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Drawing reviews and planning reports, with every fee shown

Every report we write for London homes and small schemes, with its fixed fee. A chartered architectural technologist (MCIAT) who did not draw your set carries out the review, and nothing here sits behind a form.

From £189, no VAT to add

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  • Fixed fees, no VAT to add

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    A chartered architectural technologist (MCIAT) who did not draw your set carries out the review, and nothing here sits behind a form. Reviews look at drawings you already hold; specialist assessments are the extra documents a council can ask for before it will validate an application. Every fee is a “from” price for the job described under it.

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    Drawing checks and planning reports, with every fee shown

    Every report we write for London homes and small schemes, from £189, with no VAT to add.

    Nothing here sits behind a form.

    A chartered architectural technologist who did not draw your set carries out the review.

    Checks look at drawings you already hold.

    The planning drawings review is from £219, checked before you submit.

    The architectural drawings review is from £289, a written check of a full set someone else drew.

    Existing drawings verification is from £189 as a desk check, or from £389 with a site visit.

    Specialist assessments are the extra documents a council can ask for before it will validate an application.

    Residential amenity is from £359 and daylight and sunlight is from £895.

    A basement impact assessment is from £2,950, as the scope varies by site and council.

    Where a site needs more, we confirm the fee in writing before you book, and you decide.

    Council application fees are paid to the council separately.

    Send the address and anything you already hold, and we confirm the fee in writing before any work starts.

    Every report and its fee is on our website.

    Fixed fees, from

    Pick the check you need below. Reviews look at drawings you already hold; specialist assessments are the extra documents a council can ask for before it will validate an application.

    Every fee is a "from" price for the job described under it. Where a site needs more, such as a larger plot, extra survey points or ground investigation, we confirm the fee in writing before you book, and you decide.

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    Drawing reviews
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    Architectural drawings reviewA written check of a full set someone else drew£289
    Planning drawings reviewAgainst the national and your council’s validation list, before you submit£219
    Existing drawings verification, desk checkOld drawings checked against the evidence you hold£189
    Existing drawings verification with a site visitSpot measurements on site£389
    Development layout reviewSmall schemes of up to 9 homes£439
    CAD conversionPaper or PDF plans redrawn to scale£189
    Specialist assessments
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    Daylight and sunlight assessmentBRE tests for your neighbours’ windows and gardens£895
    Residential amenity assessmentOverlooking, outlook and enclosure£359
    Transport statement (minor development)Parking survey quoted where the council asks for one£409
    Energy statementCarbon and energy figures for the application£429
    Biodiversity net gain assessmentStatutory metric and draft gain plan£699
    Preliminary ecological appraisalHabitat walkover and desk study£599
    Preliminary bat roost assessmentDaytime inspection; emergence surveys quoted£495
    Tree survey (BS 5837)Tree constraints for the design£445
    Basement impact assessmentScope varies by site and council£2,950
    Noise impact assessmentSurvey scope varies by site£595
    Phase 1 contaminated land desk studySite history and risk screening£795
    Air quality assessmentScreening or detailed, as the council asks£495
    Run by our sister sites
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    Flood risk assessmentFixed Fee Plans runs flood risk reports. Run by Fixed Fee Plans.£379
    Feasibility studyDesign options for period homes. Run by propertyarchitecture.com.£479
    Floor plan redesignRooms redrawn around how you live. Run by propertyarchitecture.com.£239 drawings + £200 survey (£439 total)

    All prices have no VAT to add. Council application fees are paid to the council separately.

    Reports: the fee in writing before you commit

    From £189, no VAT to add. Send the address and anything you already hold, and we confirm the fixed fee in writing before any work starts.

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    What happens next

    Send the address, the drawings or documents you already have and the council’s request, if there is one. We reply with the report you need, the fixed fee and the turnaround, in writing.

    You decide. Nothing starts and nothing is charged until you say yes, and if a cheaper check answers the question, we say so.

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    We check the constraints, then send a fixed fee. Messages before 3pm get a reply the same working day.