Planning drawings for London homes, step by step

We prepare planning permission and building regulations drawings for homes across all 33 London boroughs, at published fixed fees, no VAT to add: householder planning drawings start at £515 drawings + £150 survey (£665 total), and building regulations drawings at the same figures. The measured survey is charged on its own, at £150. MCIAT chartered architectural technologists draw every set and a second technologist checks it. Allow about 7 days from survey to drawings.

Planning drawings £515 drawings + £150 survey (£665 total)
Drawings about 7 days after the survey
MCIAT · £2m PI insured · LABC Partnered

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Who prepares your planning drawings?

Planning Drawings is a trading name of Property Architecture Ltd, and the practice was founded in 2026. Chartered architectural technologists, each a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (MCIAT), draw every set. We carry £2m of professional indemnity insurance, are LABC Partnered and cover all 33 London boroughs and 17 nearby councils. Householder planning drawings start at £515 drawings + £150 survey (£665 total), no VAT to add.

Planning drawings for a London house: six stages from survey to site

Planning drawings are the plans, elevations and sections of your house, as it stands and as you want it, that a council reads when it decides an application. A full drawing set adds the technical drawings for building control and the information your builder needs. These six stages follow one London house through it, with a “from” fee, no VAT to add, wherever a stage has its own price.

What happens before any design starts?

We check your address, then measure the house as it stands. The address check covers planning history, conservation area, listing, Article 4 directions, protected trees and flood zone, so we can choose the route and send a fixed fee. The survey then records rooms, levels, boundaries, drains and trees once, so every later drawing starts from the same numbers.

You get: A measured survey drawing: room sizes, floor and ground levels, boundary lines, drains, trees and the windows of the houses next door.

From £150

Measured building surveys

In the model: Red beams reach the model’s corners and yellow tape lines read off its width, height and depth.

Can I see the design options before I choose?

Yes. We rebuild your house as a Revit model and show you layout options in 3D and as plans, each shown next to its planning strategy and the street’s precedents. You choose one in writing, and from then on nothing changes without your say. Floor plans, elevations and sections for that layout follow.

You get: Design options in 3D and plan, then floor plans, elevations and sections for the layout you choose.

From £225 (floor plans)

Extension and loft drawings

In the model: The model’s floors lift apart and a pale timber extension and loft show the proposed design.

Which planning route fits my project?

Your address and your plans decide the route: householder planning permission, permitted development with an optional Lawful Development Certificate, prior approval or, for a listed house, listed building consent. A chartered technologist who did not draw your set checks each sheet against the council’s validation list, a senior reviewer approves it, and we submit it on the Planning Portal. Changes the officer asks for are redrawn free until approval.

You get: A full application set drawn to your council’s validation list, with location and block plans free inside every planning package.

From £515 drawings + £150 survey (£665 total) for householder planning · £425 drawings + £150 survey (£575 total) for permitted development + Lawful Development Certificate

Planning permission drawings

In the model: Red lines mark the plot and extension, a 45° line leaves next door’s window and three drawing sheets unfold.

What do building regulations drawings add?

Planning asks whether the work is allowed; building regulations set how it must be built. Our technical drawings show how the building goes together, from foundations to roof, and are coordinated with the structural calculations, the drainage and any planning conditions, so your building control body reviews one consistent set.

You get: Building regulations drawings and structural calculations, drawn to agree with each other.

From £515 drawings + £150 survey (£665 total) for building regulations drawings · £389 (structural calculations)

Building regulations drawings

In the model: The model is cut open to show the steel beam, joists, insulation, foundations and a drain run.

Do my neighbours need to be told?

Possibly. Building on the boundary, altering a wall you share with next door or digging near its foundations can mean serving notice on the adjoining owner under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. We prepare the notices and drawings. After building control approval, a next-steps pack tells you when to give the commencement notice and serve party wall notices, and what the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) asks of you.

You get: A party wall notice for each adjoining owner, and a next-steps pack for the start of work.

From £42 per adjoining owner

We can also prepare a tender pack, so several builders price the same drawings, from £945.

Party wall notices

In the model: The neighbouring houses take a soft green tint, dashed lines mark the shared wall and scaffold rises up the side.

What does my builder work from?

One set of drawings that agree with each other. Plans, sections and elevations all come from the same Revit model, so your builder is not left to reconcile sheets that disagree. That set also carries the structural information, the drainage and any planning conditions, ready for pricing and for the site.

You get: The finished drawing set, with calculations and conditions, in a form a builder can price and build from.

After approval we answer your builder’s questions and can visit the site. Fee quoted on request.

In the model: The scaffold lifts away and the extension and loft stand built in brick, tile and glass under golden light.

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What do the finished drawings look like?

Two sample sheets for a rear extension, each marked not for construction. The planning sheet shows the existing rear elevation, the proposed rear elevation with bi-fold doors and a proposed side elevation, with a materials note. The building regulations sheet cuts a section through the extension, labels each build-up from foundation to roof and adds fire safety, ventilation and drainage notes.

