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Architectural drawings in Greenwich

Greenwich has a World Heritage Site beside the river and 23 conservation areas. Our MCIAT chartered architectural technologists draw for Royal Borough homes from £745 including VAT.

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    Greenwich in numbers

    Figures with their unit, period and source
    MeasureValuePeriodSource
    Conservation areas23 named conservation areas published by the council—planning.data.gov.uk
    worldHeritageSites1 World Heritage Sites intersecting the LPA boundary—planning.data.gov.uk
    Listed building entries540 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary)—planning.data.gov.uk
    Householder decisions624 decisions1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Householder applications granted77.1 %1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Householder applications decided in time94.2 % decided within 8 weeks or an agreed extended period1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Households living in a house48.4 % of households living in a house or bungalow (detached, semi-detached or terraced)Census 2021nomisweb.co.uk
    Mayoral CIL charging band3 MCIL2 charging band (1-3)—london.gov.uk
    Mayoral CIL rate (indexed)30.3 £/m² (indexed, permissions granted in 2026)—london.gov.uk
    Local planRoyal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies—royalgreenwich.gov.uk

    A blank value means the figure has not been published, not that there are none. Check your own address with the council.

    Councils bordering Greenwich
    Constraints check: GreenwichConservation areas: 23 named conservation areas published by the council. Listed building entries: 540 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary)23Conservation areasA540Listed building entriesC

    Constraints check: Greenwich

    What we check first on any Greenwich address. Counts are for the whole council area.

    A · Conservation areas
    23 named conservation areas published by the council
    C · Listed building entries
    540 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary)

    Architectural drawings for the Royal Borough

    Greenwich is a mixed borough. 48.4 per cent of its 114,052 households live in a house or bungalow and 41.1 per cent own their home, so renters and flat-dwellers are a large share.

    For houses, permitted development is often available, though a conservation area or Article 4 direction can remove it. For flats, an application is the usual route, and leases may require a licence to alter.

    We start every Greenwich job with a map check, since heritage can change a street within a few hundred metres.

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    The World Heritage Site and listed buildings

    Greenwich contains 1 World Heritage Site, and Historic England lists 540 entries: 28 at Grade I, 45 at Grade II* and 466 at Grade II. Another 22 appear on the Heritage at Risk Register.

    A site or listed building nearby does not stop work, but it changes the application. Views, roof height and materials get more attention, and the drawings need to show the setting.

    If your house is itself listed, say so on the first call. Most alterations then need separate consent.

    Plans, guides and the levy

    The development plan is the Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies, adopted in 2,014. The council's list of adopted guidance has no householder extension, roof or basement document, so policy and the street carry the decision.

    TODO (writer): confirm the adoption year of the Urban Design Guide SPD and whether a replacement local plan has been adopted

    Greenwich is in band 3 of the Mayor's levy at £30.3 per square metre for permissions granted this year. The borough levy is the Royal Borough of Greenwich CIL Charging Schedule 2024 (Borough CIL 2): £157.48/m² (residential under 10 units, borough-wide); £157.48/m² (10+ units, Zone 1); £100.79/m² (10+ units, Zone 2).

    How Greenwich decides householder applications

    In the latest twelve months Greenwich decided 624 householder applications and granted 77.1 per cent. Yet 94.2 per cent were decided on time or within an agreed extension.

    National statistics for a nearby period show 647 decisions with 77.6 per cent granted. The council also recorded 437 lawful development certificates.

    A lower grant rate is a reason for careful drawings, not for alarm. Reading the decisions on your own road tells you more than any borough average.

    Gardens, floods and values

    Domestic gardens cover 23.2 per cent of the borough's land. The borough has a long Thames frontage, so we also check the flood map for ground-floor schemes.

    That checking is a service step, not a promise that a scheme is safe from flooding. If flood risk matters to your project, the Environment Agency's published map is the primary source.

    Greenwich services at a glance

    For a full application start with planning drawings in Greenwich. A Lawful Development Certificate in Greenwich from £645 proves permitted development.

    Add loft conversion drawings in Greenwich for the roof or building regulations drawings in Greenwich for the technical set. Neighbouring pages are Lewisham, Bexley and Newham.

    What you receive

    Planning drawing sheet for a rear extension with plans, elevations and sections
    Sample drawing. Planning drawings for a rear extension: plans, elevations and sections on one sheet set.
    Rows of brick terraced houses and gardens on a residential street
    The street around you
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    Questions

    Does Greenwich's World Heritage Site affect my home?

    Only if you are near it or inside its setting, but we check the address free to find out.

    How much do architectural drawings cost in Greenwich?

    Householder planning drawings start at £745 including VAT.

    How many conservation areas does Greenwich have?

    The council publishes 23.

    What share of householder applications does Greenwich grant?

    77.1 per cent in the latest twelve months. That describes the past, not any single case.

    Sources and dates

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    Tell us about your property.

    We check the constraints, then send a fixed fee. Messages before 3pm get a reply the same working day.

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