01 · YOUR HOME ARCHITECTS
Residential architects in Haringey.
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 Haringey
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
Haringey
Fixed-fee architectural services for London homeowners, in Haringey and every other borough, from a RIBA Chartered practice. Haringey is more workable than people expect. Only four of its conservation areas carry extra restrictions, so much of the Victorian and Edwardian stock keeps the usual allowances, and feasibility is generally better in the east of the borough. We establish exactly what your address allows first, then price each stage before it starts.
We work on the Victorian and Edwardian terraces here: rear extensions, side returns and loft conversions with a dormer at the back. 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 29 conservation areas including Highgate, Muswell Hill, Crouch End, Stroud Green, Tottenham High Road and Noel Park.
WHAT EXTRA RULES APPLY HERE?
Extra rules apply in only four conservation areas: Noel Park, Peabody Cottages, Rookfield Estate and Tower Gardens. The borough-wide rules on shared houses in the east and on warehouse conversions do not affect householder extensions.
WHAT KIND OF HOUSE IS IT?
Edwardian suburb at Muswell Hill and Crouch End, Victorian terraces on the Harringay ladder, and interwar and post-war housing at Tottenham and Wood Green.
WHAT PEOPLE USUALLY BUILD HERE
Rear extensions, side returns and rear dormers. The Harringay ladder terraces and the Edwardian stock around Muswell Hill take all three.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT AFFECTS YOUR SITE
Parts of the borough near the Moselle Brook and the Lee Valley in the east sit in a flood zone. Householder guidance sits within the council's planning documents and the conservation area descriptions rather than a single guide. Reference: Strategic Policies and Development Management documents, 2017, with a new Local Plan in progress.
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.
London extension cost calculator
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08 · COMMON QUESTIONS
Do I need planning permission to extend in Haringey?
Often not, and Haringey is more permissive than its reputation suggests. Only four conservation areas carry extra rules, so across most of the Victorian and Edwardian stock the usual allowances still apply.
Which streets have the extra rules?
Four conservation areas: Noel Park, Peabody Cottages, Rookfield Estate and Tower Gardens. All four are planned estates whose character depends on consistent detailing. Everywhere else keeps the usual allowances.
Can I convert my loft here?
Generally yes, and it is one of the more achievable boroughs for it. Outside the four restricted areas the usual allowances apply, so a rear dormer within the size limits can often be built without a planning application.
07 · CONSULTATION
Book a consultation.
Thirty minutes with a registered architect. Free, and nothing is committed.