Canterbury's housing stock ranges from Victorian and Edwardian terraces in the suburbs to Georgian townhouses close to the city centre and newer developments across the district. Whatever the age, style or location of your home, our team will design an extension or alteration that improves how you live, responds to the character of your property and navigates the planning process smoothly.

We secured full Planning and Conservation Area consent for Pier View, a contemporary luxury apartment building on Herne Bay seafront, situated within a designated Conservation Area overseen by Canterbury City Council. Despite initial resistance from both the planning and conservation officers, we refined the scheme through constructive dialogue and responsive design adjustments to secure full approval, significantly enhancing the value of the site in the process.

Canterbury has one of the highest concentrations of listed buildings in Kent. Whether your property is Grade II, Grade II* or Grade I listed, Urban & Rural have the specialist expertise to design and deliver architectural work that meets Canterbury City Council's conservation standards while genuinely improving your building. Clients in neighbouring areas undertaking similar work will find the same specialist approach when they engage us as architects in Dover.

For clients with development plots - whether in the city or the surrounding villages of Bridge, Chartham, Sturry or Littlebourne - we design new build homes and residential schemes that respond naturally to their setting. Our approach is always contextual, ensuring new buildings sit comfortably in their surroundings.

The landscape surrounding Canterbury - from the orchards and farmland of the Stour Valley to the North Downs and the coastal plains - offers real opportunities for rural architectural projects. Urban & Rural are specialists in barn conversions, agricultural buildings, equestrian facilities and rural residential development across Kent. Clients across the wider region will find the same rural specialism in our work as architects in Deal.

Our practice has a strong track record in commercial, educational and institutional projects. Director Jonathan Sargood has worked extensively with independent schools, including St Edmund's School in Canterbury, as well as major commercial clients at Heathrow Airport and Marks & Spencer. For businesses and organisations in Canterbury, we offer full architectural and planning services for commercial and mixed-use development.