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## [A contemporary glazed extension to a Grade II Listed cottage](https://blog.croftarchitecture.com/projects/sensitively-merging-old-with-new-with-a-contemporary-glazed-extension-to-a-grade-ii-listed-cottage)

 Our clients have lived in their Grade II Listed cottage in a small hamlet in Staffordshire for many years. The rural community is set in its own parish and is designated as a conservation area by Staffordshire County Council. The property is a typical modest early 19th century Grade II listed farmhouse consisting of two storeys. The house has a render finish to the brickwork and screened with ... 

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## [Spacious extension and renovation for family life](https://blog.croftarchitecture.com/projects/spacious-extension-and-renovation-for-family-life)

 Our team have dramatically overhauled this 1980's house to create the perfect space for evolving family life and to maximise the light and views. 

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## [Plans approved on project to transform Lichfield Primary School](https://blog.croftarchitecture.com/projects/plans-approved-on-project-to-transform-lichfield-primary-school)

 The Willows Primary School in Lichfield is a growing primary within walking distance of the heart of the city. Although the school is in easy reach of the city centre its location within the leafy suburbs places it within the heart of the smaller community within easy reach of the surrounding open fields. 

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## [Gentleshaw primary Academy New Classrooms Support School Growth](https://blog.croftarchitecture.com/projects/gentleshaw-primary-academy-new-classrooms-support-school-growth)

 In Brief Gentleshaw Primary is part of the Future Generation Trust Academies. The Trust was established in 2015 and Gentleshaw joined shortly after in 2017. 

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## [A Traditional Self-Build with a Sustainable Twist](https://blog.croftarchitecture.com/projects/a-traditional-self-build-with-an-sustainable-twist)

 The understated exterior of our client’s new self-build home barely hints at the property’s more contemporary interiors. In fact, it’s a house brimming with design and sustainable innovation, inside and out. In Brief Our client’s property is located within a small traditional village in South Staffordshire only a short drive away from the county town of Stafford. They have lived in their property ... 

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## [Extension & Renovation - Transforming a Dated Detached into a Stylish & Unique Forever Home](https://blog.croftarchitecture.com/projects/extension-renovation-transforming-a-dated-detached-into-a-stylish-unique-forever-home)

 You may recall from our previous blogs, that we have been following our clients', as they journeyed through the process of buying a house, extending and renovating. 

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## [New application submitted for major new housing development in Staffordshire](https://blog.croftarchitecture.com/projects/new-application-submitted-for-major-new-housing-development-in-staffordshire)

 In Brief 

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## [A complicated House - made simple](https://blog.croftarchitecture.com/projects/a-complicated-house-made-simple)

 In brief Location, location, location When looking for your perfect home where you can put down your grass roots and start a family there are many ‘must haves’ that we all have on our wish lists. The obvious contenders are price and location with many other niceties, like the number of bedrooms, layout and decor taking a back seat. As we all know, location can sell a home to those who strive to ... 

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## [Outline Planning Approval for new Luxury Housing](https://blog.croftarchitecture.com/projects/outline-planning-approval-for-new-luxury-housing)

 In Brief Our clients own a farm and farm land in a small village in south Staffordshire. The farm had been in possession of our client’s family for years. The business of farming and the property has been passed down through the farming generations, but over time, they had considered re purposing some of their land within their pastures to provide another means of income outside of their farming ... 

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## [Moddershall Oaks new offices & made health and fitness](https://blog.croftarchitecture.com/projects/moddershall-oaks-new-offices-made-health-and-fitness)

 In Brief Client: Moddershall Oaks Country Spa Retreat 

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