01 · YOUR HOME ARCHITECTS
Residential architects in Wandsworth.
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 Wandsworth
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
Wandsworth
Fixed-fee architectural services for London homeowners, in Wandsworth and every other borough, from a RIBA Chartered practice. Wandsworth is more permissive than its inner London neighbours: there are conservation areas around the commons, but no blanket restrictions, so on many streets you can still extend without asking. What the council does judge closely is design. We establish exactly what your address allows first, then price each stage before it starts.
We work on the Victorian terraces around the commons: side returns and rear extensions with a loft conversion above, and whole house refurbishments where the ground floor is being reworked at the same time.
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 46 conservation areas including Wandsworth Common, Clapham, Battersea, Tooting and Putney, with Wandsworth Town added in 2023. Outside them, the usual allowances apply.
WHAT EXTRA RULES APPLY HERE?
There is no blanket restriction across the borough. Some conservation areas have extra rules on alterations visible from the street, and a separate rule protects pubs. Check your street rather than assuming either way.
WHAT KIND OF HOUSE IS IT?
Victorian terraces, mansion blocks, and a large amount of new build flats at Nine Elms and Battersea. The terraces around the commons are the classic family houses here.
WHAT PEOPLE USUALLY BUILD HERE
Side returns, rear extensions, loft conversions and basements. The classic Wandsworth job is a side return and a loft in one go, which is where the family space comes from.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT AFFECTS YOUR SITE
The tidal Thames and the River Wandle bring flood risk, with Earlsfield in a flood warning area. Reference: Local Plan adopted August 2023 and the Housing SPD of November 2016, which covers extensions, alterations and basements.
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 Wandsworth?
Not always. Wandsworth has around 46 conservation areas but no borough-wide extra restrictions, so on a great many streets the usual allowances still apply and plenty of rear extensions are built without an application at all.
What is the design review panel?
A panel of designers the council refers larger schemes to. It judges design quality rather than compliance, so it is not an obstacle to a considered scheme, but it does mean materials, proportions and the effect on neighbouring houses carry real weight here.
Does flood risk affect my extension?
Near the Thames and the Wandle, yes. Parts of the borough sit in a flood zone and Earlsfield is in a flood warning area, which means a flood report with the application and closer attention to floor levels and any basement.
07 · CONSULTATION
Book a consultation.
Thirty minutes with a registered architect. Free, and nothing is committed.