Philip Seddon Associates Ltd

Philip Seddon Associates is a private practice with vast and varied experience within the ever evolving construction industry, offering full professional services to the private; public, commercial and industrial sectors. We provide Professional advice on all aspects of property and construction, and are concerned with the aftercare and performance of existing buildings and working on site with new buildings. We offer design solutions for new and existing premises and liaising with local councils on any number of planning and environmental issues.
We provide a wide range of services to suit Client’s individual needs and because every project is not the same, we adapt solutions to meet our client’s needs; we pride ourselves on being approachable, friendly and efficient.
Listed below are the most frequent services we are asked to deliver by a wide variety of clients:
Buildings - maintenance, repair, refurbishment and restoration.
Architectural design - conversion, renovation, new build, alteration and home improvements
Building surveys - condition, dilapidation, schedules of conditions, specifications
Project Management/Contract Administration.
Specifications and schedules of work.
Preparing documents for tender, advising on appointment of contractors and procurement routes
Identifying and analysing building defects including proposals for repair
Preparing costing and programmes for completion of projects and specification of works
Party Wall Surveyor services.
Boundary Disputes.
Planning Appeal services.

Staff

Established in 1997, the practice has 4 staff, these are:
Philip Seddon BSc MRICS – Managing Director / Building Surveyor
David Mulgrew – BSc (Hons) Building Surveyor
Wendy Spanner – Office Manager
Guy Buckley – Trainee Surveyor

The workforce is dynamic as each member of staff works as an individual and when required, works as part of a team.


Reputation

We have an established reputation with clients, local authorities and consultants for reliability, technical knowledge and expertise, with three members of staff have over 20 years of experience each within the industry. Much of our work is based on referral, illustrating the satisfaction of our clients. We are efficient and thorough in our approach and continue to expand our knowledge with the ever changing nature of the construction industry and building regulation.

Specialise

We specialise in conversion/refurbishment of listed buildings and buildings within conservation areas, difficult/restricting sites, buildings and sites with contaminated land issues. We have a very good success rate with planning process and appeal process.

Mr P Seddon regularly attends Sefton Council planning forums, where he reviews current and future planning policies and local authority procedures.