Hi
Thanks for replying to me much appreciated, I am not saying that keen rates are going to help me get permission I just dont want to be ripped off given the current climate. I have an unemployed husband and I am trying to press on with this process. The last person I used was adament they could sign off on my mortgage only to secure permission for two other family members extensions and lo and behold they had to hire someone else. This process cost me €2500.I suppose what I want is someone qualified to be straight with me from the get go its a time consuming emotional and expensive process.
I own the site and the house we had designed was approved but we failed on the percolation test something we knew we would and were prepared to put in a system to combat this, the enviromental department said that the site would flood in bad weather and thats why we were turned down, my father who is in plant hire and to say he was astonished by this is an understatement clearly the site would be filled in and raised to any height required by him.
Right now with my current situation and I suppose being realistic I would like to design a smaller house (previous application was for 3500sqft) but I would like to start the process again with a trustworththy respected architect with as much experience as possible simple as that.
Thanks again,