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He quoted up to £600 including some other work, but said he expected it to be less as it was straightforward. The overall bill came in a £800. I've now discuss with him and he's agreed to honour his original quote. Thanks for your help here. Rgds, Peps.

Just Planning. I'm going to ask him why, but wanted a bit more info on the norm before I did as we were surprised with the time spent, hence putting the question on here. Thanks for your advice. Peps.

Yes he popped round, yes he quoted (less than this), yes he drew up plans, no he didn't need to pay for location plans, yes he filled out the application form (not that this would take long as it's so simple), no this doesn't include any planning fee, he works from home ... This is work that...

We're planning on extending our kitchen by just 1.5m. There is no change to the building, just brick extension and an extra window in the kitchen. This seems about as simple as it gets and would be really quick to do. Our architects bill has come in at £600 for 15 hours work, which I can't...