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Yes thanks all. I'll see if i can get a set from the BCO to see what they should look like. The examples online are all quite variable in quality

Hi, First post but been lurking a while and reading a lot. I’m wondering if there’s anyone here who has done their own building regs plans? We’re looking at doing a fairly straightforward rectangular side extension (3.3m x 10m) in place of an existing garage. Having been quoted several thousand pounds from several sources for the planning app drawings I decided to do them myself in Sketchup & Layout. Plans are now submitted so whilst I wait for that I thought I’d turn my attention to building regs. My initial plan was to pay someone to draw them up, but having seen a few examples, I’m wondering if anyone has ever done them themselves? I’m going to get a SE to do all the technical aspects, and I’m wondering how feasible it is to draw up my own Full Plans by using NHBC and possibly buildingregs4plans.co.uk? I’ve seen a few people that commented that their paid for and prepared building regs plans were basically a mix of their plans and lifts from that site (which has been updated to include the new regs from Oct 2023 so the site looks pretty up to date). I probably will end up paying someone to do them, but was just curious about other people’s experiences. Am I being grossly unfair to the people that draw up the plans and there’s a real skill in developing these, or is it achievable myself with some thorough research? I’ve spoken to the local BCO who was very helpful and said he would do what he could to help me along the way. I have a pretty good knowledge of building construction and as I’m planning on doing most of the building work myself, preparing my own plans should hopefully only help to improve that. The local BCO even commented that the last self build extension he supervised was one of the best extensions he’d seen built because the guy was not having to do it to make a profit and could spend the time to do a really thorough job. Thanks for any thoughts.