extendyourhouse.co.uk

Local Authority Planning and
Building Regulations solutions

professional fees

We believe our prices to be very competitive and our friendly personal service second to none. We offer many services as outlined in the table below. If the service you require is not listed, contact us to discuss your requiremements & a package will be tailored to suit your needs.

The prices below are for guidance only, and a full quotation will be offered at the first meeting. Remember, initial advice and the first meeting are completely free of charge, and you have no obligation to proceed. The first meeting will be backed up with a full quotation & expaination of the work that is required. We will only begin work when you instruct us to do so.

Usually, in most cases where you are planning an extension, it is prudent to submit a planning application first, and should you obtain approval, a building regulations application is then submitted.

Typically, the quotation given will cover most of the following services:-                                                                           

  • Site visits and survey              
  • Digital photographs          
  • Sketch proposals 
  • 3D visualisations (additional fee may apply)      
  • Existing & Proposed computerised plans
  • Obtain Land Registry documentation       
  • Submission of Planning /Building Control Applications
  • All consultations & correspondence with Local Authority
  • All Printing & Postage
  • Comprehensive binder with all documents, photos, approvals etc.

 

  Service Available

Planning   Drawings 

 Building Regs  drawings

 Total Fee

Single Storey Extensions EG Kitchens, Sun Rooms, conservatories (Building Regs is not usually reqd for conservatories)

Planning Application not required (permitted development)

Planning Application Required.

 

 

n/a

£350

 

 

£400 

£250

 

 

£400

 £600 

Two Storey Extensions (side or rear)

 £400 

 £300 

 £700 

Loft Conversions (Planning Application required)

Loft Conversions (Planning Application not required)

£350

n/a

£250

 £400 

£600

 £400 

Internal Alterations (Where no alterations are made to the external appearance of the property)

n/a

£400

£400

Basement Conversion Plans

 £200 if reqd

£400 

£600

Garages (attached or detached) note: building regs approval is only required where size is over 30m2

 £220

 £150 if reqd

 £370

Change of Use (Planning)

 £500

n/a

 £500 

New build house plans (2 or 3 beds) ***

 £600

 £400

£1000

New build house plans (4 or 5 beds) ***

£700

 £500

£1200 

Outline Planning Applications (DOMESTIC 1 property)

(£100 extra for each additional property in same site)

£600

n/a 

 £600

Semi-detached properties / flats / multiple properties ***

£POA 

 £POA

 £POA

Planning Appeals  (Written Representation)

 £250

n/a

 £250

Design & Access Statements  (Free of charge if part of another service)

 £200 

  n/a

  £200 

**New Service** 3d external fly-round images (added to one of the above services) using 'Google sketchup'

n/a

    n/a

£150

PLEASE NOTE

Payment of our fees is required on submission of each applications to the Local Authority.

Invoices will be sent to you for payment within 14 days. If payment is not made in that time, the application will be withdrawn from the Planning Department & will not re-submitted until the invoice is paid.

All our fees are fully inclusive, (No VAT).

 

TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF COSTS FOR OBTAINING APPROVALS

For example, a two storey extension where planning approval is required would cost you the following in fees:-

Planning drawings £400 + Planning Application fee (payable direct to your Local Authority, typically £150) = £550

Building Regs drawings £300 + Plan checking fee (payable direct to your Local Authority, typically £135) = £435

Inspection Fees (extension up to 40m2) (payable direct to Local Authority after 1st inspection, around £300) = £300

Total cost in fees

£700 to us, approx £585 to the local authority........... Total fees = £1285

 

STRUCTURAL CALCULATIONS

You may also need some strurctural calculations to present to the council if any existing walls are to be removed or steel beams are required.  Basically this is to prove that the building will still stand up and retain its structural intergity. You will not be able to do these yourself, nor can we, but we can direct you to a local Structural Engineer from our contacts within the construction industry. You may wish your builder to provide these calculations within his costs, and the plans drawn by us can be 'conditionally approved' by Building Control if that is the case.

 

SAP CALCULATIONS

*** In addition, new Building Regulations rules which cover the energy rating of new housing have now come into force. SAP is the Governments 'Standard Assessment Procedure' which provides a means of reliably estimating the energy efficiency performance of dwellings. These calculations, if requested by the Local Authority, will need to be obtained from a third party for an additional cost, (approx £150). We can recommend several registered SAP accredited agents, or organise this service on your behalf.