London studio, UK delivery. Our drawings-first workflow doesn’t need a local branch. Around one in five of our active projects is outside London and we’ve delivered into every type of UK authority — from Scottish tenements under the Building Warrant system to UNESCO-protected Bath stone. Pricing, revisions and turnaround match our London work.

12 major UK cities we cover

Pick a location for city-specific planning context, housing stock notes and council policy guidance:

ManchesterGreater Manchester · Manchester City Council BirminghamWest Midlands · Birmingham City Council LeedsWest Yorkshire · Leeds City Council LiverpoolMerseyside · Liverpool City Council BristolSouth West England · Bristol City Council EdinburghScotland (Lothian) · City of Edinburgh Council GlasgowScotland (Strathclyde) · Glasgow City Council BrightonEast Sussex · Brighton & Hove City Council CambridgeCambridgeshire · Cambridge City Council OxfordOxfordshire · Oxford City Council BathSomerset (B&NES) · Bath and North East Somerset Council YorkNorth Yorkshire · City of York Council

Beyond the 12 cities

The pages above cover our most-requested UK cities but our remote service extends to every UK planning authority. Whether you’re in a market town in Shropshire, a Cornish village, a Welsh valley or a Scottish island, the workflow is identical: virtual survey, design against your local plan, submission managed on the Planning Portal, revisions included in the fixed fee.

Recent projects outside the 12 cities include:

  • Listed farmhouse conversion in the Cotswolds (West Oxfordshire District Council)
  • Rear extension on a stone cottage in Harrogate (North Yorkshire Council)
  • New-build infill on the Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight Council)
  • Coach house conversion in rural Wales (Powys County Council)
  • Loft conversion in a Northampton terrace (West Northamptonshire Council)
  • Extension on a Kentish farmhouse in the AONB (Folkestone & Hythe District Council)

How the remote service works

1

Free initial call

15-minute video call. We scope the project, check feasibility against local policy, and confirm a fixed fee.

2

Virtual survey

We send a photo-and-measurement checklist. You complete it at your own pace; most clients finish in 2–3 hours. Site visits available if preferred (chargeable at travel cost).

3

Existing drawings

CAD floor plans, elevations and sections produced from your survey. Verified on a second video call before design begins.

4

Design & submission

Full application pack prepared against your local authority’s requirements, submitted on the Planning Portal, and managed through to decision.

Services available UK-wide

Planning drawingsFrom £840 Building regulationsFrom £1,050 Loft conversionsFrom £1,225 House extensionsFrom £1,750 Mansard roofsFrom £1,575

Why clients outside London choose us

PriceOur fixed fees run 30–50% below typical local architect hourly quotes for the same scope of work.
SpecialismWe do nothing but residential drawings. Most local generalist practices split attention between commercial and residential — we don’t.
SpeedDigital-native workflow means faster turnaround on revisions and officer queries. No waiting a week for a callback.
Chartered sign-offEvery drawing set is produced under MCIAT chartered supervision — the CIAT-regulated equivalent of an architect for technical drawings and planning submissions.
Policy coverageWe maintain active working notes on all UK local plans, Article 4 Directions, conservation appraisals and listed-building guidance.
Fixed feesNo hourly billing. What we quote is what you pay, including revisions and officer queries.

Frequently asked questions

Do you cover the whole UK or just major cities?

We cover every English, Scottish and Welsh planning authority. The 12 city pages here are our most-requested locations, but we take on projects in small towns and rural sites too — if there’s a council, we’ve drawn to their policies at some point.

Is the service quality the same outside London?

Yes — every drawing set is signed off by the same chartered architectural technologists who produce our London work. Policy research, submission handling and revisions are identical regardless of location.

Do you visit the site?

Optional. Most clients use our virtual survey at no extra cost. Where site visits are needed (listed buildings, complex existing conditions, listed fabric reports) we travel at cost — typically £120–£340 per visit depending on city, all quoted up front.

How do you handle Scottish planning?

Scottish projects (Edinburgh, Glasgow and the wider Scottish councils) run under the Scottish planning system — Planning Permission and Building Warrant rather than the English Building Regulations system. Our Scottish drawings packs are produced to this standard and we liaise directly with Building Warrant contractors.

What’s the turnaround?

Existing drawings from your survey: 5–10 working days. Proposed design set: 7–14 working days after brief sign-off. Full application ready for submission: typically 3 weeks from start. Same nationwide as in London.