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We found our builder this way and he did a good job (despite the fact we discovered he got convicted as a paedophile a couple of years after finishing our job, but that’s a different story ). Ask the builder if he has a team of regular trades that he uses, then you won’t get the issues mentioned ^ about passing the buck.
While you are out, can you pick me up a packet of fried chicken lips?
This is what he reckons,according to his quote.
Town Planning phase = £900 plus VAT
Building Reg phase = £600 plus VAT.
That doesn't account for the actual application fees:
Town Planning Application = £260
Lawful Development = £103
Building Regulation Application = £900
That doesn't include any requirement for structural survey/engineer if required, or party wall work - both probably not needed.
So that's over 3k with VAT.
That seems high.
Trading feedback: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/72424/
I can't emphasise enough to make sure you get your permissions for planning / pd / building control. I have a million stories about jobs I have looked at where the house is without valid insurance or unsellable due to permission not having the certification.
One guy had been paying £500 a year in household insurance for 13 years on a house without building regs. On my suggestion he called his insurance company to check if it would be valid and they said absolutely not. Made my fees seem very cheap. I've got another story about a guy having to demolish £100k of building in Brighton because he didn't get planning permission and was in a conservation area.
It's you house. Do it right!
Trading feedback: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/72424/
Trading feedback: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/72424/
One thing to remember that submitting an application or a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Development, which asks for confirmation if the proposed extension would be a permitted development, which would have a £103 fee (half of the normal planning fee), is not compulsory. If you are satisfied that if falls within the limitations and is a permitted development, there is no official requirement for a certificate to show this. It's your right to build it without asking for permission.
A certificate does formally confirm the position though, so if you want to play it safe, and help with future sales etc, it's useful
Another option, if your local planning authority provides a service, is to request pre-application advice as to whether the extension needs permission, to which you would receive written confirmation, not sure about England but in Wales the fee is only £30.