Weighing up options (House extension)

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After being messed around by our buyer, we are reassessing our desire to move, and instead considering adding to our property for the features we wanted.

Our plot is as shown below:

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We currently have a single brick kitchen extension on the left-hand side of the property and are wanting this knocked down, and in it's stead, a much large single-storey extension erected.

This extension will comprise of a Kitchen, living space, additional bedroom with an ensuite.

Additionally, the garage area (property that sticks out of the front) will be partially converted into a utility room and downstairs WC.

So, as far as I can tell, this will involve the following:

- Architect
- Demolition of current single brick kitchen
- Removal of large tree and approximately 1.5m x 10m of hedging
- All associated construction works for garage modification (utility and WC); Kitchen; Bedroom; Ensuite; living space.
- An almost full property length fence on the left side, commencing highest non-planning permission height, gradually descended to end of driveway to around 5ft.

Obviously, how long is a piece of string, but does anyone have any rough idea of the cost for this before consideration for fittings and furnishings are taken into account?
 
The issues with the sideways 2-storey extension are that the toilet and bathroom are on that side of the house - we'd need to basically relocate both of those rooms to make for a corridor. In essence, we'd loose our Kitchen, Toilet and Bathroom for the length of the project build!
 
Planning permission would be the other issue with the 2-storey option though? I believe we can get upto 26/28ft of garden-intrusion directly from property line without needing planning permission for single storey structures?
 
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