IMPIC licence no. 116724-PAR · Class 1

Head office in Alcochete

geral@abidongroup.com +351 969 497 287

Specialism 10 of 13

Design and permits

You need drawings or help with an application to the local council (Câmara Municipal). We coordinate the designs with qualified partner designers, prepare your application and follow it through to the council inspection. The permit or prior notification (the simplified planning route) remains your responsibility as the property owner.

Typical design sheet with dimensioned plan, scale bar, north arrow, title block and site plan Technical line drawing: dimensioned ground floor plan (01), scale bar at 1:100 (02), north arrow (03), title block with project, discipline, scale, date and drawing number (04), site plan on the plot with setbacks (05) and key to the written documents (06). 4.50 5.40 9.90 7.65 9.90 5.00 BEDROOMLIVINGWCHALLKITCHEN025 mSCALE 1:100NSITE PLANARCHITECTURAL DESIGN · PERMITPROJECT: DETACHED HOUSECLIENTDISCIPLINE: ARCHITECTURESCALE 1:100DATEGROUND FLOOR PLANDRAWINGNO. 01WRITTEN DOCUMENTS 01 02 03 04 05 06 TYPICAL DESIGN SHEET · DIMENSIONED PLAN · NOT TO SCALE

Typical design sheet · dimensioned plan

  1. 01 Dimensioned floor plan
  2. 02 Scale bar
  3. 03 North arrow
  4. 04 Title block: project, discipline, scale and date
  5. 05 Site plan on the plot
  6. 06 List of written documents

Who it’s for

We help prepare the design and application for your build or renovation:

  • A plot to build on, with no design yet
  • A renovation that needs prior notification to the council
  • An older house without up-to-date plans
  • A property that needs an energy performance certificate

What’s included

We coordinate the following work with our partner designers, as set out in your proposal:

  • Architectural design
  • Engineering designs: structure, water, foul and rainwater drainage
  • Electrical, telecoms (ITED), thermal (REH) and acoustic designs
  • Fire safety design (SCIE, the Portuguese fire-safety regulations), where applicable
  • Digital survey of the existing building with LiDAR laser scanning, and plans
  • Prior notification or permit application
  • Following the application through the council
  • Support at the council inspection, and as-built drawings showing the completed works
  • Energy performance certificate with a partner assessor

How we work in this specialism

How we apply our method to this specialism, in four steps. Every proposal starts with a site visit or a review of your drawings.

  1. Site visit and survey

    We survey your existing building with LiDAR and draw up the base plans.

  2. Itemised proposal

    You receive the scope of each stage: architecture, engineering and permits.

  3. Designs and council submission

    Our partner designers prepare the documents; we submit them and follow the application.

  4. Inspection and as-built drawings

    We support you at the council inspection and provide as-built drawings and an energy performance certificate.

What we deliver

Through the design and application process, you receive:

  • Plans of the existing building
  • Architectural and engineering designs
  • A permit application or prior notification, submitted and followed up
  • As-built drawings at the end of the works
  • An energy performance certificate from a partner assessor

FAQ

Your questions about this specialism. The specific terms are always in your proposal and written contract.

Will you handle my permit application?

We prepare the application and follow the process at the council. The permit or prior notification remains your responsibility as the property owner; we help you prepare the documents.

Who will prepare my designs?

Qualified partner designers in each discipline, coordinated by us.

I already have a design. Can you build it?

Yes. We review your drawings and specification and prepare a proposal for the works.

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Related specialisms

Specialisms often commissioned alongside this one:

Specialism 10 of 13

Need a design or a permit?

Tell us where your project is and what you have in mind. We visit the site where needed and prepare a written proposal, itemised by section, with inclusions and exclusions; your contract is in writing before work starts.

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Site visit and written proposal at no cost. With or without a design.

IMPIC licence no. 116724-PAR · Written contract · Complaints Book