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  1. You’ve already decided that you need new space so I would meet with you on site to have an informal discussion on your ideas and to understand what you really want to achieve from this new, exciting space, and we can look at some options. We’d also discuss at this stage whether the scope and nature of the proposal requires a planning application, or just building regulations (as the project may fall within the rules of a permitted development).

This initial meeting will be free of charge. As a follow up to this meeting I will send you some outline costs based on initial design concepts.

  1. We’ll then meet again and I’ll provide you with some more detailed designs together with a proposal of timings and costings. Once we’re clear on your requirements and aspirations we can decide which design to go with (including any amendments). I’ll then start to prepare the plans in detail - throughout the process I’ll keep in contact with you, asking any questions to clarify your design requirements, and responding to any queries you have – or last minute design changes (better to capture them now rather than after submission as those amendments can be more costly!)
  2. When your designs are finished, copies of the design will be sent to you to be ‘signed off' and you can either complete and submit the planning application or I can do it on your behalf.
  3. Once we have planning approval, I will begin to work on Building Regulation drawings, this is where we’ll discuss the ‘nuts and bolts’ of the build, checking with you any amendments or changes you may like to make. As the design progresses the principal issues of sizes, loading, spans and jointing will be addressed either by an engineer that I work with or one of your choice. Depending on the size and complexity of the structure, this process may take on average between a week and a month, although in some case it may take a longer. Once the drawings are ready, they will be submitted for Building Regulations approval.

The drawings I prepare will have standard dimensions (for the purpose of building regs submission), for an additional charge I can provide fully dimensioned working drawings for your builder of choice to have the necessary dimensions and details if needed to build your project.

 

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