01 · YOUR HOME ARCHITECTS
Residential architects in Ealing.
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 Ealing
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.
Architects Registration Board
Architect is a title protected by law in the United Kingdom. Only someone on the ARB register may use it. Registration requires seven years of education and examination, is renewed annually, and can be removed for professional misconduct.
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
Ealing
Fixed-fee architectural services for London homeowners, in Ealing and every other borough, from a RIBA Chartered practice. Ealing has two of London's best known garden suburbs, Bedford Park and Brentham, where the rules are tight and the detail matters. Away from them, the long Victorian and Edwardian terraces take a side return comfortably and the usual allowances apply. We establish exactly what your address allows first, then price each stage before it starts.
We work on the long terraces here, side returns and rear extensions with a loft above, and on the garden suburb houses where matching the existing detail is most of the job. 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?
Around 30 conservation areas including Bedford Park, Brentham Garden Estate, Ealing Common, Ealing Green, Hanger Hill Garden Estate and Hanger Hill Haymills Estate.
WHAT EXTRA RULES APPLY HERE?
Extra rules apply in six conservation areas: Bedford Park, Brentham Garden Estate, Churchfields for roof alterations only, The Grove in the town centre, and the two Hanger Hill estates. The 2024 borough-wide rule on shared houses does not affect extensions.
WHAT KIND OF HOUSE IS IT?
Long Victorian and Edwardian terraces, the Bedford Park and Brentham garden suburbs, interwar semis, mansion blocks and newer flats.
WHAT PEOPLE USUALLY BUILD HERE
Rear extensions and side returns on the terraces, and loft conversions. The long Ealing terrace with a side return is the classic job here.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT AFFECTS YOUR SITE
The River Brent and the Grand Union Canal bring localised flood risk. Reference: SPD 4 Residential Extensions, retained as interim guidance, alongside the Local Plan 2024 to 2039.
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 Ealing?
On six particular streets, yes. Ealing's extra restrictions apply in Bedford Park, Brentham Garden Estate, Churchfields, The Grove and the two Hanger Hill estates. Elsewhere the usual allowances hold, though conservation area rules still apply in around 30 areas.
I live in Bedford Park. What can I do?
Less than elsewhere, and the detail matters more. Bedford Park has extra rules because its character depends on consistent windows, doors, roofs and front boundaries. Most external changes need permission, and matching the original detailing is usually the deciding factor.
What guidance does Ealing use?
SPD 4, the council's guidance on residential extensions, which is retained alongside the new Local Plan running to 2039. It is specific about proportions and materials, and on conservation streets the council applies it closely.
07 · CONSULTATION
Book a consultation.
Thirty minutes with a registered architect. Free, and nothing is committed.