Let us design something beautiful for you
We can design any kind of extension, alteration or house makeover. We'll produce top quality drawings and submit them to the Local Authority. We'll give you planning advice, fill in all the council paperwork and act as your agent during the planning process.
We do all of these things and more ... but the most important thing we do is design something you love, something that improves your life and your home.
Oakland Rose Architecture
home extensions
Planning/ Building Control
ABOUT OUR Planning & Building Control Service
At Oakland Rose customer service
is at the heart of what we do
Setting out on a new project can be daunting, particularly in an area in which you don't have much experience. Contacting an architect, going through the planning and building control process, hiring builders, choosing between designs . . . it can be a challenging process.
While we can't make everything easier for you, what we can do is make the design and planning process as friendly and welcoming as possible.
You'll find a list of what's included in our comprehensive design and planning service below.
planning permsion drawings
The Planning Department looks at the size & position of your development.
What we offer
A full planning assessment. We'll identify the best planning route for you to take.
A design consultation to identify your needs and the style of extension you want.
A laser measurement survey of your home ensuring the highest degree of accuracy.
An outline development proposal with plans and elevations for you to consider (along with 1 or 2 options where appropriate).
Revisions to the outline proposal as needed.
Completion of all existing & proposed floor plans and elevations ready to submit to the council.
Planning application forms filled in on your behalf and your plans submitted online via the Government's Planning Portal.
We'll act as your agent as the application goes through, dealing with the council as necessary.
building control drawings
The Building Control drawings must meet the current edition of Building Regulations 2025.
Our package includes
Scaled floor plans, sections, elevations & technical details, all fully annotated.
A Written Spefication of the Works.
A Homeowners building control and an assessment of Party Wall considerations.
What Building Control drawings do
Your Building Control drawings will set out how the project is to be built from the foundations to the roof - the masonry needed, the strength of timber to be used, the insulation, the ventilation requirements, the correct glazing required, the damp proofing fitted throughout the extension, the lintels above windows and doors, the concrete strength for the floor and so on.
At Oakland Rose, we have a strong background in technical building surveying as well as architecture.
We pride ourselves on getting these details right for every project.
- Residential extensions & alterations
- Loft conversions
- Garage conversions
- Basement conversions
- Property surveys
- Bespoke high-end extensions and house designs
- House remodelling
- Tree (Arbocultural) Surveys
- Barn conversions
- Planning drawings/ submssions
- Building Control drawings/ submissions
- Listed buildings & conservation area applications
- Co-ordinating with Local Authorities
Typical Fees
The costs below are typical for a semi-detached house where the extension does not
require specialized bespoke design work.
Single storey extension
£950
Rear or side extension
Planning drawings - £500
Building Control drawings - £450
Double storey extension
£1500
Rear or side extension
Planning drawings - £700
Building Control drawings - £700
Loft Conversion
£1200
Planning drawings - £600
Building Control drawings - £600
Garage conversion
£700
Planning drawings - £500
Building Control drawings - £400
Larger/ bespoke extensions
Fees to be calculated after assessment of the needs of you your project.
Recent Work
The Client's Requirements
The Brief
The client wanted to add space & light to a gloomy bathroom and bedroom which were squeezed underneath a cramped, sloping roof. Any new additions were to be modern in design and give the house a new look and energy.
To open out both rooms, we suggested adding a proper upper floor, while also adding a porch and modernising the facade with an impressive new entrance.
We drew up three options to choose from, (shown below) so the client had a variety of choices. The prefered option is presently going through the planning & building control process.
