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Ok, thanks for the reply. Yes, I have sent off for planning permission, but I was wondering if I would get the permission as the house has been extended twice already. Is there was any rule that says you can only extend a certain amount to a house?

Hi, I was wondering how much a property (ie. an individual home) can be extended under the newish regulations? Since 1948, there's already been two extensions to my home - the house has been extended 100 percent of the original size in 1948. Does this effect planning permission for future...

Ok thanks for your reply. Will get quotes from more builders, anyway - had one ridiculous one for £15,000 excluding VAT - seems ludicrous for such a small job, esp as we've got the windows, most of the stone, and the tiles for the roof.

ok thanks guys. So, it looks like they charge on internal floor space. Our small extension will be *stone*, not brick built, measuring about 2 x 3.5 sqm. We have the windows, and most of the stone, and the tiles - any rough idea how much it may cost?

Ok so now I'm confused - builders charge on the external space of the extension? My architect told me they usually go on internal floor space.

ok many thanks. That's good to know builders go on internal floor space (if the external space were included it would be so expensive!) We are actually using stone for the walls, however we have most of it ourselves, so should save on costs.

Hi there, I want to have a small extension put on, and was wondering how builders calculate the costs. Do they go on the *internal floor space* that you're adding? And does the space occupied by the existing wall (that will be knocked down when extending) come into consideration when the...

Ok great thanks for your replies. I think I'll go ahead and hope for the best. He seems like a very experienced architect.

Hi, Hi, I recently received a quote of £750 from an architect for a small single storey extension to our house, measuring 2m x 3.5m. He's an individual architect, but experienced. This price includes all the drawings for planning and building regs, but *not* the charges for the planning and...