Extending Your Home.

Where to start:

• Decide on what you want. It may be a simple shower room or a 2-storey extension to give extra bedrooms and living space.
• Once you've decided what you want does it look as if you have space to do this.
• When you have a good idea about what you want have a chat with your neighbours to see if it will affect them and whether they are liable to object.
• Contact your local authority planning department and discuss your proposals with them. By having, an informal chat with them can advise whether a planning application will be needed for the work.

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 be and give an indication of what Local Authority charges will be. We will also confirm whether or not any other consultants will need to be involved such as Structural Engineers to design steel work etc.
• We will carry out a measured survey and prepare drawings of the existing layout and proposed scheme for your approval.
• If Planning Permission is required we will add further information to the plans and submit the application on your behalf liasing with the planners as and when necessary. Planning Permission normally takes 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, 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.