Fenwick LoweArchitects, Lewes T 01632 960235

Drawn properly, from the first line.

Architects in Lewes for extensions, lofts and new homes across East Sussex. We survey, design, win planning and stay on site with you.

6600 4400 7200 2600 EXISTING PROPOSED
Rear elevation, 1:50

A small practice, by choice.

Two architects and a technologist. The person who measures your house draws it, submits it and walks the site with your builder.

Founded2011, Lewes
RegisteredARB and RIBA
We workWithin 25 miles
Typical project£80k to £400k

How a project runs

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Ground floor plan, 1:1005 stages
  1. Week 1

    Measured survey

    We measure every room, the garden and the levels, and draw your house as it stands. You get the drawings to keep.

    From £650
  2. Weeks 2 to 5

    Two design options

    Two honest options, sketched over the survey, with a rough build cost for each before you pick one.

    From £1,200
  3. Weeks 6 to 14

    Planning

    Drawings, design statement and the application. We talk to the planning officer so surprises arrive early.

    From £1,850, council fee extra
  4. Weeks 12 to 18

    Building regulations

    Construction drawings coordinated with your structural engineer, so builders can price the same thing.

    From £1,400
  5. On site

    Built as drawn

    Fortnightly site visits, answers within a day, and a final snagging walk with you and the builder.

    From £95 an hour

Recent work

Flint cottage, Kingston

A dark galley kitchen opened into a garden room with a roof lantern. Approved first time under householder planning.

Added32 m²
Build£148k
Planning8 weeks
FinishedSpring 2026

Fee schedule

RefStageWhat you getFee
F-01Measured surveyPlans and elevations of the house as it isPlans and elevations of the house as it isfrom £650
F-02Design optionsTwo schemes with rough build costsTwo schemes with rough build costsfrom £1,200
F-03Planning applicationDrawings, statement, submission and talking to the officerDrawings, statement, submission and talking to the officerfrom £1,850
F-04Building regulationsConstruction drawings and specification, coordinated with the engineerConstruction drawings and specification, coordinated with the engineerfrom £1,400
F-05On siteFortnightly visits, builder's valuations, snaggingFortnightly visits, builder's valuations, snagging£95/hour

Fixed fees for each stage, agreed in writing before we start. You can stop after any stage and keep everything we've drawn. Prices include VAT.

What clients say

Note 1

“Our builder said it was the first set of drawings he'd priced without a single phone call.”

Anna and Joe Marchetti, Kingston
Note 2

“Miriam talked us out of a second storey we didn't need and saved us about forty thousand.”

Dev Okafor, Southover

Request a site visit

An hour at your house with one of us, free within 25 miles of Lewes. Bring the questions; we'll bring a tape measure.

Address
4 Railway Lane, Lewes BN7 2AQ
Phone
01632 960235
Email
studio@example.co.uk