About Us:

HR Jess is an architectural and surveying consultancy practice established in 2001. Based in Jordanstown, County Antrim. The professional team comprises Architectural & Planning Consultants, Technicians, Designers, Surveyors and Civil & Structural Engineers.

We provide a complete service for all types of projects from Site Conception, Planning Permission Approval, Building Control Approval, and Project Management through to Completion.

Our Skills:

Our architectural capabilities extend to all types of projects including Commercial Shop Units, Internal Fit outs, Industrial Warehouses, Indoor Adventure Playgrounds, Churches & Community Buildings, Golf Driving Ranges, Landfill Sites, Restaurants & Bars, Wind Turbines, Agricultural Buildings, Nursing Homes, Residential Apartment and Housing Developments, one-off Dwellings and all types of Domestic Extensions & Alterations.

We are also Chartered Surveyors and can provide Building Condition Surveys & Reports and Land Transfer Mapping for Conveyancing purposes.

H R Jess Ltd carries Full Professional Indemnity Insurance for each building and can provide Certification and Site Inspections for Mortgaging. We have many years experience dealing with Lending Institutions and Solicitors and their individual requirements.

Services:

New Home Design & Self Build

Planning & building your own home can be a complex exercise with many different bodies, trades and authorities involved from conception to completion.

We simplify the process by breaking it down into the main stages:
Consultation - Planning - Building Control - Tendering and Construction.

With the support of our vision, experience and technical ability we will ensure that you realise your dream home.

Extensions & Remodelling

We are experienced in designing extensions & remodelling to suit any type of building and improve your home.

We can manage all of the building process, including helping you secure planning consent and building regulation certification, finding a suitable builder, monitoring progress, standards and safety on site, arranging input from specialists and overseeing construction to completion. We also undertake disabled adaptions/extensions and grant funded work.


Commercial Building Design

We specialise in the design and planning of a wide range of commercial projects including:

Retail & commercial shop units
Industrial warehouses & factories
Community buildings & recreation areas
Our buildings are never over-designed ensuring maximum value per square foot of construction cost, but also maintain the flexibility so that the building may cater for a number of different uses in its lifetime.

Residential Developments

We have created numerous housing developments over the years with tens of projects in our portfolio ranging from small 3-4 units to large residential developments. A balance of quality design and economical cost to build is paramount for our clients. HR Jess can cater for all style requirements from modern to traditional and everything in between. We can provide feasiblitiy studies, development advice, design concept statements & land transfer mapping to provide the developer with a complete in house service from conception to completion.

Countryside Planning

Planning in Northern Ireland is a complex system and at times can be extremely frustrating. Since 2001 we have gained a reputation for quality design and cultivated a strong working relationship with planners in Northern Ireland, which benefits our clients greatly. We cover all aspects and types of planning whether it is a one off dwelling in the countryside or a site for 15 houses in an urban setting. HR Jess also deal with Planning Enforcement issues and objections to planning applications.