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I would like to get opinions on if I need an architect, or an architectural technician for my proposed extension.
The house is a 1930's detached very typical of many houses built in the interwar period between 1920 and 1938.
This picture is not the actual house but you get the general idea. Bays front and back, hipped roof, chimneys etc.
I want to extend the rear of the house to enlarge the kitchen and make improvements to the lean to down the side of the house. I plan to extend 4 meters from the back of the kitchen (maybe 5 metres with neighbour consultation). The roof could be flat with a lantern or maybe pitched. It is a "box" on the back of the house that will not be visible from the front. The look should fit with the existing property and I am not really looking for any particular flare or grand design.
I may consider extending into the loft which would entail a rear facing dormer.
My question: do I need an architect for this project, or would an architectural technician be able to draw up the plans?
Architects fees are coming in at more than £3000 + VAT. They also offer an additional service to manage the planning application but I am reasonably certain I can do the work under permitted development and obtain a lawful development certificate. Some architects have also added on additional fees as a percentage of the total build cost to inspect the build at the end. Apparently this is now a requirement to show that what was drawn was actually built, but not all architects have said this is required.
What could an architect bring to the project that the technician could not?
Thanks in advance.
The house is a 1930's detached very typical of many houses built in the interwar period between 1920 and 1938.
This picture is not the actual house but you get the general idea. Bays front and back, hipped roof, chimneys etc.
I want to extend the rear of the house to enlarge the kitchen and make improvements to the lean to down the side of the house. I plan to extend 4 meters from the back of the kitchen (maybe 5 metres with neighbour consultation). The roof could be flat with a lantern or maybe pitched. It is a "box" on the back of the house that will not be visible from the front. The look should fit with the existing property and I am not really looking for any particular flare or grand design.
I may consider extending into the loft which would entail a rear facing dormer.
My question: do I need an architect for this project, or would an architectural technician be able to draw up the plans?
Architects fees are coming in at more than £3000 + VAT. They also offer an additional service to manage the planning application but I am reasonably certain I can do the work under permitted development and obtain a lawful development certificate. Some architects have also added on additional fees as a percentage of the total build cost to inspect the build at the end. Apparently this is now a requirement to show that what was drawn was actually built, but not all architects have said this is required.
What could an architect bring to the project that the technician could not?
Thanks in advance.