A New Home.

Where to start:

• Find a piece of land. You could contact Estate Agents, Surveyors or look through the classified ads in your paper. You could find details at your local planning department.
• Does the piece of land have Outline Planning Permission (O.P.P.) which means permission for a certain size and type of dwelling but no specific design details or does it have Detailed Planning Permission (D.P.P.) which means the design has also been worked out and approved.
• If the plot has, D.P.P. is the design what you want? If not its worth speaking to the planning department to see if they will let you amend the design. It's far better if it only has O.P.P or no permission applied for yet. There is more scope for change. It's best to sort this out before you purchase the plot!

What Now:

• You now need the services of someone such as us.
• We will have an initial meeting with you (free of charge within Norwich Area) to discuss your ideas and the overall feasibility of the project.
• We will write to you confirming what our fees will. Generally, design work is charged on an hourly rate and then the detailed drawings for a fixed fee. We will also give an indication of what Local Authority charges will be and also confirm whether or not any consultants will need to be involved, such as Structural Engineers to design steel work etc. A Quantity Surveyors services may save on building costs
• A site survey will be carried out if deemed necessary to locate trees, drains etc and to setout the site access / drive entrance.
• If Outline Planning Permission has been obtained we will negotiate the detailed design with the planners and submit the application on your behalf liasing with them as and when necessary. Planning Permission could still take around 8 weeks. We will require a location plan at a scale of 1:1250 or 1:2500 for the application (often found with your deeds outlined in red). If you do not have one, we can organise this.
• More detailed drawings will then be prepared giving all the necessary construction information to submit for Full Plans Building Regulations approval and also to enable the builder to carry out the work.
• We can obtain prices, organise builders, and if you wish, carry out full supervision. All can be tailored to suit your particular requirements.