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Planning application drawings your council approves first time

Scaled, policy-compliant drawings for planning applications — floor plans, elevations, sections and site plans prepared by chartered professionals in 7 days, and revised free until your council says yes. Start with a free approval-odds score built from live council data.

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Drawings written in the language case officers read

A planning application lives or dies on its drawings. Case officers in London boroughs assess hundreds of applications a month, and the fastest route to a refusal — or a validation rejection before your application is even considered — is a drawing pack that is out of scale, missing a required plan, or silent on the policy points your council cares about. Our planning application drawings are produced by chartered professionals who draw for London councils every working day, so every sheet is scaled, titled, dimensioned and referenced exactly the way your local planning authority expects.

Before we draw a single line, we check your borough's validation checklist, its local plan policies and any conservation-area or Article 4 constraints on your street. That means the pack that lands on the case officer's desk — existing and proposed floor plans, existing and proposed elevations, a 1:1250 site location plan and a block plan — answers the questions planners ask before they ask them. It is the difference between an application that reads as an approval and one that invites objections.

And because approval is the whole point, revisions are free until you have a decision. If your council requests amendments, we update the planning drawings and reissue them at no charge — our 96% approval rate exists because we keep working until you get to yes. Most drawing packs are ready within seven days of the survey, and a fixed, no-obligation quote reaches you within one working day of your enquiry, so you know exactly where you stand before anything is drawn.

Complete planning application drawing package with floor plans, elevations and site plan for a London council submission

What drawings do I need for a planning application?

A householder planning application in London requires existing and proposed floor plans, existing and proposed elevations, a site location plan at 1:1250 and a block plan at 1:500 — all drawn to a recognised metric scale. Depending on your borough and project, your council's validation checklist may also require:

  • Existing and proposed floor plans at 1:50 or 1:100, showing room uses and dimensions
  • Existing and proposed elevations of every affected face of the building, at 1:50 or 1:100
  • A site location plan at 1:1250 with the site boundary edged in red and other owned land in blue
  • A block plan at 1:500 or 1:200 showing the proposal in relation to boundaries and neighbouring buildings
  • Roof plans and cross-sections where roof shape or floor levels change — required by many London boroughs
  • A design and access statement for major applications, listed buildings and most conservation-area schemes
  • Supporting documents your borough lists locally, such as a daylight assessment or flood risk statement

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From enquiry to submitted application in four steps

A fixed process refined across thousands of London drawing packs — most planning application drawings are ready to submit within seven days.

  1. 1

    Free approval-odds check

    Tell us your postcode and project. We score your approval odds against live decision data from your local planning authority before you commit to anything — and tell you if you may not need permission at all.

  2. 2

    Measured survey

    We survey your property in person or work from verified measurements, producing accurate existing drawings that stand up to a case officer's scrutiny.

  3. 3

    Proposed drawings

    Chartered designers prepare your proposed floor plans, elevations, sections and site plans to your brief and your borough's design guidance and validation checklist.

  4. 4

    Submission & liaison

    If you wish, we submit the application through the Planning Portal, handle the forms and fees, and respond to your case officer — revising drawings free until the decision lands.

One drawing team for every application type

Whatever you are applying for, the same chartered team produces drawings your council can validate without a single query.

Householder applications

Extensions, loft conversions, porches and outbuildings — the standard London householder pack, drawn to your borough's validation checklist.

Full planning applications

New dwellings, conversions and changes of use, with the additional plans, sections and statements these applications demand.

Lawful development certificates

Drawings that prove a permitted development scheme meets every dimensional limit, giving you a certificate your solicitor and buyer will accept.

Prior approval submissions

Larger-home-extension and change-of-use prior approvals, drawn to the exact criteria of the General Permitted Development Order.

Conservation & Article 4 schemes

Sensitive, heritage-aware drawings with the design detail conservation officers expect, for streets where standard rights are restricted.

Retrospective applications

Accurate as-built drawings that regularise work already carried out, presented to give planners a clear route to approval.

Frequently asked questions

How much do planning application drawings cost in London?

Every property and borough is different, so we price each drawing pack individually and guarantee a fixed, no-obligation quote within one working day — with free revisions until your council approves. Send us your postcode and project details and we will also flag it if your scheme may not need planning permission at all.

How long do drawings for a planning application take?

Most planning application drawings are delivered within 7 days of the survey. Once submitted, a householder application typically takes the council 8 weeks to determine from validation. We prepare everything correctly first time, so no time is lost to validation rejections or missing-document requests.

What scale should planning permission drawings be?

Floor plans and elevations are normally drawn at 1:50 or 1:100, site location plans at 1:1250, and block plans at 1:500 or 1:200. Every sheet must carry a scale bar, paper size and unique drawing number. All of our planning drawings meet these standards, so validation teams accept them without queries.

Can I submit a planning application without an architect?

Yes. Councils do not require drawings to come from a registered architect — they require accurate, scaled, policy-compliant plans. Our chartered architectural designers and technicians produce exactly that at a fraction of traditional architect fees, and our 96% approval rate covers every kind of London application.

Will my drawings be accepted by my London borough?

Yes — we check your borough's validation checklist before we draw, so the pack contains every plan, scale and annotation your council requires. We prepare planning permission drawings for all 33 London boroughs and the Home Counties, informed by live approval data for each local planning authority.

What happens if the council asks for changes to my drawings?

We amend and reissue the drawings free of charge until you have a decision. Most case-officer requests are small — adjusting a window position, clarifying materials, adding a section — and we turn amendments around quickly so your 8-week determination clock keeps moving.

Do planning drawings include building regulations details?

No — planning drawings show the design your council approves, while building regulation drawings add the construction detail building control inspects: insulation, structure, fire safety and drainage. We produce both, and many clients order the building regs pack as soon as planning is granted so their builder can price accurately.

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Planning application drawings in Ealing

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