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Myself & siblings have inherited mum's house, which we plan to sell. It's a 3 bed + huge 'office area' at top of stairs & only one bathroom - difficult as it is to alter the layout.
However if it were extended it could be redesigned into a much more atractive layout eg 4 (5?) beds + ensuite etc.
We don't plan to do the work as agents have told us we'd just recoup the cost involved, no better, plus potential buyers might want a different layout. but we're considering getting planning permission so buyers can see what's possible, or at least see that an extension of their own design would be likley to get PP.
Architect I spoke to suggested £2000 on the phone including PP, but when his written proposal came through it was closer to £4K + VAT + Planning fees.
My question is: how detailed do plans/designs have to be for PP? Could we draw up something ourselves just to get PP, bearing in mind we don't need builders plans as we won't do the work?
However if it were extended it could be redesigned into a much more atractive layout eg 4 (5?) beds + ensuite etc.
We don't plan to do the work as agents have told us we'd just recoup the cost involved, no better, plus potential buyers might want a different layout. but we're considering getting planning permission so buyers can see what's possible, or at least see that an extension of their own design would be likley to get PP.
Architect I spoke to suggested £2000 on the phone including PP, but when his written proposal came through it was closer to £4K + VAT + Planning fees.
My question is: how detailed do plans/designs have to be for PP? Could we draw up something ourselves just to get PP, bearing in mind we don't need builders plans as we won't do the work?