Cost of Planning Drawings

Squall Leonhart

I'm wondering what is the going rate at the moment for doing a set of planning drawings for domestic extensions/new builds.

I've been asked to do some drawing work and I don't know what a fair price is. I neither want to sell myself short or charge over the top for it.

The jobs are purely for planning, not tender drawings, not construction drawings.

Calahonda52

Have you PI?

bemak

Calahonda52 wrote: »

Have you PI?

Would you need it for planning?

DOCARCH

bemak wrote: »

Would you need it for planning?

If you make a mistake with planning/planning drawings.

Squall Leonhart

No, I don't have PI.

Didn't think this was necessary for planning drawings to be honest.

wildlifeboy

i was charged 1500 for planning drawings pending approval and if we move to the next stage its another 1k i dont know if i was ripped off or not either

dusteeroads

you weren't

Squall Leonhart

wildlifeboy wrote:

i was charged 1500 for planning drawings pending approval and if we move to the next stage its another 1k i dont know if i was ripped off or not either

And what level of work did that involve your technician doing?

dusteeroads

OP don't pursue that one ...

Squall Leonhart

dusteeroads wrote:

OP don't pursue that one ...

Because of lack of PI?

dusteeroads

no because you'll die of starvation

Squall Leonhart

dusteeroads wrote:

no because you'll die of starvation

You're having a dig at me..?

I frequently do planning drawings as part of my day job, but usually tender and construction packs, and not for domestic projects.

I'm no genius or dab hand at planning, but I'm not a total greenhorn either.

dusteeroads

Don't think I can help you at all

Gumbo

wildlifeboy wrote: »

i was charged 1500 for planning drawings pending approval and if we move to the next stage its another 1k i dont know if i was ripped off or not either

Cheap for planning.
Extremely check for construction and sign off stage.

Squall Leonhart

I've seen guys I'm working with charge 750 for a decent set of planning drawings and I've seen (appalling) drawings done by a guy who was paid 1500 for them. We're talking elevations not matching to plans at all and other glaring errors.

Seems to be massive variation in prices.

Gumbo

Squall Leonhart wrote: »

I've seen guys I'm working with charge 750 for a decent set of planning drawings and I've seen (appalling) drawings done by a guy who was paid 1500 for them. We're talking elevations not matching to plans at all and other glaring errors.

Seems to be massive variation in prices.

You pay for what you get.
You also pay for the experience, knowing what detail to put on the plans. Knowing the subtle differences in specs required by one LA compared to another. Knowing what one LA expect in the newspaper wording compared to the other. And also knowing what you will and will not get planning for.

That’s the experience you cannot get cheap.

Squall Leonhart

Yeah I get that, only way to get experience is to start at it though. Maybe I should do some free work first.

Angry bird

There's no minimum qualification for submitting planning drawings, once one can draw to scale, that's it. It's entirely another matter navigating planning validation, further information requests, refusals cos of inadequate information which is where experience comes into play. If you're doing the drawings, you're submitting the application on behalf of the client and therefore you need to pay close attention to the bureaucracy side of it or else big delays. Any of the guys here in the business can vouch for that.

PaddyCar

If you get someone to just put together the planning drawings you could find it difficult finding someone to sign off on the drawings for building control, mortgage drawdown etc. Not many assigned certifiers willing to sign off on someone else’s drawings

Gumbo

PaddyCar wrote: »

If you get someone to just put together the planning drawings you could find it difficult finding someone to sign off on the drawings for building control, mortgage drawdown etc. Not many assigned certifiers willing to sign off on someone else’s drawings

Not really the case in reality.
Planning drawings are nothing more than a visual representation of what you want to build. These still need to be converted to construction drawings ready for tender and construction.

Gumbo

Squall Leonhart wrote: »

Yeah I get that, only way to get experience is to start at it though. Maybe I should do some free work first.

Start by surveying your own house. Put together a full application and then maybe get someone to look at it and see how it compares.

wildlifeboy

kceire wrote: »

Cheap for planning.
Extremely check for construction and sign off stage.

2.5k in total if i move to construction and sign off stage, i have just receiving planning permission a few days ago

Gumbo

wildlifeboy wrote: »

2.5k in total if i move to construction and sign off stage, i have just receiving planning permission a few days ago

so can you clarify...

Price for planning - 1500
construction and sign off - is this 1k or 2.5k?

wildlifeboy

2.5 k in total

Gumbo

wildlifeboy wrote: »

2.5 k in total

That's cheap, very cheap.
It would be roughly that for inspection and sign off on a smallish domestic extension here in Dublin from my experience.

Planning Application would be separate too.

ht9zni1gs28crp

Wouldnt be worth the phone calls alone let alone re-hash's as the inner Dermot B comes out in them all for 1.5k

Let alone proper construction details for 2.5k total. How anyone with proper PI is making that work is beyond me!

wildlifeboy

Zara Alive Dashboard wrote: »

Wouldnt be worth the phone calls alone let alone re-hash's as the inner Dermot B comes out in them all for 1.5k

Let alone proper construction details for 2.5k total. How anyone with proper PI is making that work is beyond me!

i dont follow what you mean sorry, what is PI?

Squall Leonhart

wildlifeboy wrote: »

i dont follow what you mean sorry, what is PI?

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