Sample planning drawing sheet for a rear extension, showing the existing rear elevation, the proposed rear elevation with a brick extension and four-panel bi-fold doors, a proposed side elevation with a rooflight, and a materials note — Sample drawing

Sample building regulations sheet for a rear extension, showing section A-A with labelled build-ups for the rooflight, flat roof, steel beam, cavity wall, floor and foundation, and note panels for fire safety, ventilation and drainage — Sample drawing

Planning permission and building regulations drawings for London homes

Our work falls into six groups. Each shows its published “from” fee, no VAT to add.

Traditional terraced houses along a city street, typical of homes that need planning drawings

Planning permission drawings for London homes

Householder planning permission, retrospective applications, change of use, appeals and listed building consent, plus permitted development with a Lawful Development Certificate and prior approval. Location and block plans come free inside every planning package.

From £425 drawings + £150 survey (£575 total) for permitted development + Lawful Development Certificate · £515 drawings + £150 survey (£665 total) for householder planning

House renovation with scaffolding and builders' tools, work that follows building regulations drawings

Building regulations drawings and structural calculations

Building regulations drawings and structural calculations for your building control body, with the drainage and planning conditions worked in. We also coordinate private building control and, with an assessor, SAP energy calculations.

From £389 (structural calculations) · £515 drawings + £150 survey (£665 total) for building regulations drawings

Georgian terrace roofline of London brick houses with dormer windows and clustered chimney pots under a cloudy sky

Rear extension drawings and loft conversion drawings in London

Rear extensions, side returns, wraparounds and double-storey additions. Lofts from a Velux conversion to a mansard, with dormer, L-dormer and hip-to-gable options between. Basements and garden rooms too.

From £475 (garden room) · £475 drawings + £150 survey (£625 total) for a rear extension or loft conversion

Large Victorian house in a London neighbourhood, the kind often converted into flats

Garage, flat and HMO conversion drawings

Turn a garage into a room, a house into flats or a family home into an HMO, with the plans, lease plans and licence to alter that go with it.

From £425 drawings + £150 survey (£575 total) for a garage · £665 drawings + £150 survey (£815 total) for an HMO · £945 drawings + £150 survey (£1,095 total) for two flats

Tape measure and pen resting on a printed first-floor plan on a wooden table

Measured building survey and floor plans in London

A measured building survey of the house as it stands, then floor plans, elevations and sections, 3D visuals and new build drawings, all produced from one Revit model.

From £150 (survey) · £225 (floor plans)

Brick terraced houses sharing party walls under a clear sky

Party wall notices and independent drawing review

A party wall notice for each adjoining owner the work affects, and an independent review of plans and specifications that another firm drew.

From £42 per adjoining owner · £289 (independent review)

How much do planning drawings cost in London?

Planning drawings for a London home start at £515 drawings + £150 survey (£665 total) for a householder application, and permitted development with a Lawful Development Certificate starts at £425 drawings + £150 survey (£575 total). The table lists our main published “from” fees, no VAT to add, and the prices page lists every service. We confirm your exact fee after checking the address.

How much do planning drawings cost in London?
Drawings or service	From, no VAT to add
Location and block plans	£39
Party wall notice (per adjoining owner)	£42
Measured building survey	£150
Floor plans	£225
Independent drawing and specification review	£289
Structural calculations	£389
Garden room drawings	£475
Permitted development drawings + Lawful Development Certificate	£425 drawings + £150 survey (£575 total)
Garage conversion drawings	£425 drawings + £150 survey (£575 total)
Rear extension drawings	£475 drawings + £150 survey (£625 total)
Loft conversion drawings (Velux or dormer)	£475 drawings + £150 survey (£625 total)
Planning permission drawings (householder)	£515 drawings + £150 survey (£665 total)
Side return extension drawings	£515 drawings + £150 survey (£665 total)
Building regulations drawings	£515 drawings + £150 survey (£665 total)
Mansard loft conversion drawings	£615 drawings + £150 survey (£765 total)
Change of use drawings	£665 drawings + £150 survey (£815 total)
HMO conversion drawings	£665 drawings + £150 survey (£815 total)
Double-storey extension drawings	£755 drawings + £150 survey (£905 total)
Wraparound extension drawings	£855 drawings + £150 survey (£1,005 total)
Flat conversion drawings (two flats)	£945 drawings + £150 survey (£1,095 total)
New build drawings	£1,185 drawings + £150 survey (£1,335 total)
Complete package: planning, building regulations and structural calculations	£1,235 drawings + £150 survey (£1,385 total)
Basement drawings (cellar conversion)	£1,705 drawings + £150 survey (£1,855 total)

Permitted development + Lawful Development Certificate £425 to £755 drawings + £150 survey (£575 to £905 total)
Planning £515 to £1,235 drawings + £150 survey (£665 to £1,385 total)
Complete: planning, building regulations and structural calculations £1,235 to £2,465 drawings + £150 survey (£1,385 to £2,615 total)

The council’s own application fee is separate and is paid straight to the council. Where a project needs the measured building survey, the table shows the £150 survey and the total beside the drawing fee. Location and block plans cost £39 on their own and are free inside every planning package. (October 2026)

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Why homeowners choose Planning Drawings

Checked by someone else. Your set is checked by a technologist who did not draw it, before anything goes to the council.
A fee you know first. Fees are published with no VAT to add, and the fixed fee we send after the address check covers the work it describes.
One model, no mismatches. Each house is modelled once in Revit and every sheet is cut from that model, so the plan, section and elevation of your extension agree.
Free redraws until approval. Officer amendments are turned round within five working days, with no charge for redraws until approval.

