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Plans drawn up – further costs ?

  • 15-10-2014 9:19am
    #1
    Barr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,023 ✭✭✭


    Hi All

    We have plans for an extension completed and we have been quoted €300 by the architect for the next stage.

    He said it involves preparing design drawings for planning permission application along with planning application documents incl. forms/ notices.


    The following items are not included but will also required for a planning application.

    planning fee to Cork City Council €34-00
    Ordinance Survey Maps €100-00
    Newspaper advert


    Is this price fair or is it worth the hassle of going it alone ?


    Thanks
    Barr


Comments

  • #2
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 42,171 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    unless youve good experience with preparing planning applications, then no its definitely not worth 'going it alone'.


  • #3
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,450 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    E 300 sounds more than reasonable.


  • #4
    Barr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,023 ✭✭✭Barr


    I have edited my op with the details of his quote.


  • #5
    Drift
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,395 ✭✭✭Drift


    It's good value for money.

    There's nothing to stop you doing it yourself but it can be awkward and his experience at having done it before will allow him to do in a day what you couldn't accomplish in a week. Add to that the fact that every council has a slightly different interpretation of the various bits of "red tape" required. 300 sounds like a good deal particularly when it includes the OS Maps and the Newspaper Ad.


  • #6
    Barr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,023 ✭✭✭Barr


    Drift wrote: »
    It's good value for money.

    There's nothing to stop you doing it yourself but it can be awkward and his experience at having done it before will allow him to do in a day what you couldn't accomplish in a week. Add to that the fact that every council has a slightly different interpretation of the various bits of "red tape" required. 300 sounds like a good deal particularly when it includes the OS Maps and the Newspaper Ad.

    I was incorrect in my original post , the planning fee to Council , Ordinance Survey Maps, newspaper advert are all additional to the €300 quoted.


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  • #7
    Drift
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,395 ✭✭✭Drift


    To be honest it still sounds pretty reasonable.

    Have you paid him a lot of money to do the plans so far?


  • #8
    Barr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,023 ✭✭✭Barr


    Drift wrote: »
    To be honest it still sounds pretty reasonable.

    Have you paid him a lot of money to do the plans so far?

    He was €600 to do the drawings.


  • #9
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,346 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Barr wrote: »
    He was €600 to do the drawings.

    So, all in about €1k for a planning application?
    It's quite cheap by Dublin standards if using an officially registered architect or even a registered technician that will have overheads including printing, VAT etc etc

    It's not far off a nixer price to be honest.


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