My construction methods are usually seat of the pants stuff, but I have a project that really needs some professional input to get planning permission and building warrants etc.
The project is to convert what was a cobblers basement workshop in the Edinburgh New Town into a flat. The whole space as it stands needs gutting, new floors, wiring and plumbing etc. Hopefully we can make an either one or two bedrooms, a fair sized kitchen, separate living room and a bathroom. The Edinburgh New Town is a conservation area which will complicate things.
I consulted a chap I was at art school with who runs a pretty successful practice in Edinburgh, He sent me a list of fixed fees which I’ve listed below. I’m wholly out of touch with this sort of thing and wondered if these were ball park figures for the project outlined above.
Any guidance would be welcome.
Measured survey and sketch designs
Carry out a measured survey of the flat and front area, digitise into CAD and prepare sketch designs for your consideration.
A fixed fee of £900 plus VAT
Detailed design and listed building and planning consent submissions
Develop the sketch designs to a more detailed level and prepare a package of drawings and specifications appropriate for submitting an application for listed building and planning consent.
A fixed fee of £3,480 plus VAT
Building warrant submission
Further develop the detailed design drawings and prepare a package of drawings and specifications appropriate for submitting an application for building warrant.
A fixed fee of £2,610 plus VAT
Construction Details
Prepare additional construction details to allow tradesmen to construct the works to the appropriate standard.
A fixed fee of £950 plus VAT
Im guessing the planning dept won’t look to favourably on stove installations like this