Clients Comments: “As the Trustees of an Almshouse Charity we appointed Rachel Luckett as the Architect for a project to replace the external Doors and Windows to the Almshouses in Calverton, Milton Keynes.

The properties are Listed and therefore it was necessary for Rachel to obtain Listed Building Approval, together with the normal Planning and Building Regulation Approvals.

There were particularly difficult discussions and agreements required in relation to the Listed Building Approval, as we required the new glazing to be a double glazed arrangement, which the Local Authority were initially against in basic principle. As the Almshouses are, by definition, for the elderly, it was imperative that this was agreed - Rachel was successful in obtaining all the Approvals in the format which we imposed upon her.

The drawings prepared by Rachel were required to be very detailed, as it was the intention to put them out to Tender to large and small companies.

We found Rachel very personable, suitably formal when required, competent and very easy to deal with.”