEvolve solves them

How an ArchEvolve Project Works

Every project follows a clear, stage-by-stage process aligned with the RIBA Plan of Work framework.
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Initial Consultation
We discuss your brief, site and budget for your kitchen extension project, along with any planning constraints specific to your council. Free, no obligation.
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Feasibility Assessment
We assess planning viability and site constraints before any design fees are committed. This includes understanding how the family cooks, eats and entertains before any layout is drawn.
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Concept Design
We develop the kitchen extension design in 3D and produce Enscape renders for your review before planning is prepared.
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Planning Application
We prepare and submit the full application to your local planning authority and manage it through to decision.
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Building Regulations
We produce the full Building Regulations package covering structure, thermal performance, drainage and fire safety. Kitchen extensions with large glazed openings require structural steel calculations, which we coordinate directly with a structural engineer.
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Construction Drawings
We deliver the complete technical drawing set your contractor needs to build your kitchen extension accurately on site.
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Construction Support
We remain available during the build to respond to queries and issue drawing updates where required.
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A Different Standard of Design for Kitchen Extensions in Sussex and Surrey

Most practices in the region still work in 2D CAD. ArchEvolve designs kitchen extension projects in Revit and renders in Enscape, so you see the finished space before planning is submitted.
3D Visualisations Included

Every kitchen extension project is modelled in Revit and rendered in Enscape. You see accurate light, materials and spatial quality before a planning application goes in.

Faster Planning Submissions

Drawings produced in a coordinated 3D environment are more complete and less prone to officer queries, which keeps your kitchen extension timeline on track.

Local Planning Knowledge

ArchEvolve has submitted kitchen extension applications across West Sussex, East Sussex and Surrey planning authorities. Your submission is prepared for the specific council from day one.

End-to-End Service

From feasibility through to construction drawings, Alex Page manages every stage of your kitchen extension project personally. No handoffs, no junior staff taking over mid-project.

Kitchen Extension Design Across Sussex and Surrey

ArchEvolve designs open-plan kitchen extensions for family homes throughout West Sussex, East Sussex and Surrey.

Many single storey kitchen extensions to the rear fall under permitted development, subject to size limits. Our guide to extension limits covers the current thresholds.

Costs depend on floor area, glazing specification and the kitchen fit-out itself, which is separate from the design and construction cost of the extension shell. See our house extension cost guide for the shell costs.

After the architectural layout is developed, ideally. ArchEvolve designs the room proportions, structural openings and glazing first, so your kitchen supplier can then design units that fit the space perfectly rather than compromising the architecture to fit standard unit widths.

Yes, this is one of the most requested outcomes. ArchEvolve designs structural openings and sightlines to connect the new kitchen extension with existing living and dining spaces, creating a genuinely open-plan ground floor.

It can, if the glazing specification and orientation are not properly considered. ArchEvolve factors solar control, ventilation and shading into the design from the concept stage to avoid this common problem.

The service covers feasibility assessment, 3D concept design focused on layout and light, planning application, full Building Regulations drawings, and construction drawings for your builder.

ArchEvolve covers West Sussex, East Sussex and Surrey, including Worthing, Horsham, Chichester, Crawley, Guildford and Brighton, with a free initial consultation offered throughout the region.

Frequently Asked Questions

Start Your Kitchen Extension Design Today

Free initial consultation for homeowners across Sussex and Surrey. Get in touch to discuss your kitchen.
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