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What Affects House Extension Drawings Cost?

  The factors affecting house extension drawings costs are whether the extension is being built as a Permitted Development or via Planning Permission and whether the drawings are produced by an architect or architectural designer. According to architectureforlondon.com April 2018, an architect would typically charge about 3.5% of the overall build costs to produce planning drawings, so for a £50,000 extension you would be paying an architect about £1500-£2000 whereas an architectural designer such as My Home Plans UK charges less than 1/3 rd of that. If you don’t need an architect to produce your drawings, using an architectural designer can save you money and can provide a better solution. Do I need an architect to design my extension? This depends on how complex your concept is and whether you want a particular design style that requires architectural creativity and experience. For most Permitted Development extensions clients can get a better service and save a lot of mon...