MCIAT chartered architectural technologists · £2m professional indemnity insurance · LABC Partnered · ICO registered · Founded 2026

Does Planning Drawings cover my borough?

Planning Drawings covers the 32 London boroughs and the City of London. Areas inside them include Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea (Knightsbridge, Mayfair, Belgravia, Marylebone, St John’s Wood, Kensington, Holland Park, Notting Hill and Chelsea), Camden and Haringey (Primrose Hill, Hampstead and Highgate), Richmond upon Thames (Kew, Barnes and Richmond), Merton (Wimbledon), Southwark (Dulwich), Hounslow (Chiswick) and Islington (Islington and Canonbury). We also cover the 17 councils just outside London listed below, in Kent, Surrey, Essex, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. Enter your postcode in the quote form and we confirm which council decides your application.

Thurrock
Brentwood
Epping Forest
Broxbourne
Hertsmere
Three Rivers
Welwyn Hatfield
Buckinghamshire
Slough
Dartford
Sevenoaks
Elmbridge
Epsom and Ewell
Mole Valley
Reigate and Banstead
Spelthorne
Tandridge

Autumn London garden with a park bench and plane trees, a white stucco terrace beyond the railings

Questions homeowners ask about planning drawings in London

How much do planning drawings cost in London?

Householder planning drawings start at £515 drawings + £150 survey (£665 total), no VAT to add. The three packages run £425 to £755 drawings + £150 survey (£575 to £905 total) for permitted development with a Lawful Development Certificate, £515 to £1,235 drawings + £150 survey (£665 to £1,385 total) for planning, and £1,235 to £2,465 drawings + £150 survey (£1,385 to £2,615 total) for complete (planning, building regulations, structural calculations). The council’s application fee is separate. We confirm your exact fee after the address check.

What drawings does a planning application need?

A householder application normally needs location and block plans, plus floor plans and elevations showing the house as it stands today and as you propose to change it. Each council also keeps its own validation list, and an application that omits a listed item can be returned as invalid. We work through your council’s list sheet by sheet before anything is submitted.

Source: Planning permission (GOV.UK) · Planning Portal

Can I build a rear extension without planning permission?

Sometimes. Many rear extensions fall under permitted development, set by Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the General Permitted Development Order 2015, which caps their size and height. Flats have no Part 1 rights, conservation areas can narrow them, Article 4 directions can remove them, and altering a listed house also takes listed building consent. We check your address first.

Source: General Permitted Development Order 2015, Schedule 2 (legislation.gov.uk)

What is the difference between permitted development and a Lawful Development Certificate?

Permitted development is a national right to carry out certain work without a planning application. A Lawful Development Certificate is the council’s written confirmation that your specific project falls within that right. The certificate is optional, but it can serve as evidence when you sell. We prepare permitted development drawings with a certificate application from £425 drawings + £150 survey (£575 total), no VAT to add.

Source: Lawful development certificates (GOV.UK) · General Permitted Development Order 2015, Schedule 2 (legislation.gov.uk)

How long do planning drawings take?

About 7 days after the survey. Before that, we check your address, send a fixed fee and measure the house. Once we submit, the council decides in its own time: neither Planning Drawings nor anyone else can promise a date or an outcome. If the officer asks for changes, we make them within five working days and redraw free until approval.

Do I need building regulations drawings as well?

Yes, for most extensions, loft conversions and structural changes. Planning permission settles whether the project may go ahead, while the Building Regulations 2010 set how it is built, covering structure, drainage and insulation among other things. Permitted development does not exempt work from them. We prepare the technical drawings and structural calculations that your building control body checks.

Source: The Building Regulations 2010 (legislation.gov.uk) · Building regulations approval (GOV.UK)

Do conservation areas and Article 4 directions affect my plans?

Yes, they can. A conservation area limits some permitted development rights, and an Article 4 direction lets a council withdraw rights that would otherwise apply, so work that needs no application elsewhere may need one at your address. Which rules apply depends on the exact address, so Planning Drawings looks up conservation area, Article 4 and listing status before quoting.

Source: General Permitted Development Order 2015, Schedule 2 (legislation.gov.uk)

What does a measured building survey include?

It records your house as it stands: room sizes, floor and ground levels, boundary lines, drains and trees, plus the windows in neighbouring houses, which the 45° and 25° daylight tests depend on. Every later drawing is then built on those figures. We price a measured building survey at £150, no VAT to add.

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Send your postcode and a few lines about the project. We check the address, then reply with a fixed fee for the drawings you need. Write before 3pm and you hear back that working day.

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