Habito Designs is a RIBA Chartered, ARB-registered architecture practice working with homeowners in Bagshot and the surrounding Surrey Heath villages. Led by architect Priti Shahare, with over 20 years of experience, we design house extensions, loft conversions and whole-house renovations — and we have already completed a family home extension in Bagshot itself.
Our Highclere project is a Bagshot home we refurbished and extended, so we know the village’s housing and how Surrey Heath assesses schemes here.
RIBA Chartered practice status and ARB registration give you a verifiable standard of design quality, professional conduct and insurance.
We test Green Belt, heathland and conservation constraints before any design time is spent, which protects your budget and your programme.
You deal directly with Priti throughout — open, practical advice at every stage of the RIBA Plan of Work.
Highclere is a typical four-bedroom detached house on a large corner plot in Bagshot. We designed a rear extension that is part two-storey and part single-storey, creating a new family room and an open-plan kitchen and dining space that connects directly to the garden. Upstairs, the layout was re-planned to form a large master suite, enlarge two bedrooms and add a family bathroom. Large corner glazed sliding doors and vertical timber boarding at first floor give the extension a clean, contemporary finish that remains subservient to the original house. See the Highclere project in Bagshot.
Bagshot sits on the A30 in the north-west of Surrey, within Surrey Heath Borough and the civil parish of Windlesham alongside Lightwater and Windlesham village. The village is on the outer edge of the Green Belt and is separated from its neighbours by open heathland, much of it Ministry of Defence or Royal Estate land. That setting shapes what can be built:
extensions must not be disproportionate to the original dwelling, so the size of any previous additions matters.
the surrounding heathland is protected. Standard householder extensions are rarely affected, but schemes creating a new dwelling may need mitigation.
Surrey Heath has conservation areas in and around Bagshot, where permitted development is restricted.
where it applies, it can remove the need for an application altogether. Our explainer on permitted development rights sets out the limits.
We also work in Lightwater, Windlesham, Camberley, Chobham and Bisley. Just over the county boundary we design homes in Ascot and Sunninghill, both in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Surrey Heath Borough Council. Surrey is moving to two unitary councils from April 2027; until then, the borough council continues to decide applications.
Often, yes. Policy allows extensions that are not disproportionate to the original building. We measure what has already been added and test the options before design starts.
It is not a legal requirement, but a chartered architect makes sure the design works within permitted development or planning policy and meets Building Regulations for stairs, fire safety and structure. Our loft conversion guide explains the key considerations.
Yes. We visit, listen to your brief and explain the realistic options with no obligation.
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Our brief to Habito Designs and Priti was a simple one but difficult. Turn our quirky Edwardian house with its complicated roof structure into something beautiful. She worked hard to solve the problems which our house gifted her. We were amazed when she finally showed us a design of what she proposed. Well done and thank you Priti.
I have been highly delighted working with Habito, the hard work has been taken out of my hands, the undertaking of the design has been an inspiration. My project is finished on time & within budget! I am looking forward to the next project. Thank you
Priti at Habito Designs took extra care to understand all elements of the project, budget constraints and works to deliver above and beyond quality work. She looked after our tired looking 1970 house, from start to finish, providing everything that was needed to finish our extension. Highly recommended, very thorough and professional service with good advice throughout.
Excellent experience. After our brief, Priti came back with ideas that suited our needs. She gave a clear explanation of the different options and helped us along at every stage. The whole process was a lot less stressful because of her input! Highly recommend!
Really professional, helpful and creative. While we’re still at design and planning stages, Priti at Habito Designs had lots of good ideas to meet our wants list for the build. A professional company that understands the clients brief and improves it from their experience and vision.
Priti has handled our project of refurbishing the indoor swimming pool and creating a new gym area. She has dealt with every aspect of the project, including initial design, defining budget, selecting contractors, suggesting style and materials, dealing with the ongoing works etc etc. We are very glad we hired her, as she has done an excellent job from start to finish. We couldn't have done without her. Highly recommend!
Priti understood our needs, and that was clearly reflected in her designs. Her client service skills are superb. She was always a phone call away if we had questions and explained her drawings or the process before we proceeded to the next step. She was on top of things and kept us in the loop until our planning permission was approved. Highly recommended.
We used Habito Designs to help convert the garage and re-design the downstairs layout. Priti was great to bring our ideas to life and dealt well with our changing ideas! She managed the whole planning application process on our behalf which was really helpful. Would recommend.
We have used Habito Designs previously and cannot recommend Priti highly enough. Priti helped us every step of the way and was extremely professional throughout the process. She came up with new ideas, listened carefully to what we wanted and got us the perfect designs. Would certainly use again.
Priti is an amazing architect with great vision and communication. I have no problems with recommending her to my clients. Keep up the great work!
I found Habito Designs to be very professional, and very efficient company to deal with, Priti was very helpful and gave good constructive advice.
I have found Habito Designs too knowledgeable and efficient. I would certainly recommend them.