01 · YOUR HOME ARCHITECTS
Residential architects in Barking and Dagenham.
Fixed fees, clear process.
Design, planning, building regulations and the contract on site, from a RIBA Chartered practice. Every service priced before you commit.
PLANNING AUTHORITY
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
02 · THE PRACTICE
Design to completion, from a RIBA Chartered practice.
Your Home Architects is a service offered by Vision and Design, RIBA Chartered architects based in London. We set it up so London homeowners can see the whole job in advance, with the price for each service agreed before that service begins.
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ARB REGISTERED ARCHITECTS
RIBA Chartered practice
Registration is held by the practice, not just an individual. It requires a registered architect in charge, professional indemnity cover, a written complaints procedure and continuing professional development.
VISION + DESIGN LTD
Why the title matters to you
An architectural technologist or designer may be excellent, but is not accountable to a regulator. V+D are Chartered Architects, giving you a complaints route, a disciplinary body and mandatory professional indemnity cover.
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03 · THE SERVICE
How we help homeowners in
Barking and Dagenham
Fixed-fee architectural services for London homeowners, in Barking and Dagenham and every other borough, from a RIBA Chartered practice. Much of this borough is the Becontree Estate, the largest council estate ever built in Britain, where consistency between houses is the point and the council notices when a scheme ignores it. Barking and Dagenham approves fewer householder applications than any other London borough, so how the case is made matters. We establish exactly what your address allows first, then price each stage before it starts.
We work on the Becontree and Victorian stock here: rear extensions and loft conversions designed to sit within the rhythm of the street, which is what gets them approved. Each stage priced before it begins.
04 · PUBLISHED FEES
Fixed fee, stage by stage.
Start with a free report. Instruct the next service only when you want to. Priced on how constrained the site is, not on how ambitious you are.
Straightforward work, straightforward pricing
01 · PLANS
Simple plans from only £1,450
• Permitted development only
• Plans and certificate application
• One design revision included
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02 · PLANS + REGS
Plans + building regulations from £2,950
• Everything in Simple plans
• Building regulations application
• Builder-ready technical drawings
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Not sure whether your project needs planning permission? The free report answers that first, at no cost.
Everything else, priced by band
BAND A
Unrestricted property · from £2,500
• Householder Application
• No listing or conservation designation
• From £2,500 for design and planning
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BAND B · MOST COMMON
Constrained property · from £4,000
• Conservation area
• More detailed planning coordination
• From £4,000 for design and planning
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BAND C
Complex property · from £5,500
• Listed, complex, or highly constrained
• Specialist consent and coordination
• From £5,500 for design and planning
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A short conversation about your house fixes the figure for each stage before anything starts.
*Every service is separately instructed and separately priced. Most projects begin with the free report.
**Structural engineers, party wall surveyors, Building Control and builders are appointed directly by you and are not included.
05 · START WITH YOUR ADDRESS
A free property report for London homeowners.
Enter your address and we will tell you whether your home is listed, sits in a conservation area or falls under an Article 4 direction, what you are allowed to build without planning permission, and what your neighbours have already been allowed to build.
Free · Within 48 hours · No obligation
What your report covers
• Listed status, conservation area and Article 4 direction
• What you can build without planning permission, specific to your house
• Your likely planning route
• Existing footprint, plot outline and planning history
• Flood zone, tree preservation orders and decided applications nearby
Download a sample report.
See the address check before you ask us to prepare one for your home.
06 · YOUR ADDRESS, NOT THE AVERAGE
What we check before anything is drawn.
IS YOUR STREET PROTECTED?
A small number of conservation areas including Barking Town Centre, Eastbury, Valence House and the historic core of the Becontree Estate. Coverage is lighter than almost anywhere in London.
WHAT EXTRA RULES APPLY HERE?
Extra rules restrict adding a storey in the Dagenham Village and Lymington areas. Ordinary rear extension allowances generally survive outside conservation areas. The rules on shared houses and commercial conversions do not affect extensions.
WHAT KIND OF HOUSE IS IT?
Victorian terraces around Barking centre, the vast interwar Becontree Estate, post-war flats and major new riverside development.
WHAT PEOPLE USUALLY BUILD HERE
Rear extensions and loft conversions. On the Becontree Estate the design is judged against the consistency of the street, which is what the area is valued for.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT AFFECTS YOUR SITE
Flood risk is substantial along the Thames at Barking Riverside, Thames View and Creekmouth, and along the Roding and Mayes Brook. Reference: Local Plan to 2037, with a Residential Extensions and Alterations SPD. Development is delivered through Be First.
07 · CHECK IT YOURSELF
Estimate your London extension cost.
Estimate your full project cost — build, interior fit-out, regulatory and professional fees, contingency and VAT — calibrated for Inner and Outer London.
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08 · COMMON QUESTIONS
Do I need planning permission to extend in Barking and Dagenham?
For a standard rear extension, often not. Outside the conservation areas the usual allowances survive. Adding a storey is restricted in Dagenham Village and Lymington, and the council approves fewer applications than any other London borough, so the case still needs making properly.
I live on the Becontree Estate. What should I know?
That its value lies in how consistent it is. The houses were built as a single design, so an extension that ignores the pattern of the street stands out immediately. Schemes that follow the existing roof lines, materials and proportions fare much better.
Does flood risk affect building here?
Substantially, in the south. Barking Riverside, Thames View and Creekmouth sit in a flood zone, as do areas near the Roding and Mayes Brook, which adds a flood report to any application and affects ground floor levels.
07 · CONSULTATION
Book a consultation.
Thirty minutes with a registered architect. Free, and nothing is committed.