The first stage of our service is the free initial visit, after which we provide you with all the information you need to decide if extending your property is viable. The design of your project begins with this visit and to establish your exact requirements. At the end of this meeting we will be able to provide you with a fee quotation which will be confirmed in a letter and will list our services in an itemised format for your consideration. You will be able to select which service you require and choose how far that you want to progress your project.

Upon commission arc design will carry out a dimensional survey and photograph the property. Upon completion of the survey, we will have accurate information on the existing property and we will then prepare an initial scheme design for you. We use the latest AUTOCAD (Computer Aided Design) software. If you decide to proceed further with your proposal, these drawings will form the basis of your planning application drawings. We complete the drawings for the new extension to your approval and submit the planning drawings to the local Councils Planning Department

Arc Design act as your agent during the planning application process and will deal with all correspondence and negotiations with the planners on your behalf. The fee includes for carrying out any minor amendments requested by the planning authority.

Prepare Building Regulation drawings complete with all building specifications and deal with all correspondence with the councils building control department on your behalf and carry out any minor amendments requested by the councils building control department.

We carry a £2M PI insurance and can liaise with builders to obtain a quotation and also make an agreed number of visits during the course of the project to ensure that the work is being carried out in a correct manner.

Completing all Party Wall Act documents, as required