Open-plan kitchens · Wareham, Dorset
Open-Plan Kitchen Designin Wareham
Vision draft
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Based in Poole since 2017 · Covering Wareham and the wider Dorset area
What we design
Open up your home, your way.
Wall removal
Open the kitchen into the living room or dining room. See where walls can go and how the space flows.
Kitchen island layout
Reposition the kitchen with a central island. Perfect for socialising while cooking.
Internal reconfiguration
Move walls, widen doorways, and redesign your ground floor without extending the footprint.
How it works
Three steps to your open-plan kitchen.
Share your space
Paste a Rightmove link or upload photos. We'll map out your current layout.
See the vision
Receive a professional before-and-after floor plan within 24 hours via your online portal.
Take the next step
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Open-Plan Kitchens in Wareham: Heritage Homes, Modern Layouts
Wareham's town centre — enclosed by Saxon walls — contains some of Dorset's most characterful period properties. Outside the walls, Stoborough, Sandford, and the surrounding villages offer a mix of post-war and modern homes. Open-plan kitchen-diners work beautifully in both settings: period homes gain dramatic character-filled living spaces, while modern homes become brighter and more sociable. Our team designs open-plan layouts for both types of Wareham property.
Listed Properties Within the Town Walls
Wareham's listed cottages and townhouses have thick masonry walls, low ceilings, and small rooms designed for a different era. Opening up the ground floor creates a dramatic transformation — but it requires careful structural assessment and Listed Building Consent. Our vision drafts for listed Wareham properties show which walls can realistically be removed, where steel or timber beams would sit, and how the open-plan layout preserves the building's historic character.
Modern Homes in Stoborough and Sandford
The post-war and modern homes around Stoborough, Sandford, and along the Bere Regis Road have conventional construction with straightforward internal layouts. Open-plan conversions in these properties are simple and cost-effective — often involving the removal of a single block partition between the kitchen and living room. Our vision drafts show the transformation clearly, and many of these walls do not require structural steel.
Typical properties in Wareham
North Street, Wareham — residential properties within the Saxon-walled town centre
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Stone-built cottage with traditional roof, characteristic of Wareham's Purbeck stone buildings
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Regulations for Open-Plan Conversions in Wareham
Internal wall removal in Wareham does not usually require planning permission. However, listed buildings require Listed Building Consent for any internal alteration, and load-bearing wall removal always needs Building Regulations approval through Dorset Council.
Do I need Listed Building Consent for wall removal in Wareham?
Many properties within Wareham's town walls are listed. Internal wall removal in a listed building requires Listed Building Consent from Dorset Council — this applies even to non-structural partition walls. The assessment considers the impact on the building's historic significance. We produce designs that demonstrate how the open-plan layout respects the building's character, including material specifications and heritage impact assessments that smooth the consent process.
What Building Regulations apply for structural wall removal in Wareham?
When a load-bearing wall is removed in any Wareham property, Building Regulations require structural engineer calculations and Building Control inspections. Dorset Council's Building Control team oversees the process. We coordinate the structural engineer, Building Control application, and site inspections as a managed service — one point of contact for the entire process.
See the walls come down.
Your vision draft shows exactly which walls move, where the kitchen flows into the living space, and how the new layout works day-to-day. Professional 2D plans drawn by qualified drafters.
- Before and after floor plan
- Accurate room dimensions
- Share directly with builders
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Your journey
Start small. Scale when ready.
Vision Draft
See your open-plan layout before you commit
3D Laser Scan
Millimetre-accurate measured survey
Structural Calcs
Engineer-certified steel beam sizing
Full Build
Vetted builders with trade pricing
Common questions
Open-plan kitchens in Wareham
Areas we cover
Open-plan kitchens across Dorset
Also serving nearby: Poole, Dorchester, Weymouth
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