Professional Architects in Royal Leamington Spa

Most builders will tell you that they require planning permission and Building Regulations plans before they can commence any work. Without these, builders will also not be able to provide you with an accurate quotation for the work. You will also have the advantage of being able to make an accurate comparison between quotes from several builders as those quotes will have been based on the same information.

The planning fee and building regulation fees made payable to the local authority are extra. We will advise you of the costs in writing prior to making the submissions.

Our fees are for architectural services to obtain planning and building regulation approvals from the Local Authority. We are more than happy to sort out the specialist consultant with one of our approved consultants. All you would need to do is agree the fees with us and pay us the fees.

Planning drawings will include plans and elevations as existing and proposed. The planning officers will be checking to ensure that your development fits in with the street scene and does not adversely affect any neighbouring properties. building regulation drawings are more detailed and include sections and details to show that the development will be built to the correct standards and Building Regulations.

The time it takes local authorities to process planning applications differs from Council to Council. Planning decisions should take a minimum of eight weeks to be processed if everything runs smoothly. Unfortunately we have no control over the process once the application has been submitted although we do obviously chase the Council on your behalf. The process for obtaining Building Regulations approvals takes approximately six weeks. We will submit Building Regulation drawings approximately 2-4 weeks after planning has been submitted. Being realistic you should allow a minimum of 2-3 months to obtain both sets of approvals from your Council.