01 · YOUR HOME ARCHITECTS
Residential architects in Southwark.
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 Southwark
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
Southwark
Fixed-fee architectural services for London homeowners, in Southwark and every other borough, from a RIBA Chartered practice. Southwark runs from Bankside to Dulwich and the housing changes completely along the way, so what your neighbour two miles north was allowed tells you very little. The council also published new guidance for householders in 2025, which is unusually clear about what it expects. We establish exactly what your address allows first, then price each stage before it starts.
We work on the Victorian and Georgian terraces here: side returns, rear extensions and roof work, and internal reordering where the house has already been divided into flats. 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 53 conservation areas including Bankside, Borough, Dulwich Village, Camberwell and the Sunray Estate. Where one applies, the council controls anything that changes how the street looks.
WHAT EXTRA RULES APPLY HERE?
Several conservation areas have extra rules, including the Sunray Estate. Separate rules on shared houses and on commercial buildings in the centre do not affect ordinary householder extensions.
WHAT KIND OF HOUSE IS IT?
Victorian terraces with some Georgian survival, extensive post-war estates and a large volume of new build flats. Dulwich and Camberwell have the most generous plots.
WHAT PEOPLE USUALLY BUILD HERE
Side returns, rear extensions, loft conversions and mansard roof work. Around Dulwich and Camberwell the plots are more generous, so rear extensions tend to be larger.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT AFFECTS YOUR SITE
The northern part of the borough sits in the highest flood risk category, which adds a flood report to any application. Reference: Southwark Plan adopted February 2022 and the Householder Development SPD 2025.
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 Southwark?
It varies a lot across the borough. Around 53 conservation areas apply, and some carry extra rules on top. Outside them the usual allowances hold. Southwark stretches from Bankside to Dulwich, so the answer genuinely depends on your postcode.
What does the council judge my extension against?
Its householder guidance, published in 2025, which replaced the older design standards. It sets out what the council expects on proportions, materials and the effect on neighbours, and reading it before designing is the most useful hour you can spend here.
Is flood risk an issue in Southwark?
In the north of the borough, yes. The area nearest the river sits in the highest flood category, which means a flood report with the application and closer attention to floor levels and any basement proposal.
07 · CONSULTATION
Book a consultation.
Thirty minutes with a registered architect. Free, and nothing is committed.