JS Building Consultancy has been offering architectural and building surveying services out of its west Yorkshire base for more than 20 years. Established by John Sharples, the firm’s Principal who has more than 40 years’ experience of the construction and management of buildings, JS Building Consultancy continues to thrive working with clients across the North of England. We specialise in the design, construction, and management of buildings to both the residential and commercial sectors, offering a comprehensive range of architectural design and building survey related services. A building, be it a house, a factory, shop, or a commercial office, has many facets.

You hope to purchase a building, do you know its condition and it is not so obvious defects? The cost of a building survey will be comparatively small compared to the cost of remedying those not so obvious defects.

You have your building and are wanting to convert it or part of it into living accommodation, will you or won’t you need planning permission? We can advise you on that and prepare the architectural drawings if required.

Do you intend to make some alterations made to the property that involves building work, Will building regulation approval be required? We can help you with this and prepare the technical drawings for building regulation approval; do not confuse these with those used for planning these contain more information and are the ones your contractor will use when carrying out the work.

It is intended to excavate in close proximity to a neighbouring building, build a wall on the boundary, or carry out work on a shared wall or structure with your neighbour, what is the correct procedure to follow to minimise its effect on the neighbouring property and avoid costly disputes? We can advise you of the correct procedures that should be adhered to under the Party Wall Act, we can draft the necessary documentation and put in place the necessary agreement to enable that work to proceed.

You need someone to manage your project, or just to check on the contractors work for quality and stage payments we can help here too. You will find a comprehensive list with detailed descriptions of the services we offer on Our Services page.