FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
FAQ'S
Yes, we do. Before you begin your project, we would highly recommend having an initial chat with us to discuss your ideas. During the consultation, we’ll ask questions, listen to your ideas and form an overall idea of what you have in mind. Likewise if you are unsure what you would like, we know the correct questions to ask to help create a personal brief.
As we are architects based in the Angus and Dundee areas, we are experienced in working with clients whose homes may be in listed buildings or conservations areas where there may be specialist requirements to consider when planning a project. We can help we can help to navigate the often difficult process of seeking planning permission and designing and developing your property, no matter what style it is.
Our initial consultations allow us to personally introduce ourselves and explain how we work. It’s a great way to establish if we’re a good fit for one another.
Our initial consultations are free, and there is no obligation to continue once we have met.
We don’t “specialise” in any particular type of project.
We have a wide experience of most types and the majority of those have been in residential architecture, creating homes our clients love to live in. When doing Residential, the main project types that we work on are whole house renovations/re designs, house extensions, and bespoke new build houses. View examples of our Residential work here >
We are also involved in many Commercial projects from national supermarket chains, theaters, community buildings and entertainment. View examples of our Commercial work here >
Being architects based in the Angus and Dundee areas, we are experienced in working with clients whose homes are in listed buildings or conservation areas where there may be specialist requirements to consider when planning. We can help to navigate the often difficult process of seeking planning permission and designing and developing your property, no matter what style it is.
Brunton Design continually work on commercial projects for the local Dundee and Angus councils, housing associations, commercial developers and registered charities.
Yes, we offer a full architectural service where we can take your project all the way from concept through to completion. Our services can be tailored to suit your needs, if, e.g. you only need our planning services and not the full architectural service, then that’s no problem. We can work with you as much or as little as your project requires.
As a firm, we use the RIBA Recommended Fee Scale as a way of determining our fee structure. As a guide, our recommended fee percentage is 10% of the contract sum for a Full Service depending on the size and complexity of your project. There may be additional fees depending on the extent of your project.
Nobody can guarantee a successful outcome with a planning application as the decision lies with the local planning authority. We have ample experience submitting planning applications with our local Angus and Dundee councils therefore we are aware of their guidelines and requirements, which allows us to present a planning application with the best chance of success. Although nobody can guarantee planning permission, there are ways to maximise your chances and if that means a quick phone call to a local planning agent within the council planning departments to run an idea past them prior to submitting an application, we won’t hesitate to do that.
The regulation time for planning approval for Dundee or Angus Councils is a minimum of 8 weeks after the submission registration date. The length of time it takes depends on a range of factors, including the size, scale and complexity of the project.