Our design fees and terms
Design fees & terms
- Full garden design for sites under 100 sqm, without changes in level or substantial tree coverage, including hard and soft landscaping, are charged @ £1,250 plus VAT (currently 20% = 250) giving a total of £1,500 including VAT.
- The fee is broken down as follows:
- Stage 1: Survey 10% of fee - £125 plus £25 VAT = £150
- Stage 2: Design concept & Layout 50% of fee - £625 + £125 VAT = £750
- Stage 3: 3D views 20% of fee - £250 + £50 VAT = £300
- Stage 4: Planting selection 20% of fee = £250 + £50 VAT = £300
- Stages 3 and 4 are optional . 3D views may not be required for very small gardens or clients may wish to do the planting themselves.
- The survey fee is payable on acceptance of quote and prior to the survey visit. For other stages fees are payable on completion of each phase.
- Larger sites will be priced according to site area and complexity. Please contact us for a quote.
- We only carry out a basic garden survey as part of the design fees. For large and complex sites, particularly in terms of levels, or gardens with substantial tree coverage, you are advised to commission a detailed land or arboricultural survey.
- We provide electronic pdf copies of all stages of the project and hard copies of all drawings.
- The design will be based on the client and site's requirements. The budget is used for guidance. We don't design and cost at the same time. The design will be aspirational and show the most attractive and functional scenario so the client can evaluate where to best spend their budget. Costs can only be calculated once the geometry is decided and materials chosen. If the quotation for implementing the design exceeds the client's budget then the design will need to be scaled down to the elements that are essential to the scheme and affordable within the client’s budget, in particular the materials. Alternatively, it could be implemented in phases.
- One set of changes to the final layout plan (not 3D model) is provided free of charge, if required. Further changes will be charged separately.
- These include any necessary design amendments resulting from changes to the client's brief or from the discovery of site hazards or obstructions, which are not discoverable upon visual inspection of the surface of the site.
- As we are a design and build company, technical drawings, including construction details and detailed planting plans and are not included in the above fees.