A home adaptation feasibility report costs from £415 at Fixed Fee Plans, including a visit. It sets out the ways a home could be adapted for someone with a disability or reduced mobility, from a ramp and wider doors to a ground-floor bedroom and wet room, and the planning and building regulations route each one takes.
Families usually come to us after the first quote, for a stairlift or a bathroom, when they are not sure it is the right change. The report puts the options side by side so the decision is made once.
What can a home adaptation report cover?
Whatever stands between the person and daily life at home. The visit measures the entrance and its steps, door widths, the stairs, the bathroom and the rooms that could change use, such as a dining room becoming a bedroom. The report then sets out each workable change: what it involves, what it takes from the house, and what it needs from the council.
Does a home adaptation need planning permission?
Often not, and the report says which. Internal changes to a house, such as a new wet room, usually need no planning application. Many single-storey rear extensions are permitted development under Class A of the General Permitted Development Order, so a ground-floor bedroom may need none either, or a certificate of lawfulness for certainty. Two cases always need more: a flat, where householder permitted development rights do not apply, and a listed building, where works affecting its special interest need listed building consent.
What about building regulations?
Most physical changes need them. Part M of the Building Regulations covers access to and use of buildings, and an extension or new wet room also touches structure, drainage and ventilation. The report notes which parts apply to each option; our building regulations drawings take the chosen one forward.
Can the report help with a Disabled Facilities Grant?
It can support one. A Disabled Facilities Grant in England can be up to £30,000 towards adapting a disabled person's home, and the council assesses the need. The report gives the council, and any therapist advising you, measured options and their consents, so the grant application rests on what the house can take. We do not decide eligibility; the council does.
Our fee is from £415, with the visit included. If you go ahead with us, the fee is credited against our drawings.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need planning permission for a ground-floor bedroom extension?
Not always. Many single-storey rear extensions are permitted development. The report checks the limits and any direction that removes them for your house.
Can you adapt a flat?
Yes, inside. Changes to the outside of a flat need a planning application, because householder permitted development rights do not apply to flats.
Does the report replace an occupational therapist's assessment?
No. The therapist assesses the person's needs. The report shows what the house can take and what each change needs from the council.
