Many householders love the idea of having wooden conservatories and small wonder; these are stylish, attractive spaces in which to grow lots of plants, enjoy new space to relax in and entertain guests.
No doubt everyone in this position will have lots of major ideas and some particular quirks in mind, which a bespoke designer can accommodate. But there are also some major external issues to consider.
Fitting a conservatory will take up some of the space outside from your garden, which means a judgement must be made on its size, since the equivalent amount of patio, lawn or flowerbed will be lost.
However, your first consideration should be safety; that means you should consider any potential threats to the structure.
A good example of this was provided recently by Lesley Allen, a householder in Matlock, Derbyshire. On Friday 13th January a tree fell in a storm and caused massive damage to her roof and conservatory, with broken glass everywhere. She had long feared this might happen.
This event should not so much encourage paraskavedekatriaphobia as prompt people to make their own luck: if you have a tree on your property that might not survive a storm, the presence of a glass structure in front of it strengthens the case for removing it. (Sadly for Ms Allen, this tree was outside her boundary and the council had taken little action over her concerns).
Another safety consideration should be having enough space around the conservatory to be able to safely get around it from A to B, while you should also be thinking practically about how to maximise the space beyond. Should your garden be particularly large, this task will not be hard, but it is worth getting help with the design if the introduction of a conservatory leaves space at a premium.
These considerations will include the light available to your plants, especially if the conservatory does create more shade. However, this will only be a problem in a minority of cases, as almost all conservatories face south to catch the light, bar rare exceptions like Kedleston, which faces south-east.
However, unlike another conservatory in Derbyshire, Kedleston has at least stayed clear of any falling trees.