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Bexley, London

New build drawings in Bexley

Bexley sits at the edge of London, with a Green Belt fringe and a two-zone levy, and it decides a high share of minor schemes in favour. New build drawings in Bexley from £1,450 including VAT are drawn by MCIAT chartered architectural technologists and checked by a second one before they go to the council.

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    Architectural model of a four-storey London stucco townhouse in its terrace, with a portico, area railings, sash windows, a cornice and chimney stacks
    The house as it stands: four storeys over a lower ground floor.Existing Proposed worksAn illustrative model, built for this page.

    How we work on new build drawings

    Seven steps from first call to approval.

    The same model cut through the middle: every floor, the stair, the chimney breasts, the new mansard, rear extension and basement in section
    Section through the model: every floor on one datum.

    1. Enquiry and constraints check

      We check the property against conservation areas, listed status, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, flood zone and planning history. We choose the right route and send a fixed quote.

    2. Measured survey

      We survey the house on one datum: rooms, levels, boundaries, drains, trees and the neighbours' windows that the 45° and 25° tests depend on.

    3. Design options

      We model the house in Revit and show you options in 3D and plan, with the planning strategy and the precedents in your street.

    4. Design frozen

      You choose an option in writing. Nothing changes after this without your say.

    5. Independent check

      A second chartered technologist checks every sheet against the council's validation checklist and the policy. A senior review signs it off before anything is submitted.

    6. Submission

      We prepare the forms, certificates, fee and documents and submit through the Planning Portal.

    7. Officer liaison

      We answer the planning officer and make any amendments within five working days, at no charge until approval.

    Free redraws until approval. Every drawing set is checked independently, and the checker is never the person who drew it.

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    Bexley's local plan and Design Guide for a new dwelling

    The development plan is the Bexley Local Plan, adopted in 2,023. The council's design guidance comes in two parts. For a new house the relevant one is the Design Guide SPD Part 1: Design Principles, which sets out how a building should relate to its street, its plot and its neighbours. The other, Design Guide SPD Part 2: Building Alterations and Extensions, deals with extensions, and officers borrow its outlook tests when a new house sits close to an existing home.

    In practice that means three drawings do most of the persuading in Bexley: the street scene, which shows the new house between its neighbours at true height; the site plan, which shows the garden left for the new home and the one left for the old; and the section through the boundary, which shows the daylight angle to the neighbour's window.

    The plan was adopted recently enough that its policies carry full weight, so older appeal decisions have to be read with care. If your plot has a refusal in its history, we read the officer's reasons against today's plan and tell you what has changed.

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    Local figures for Bexley

    Figures with their unit, period and source
    MeasureValuePeriodSource
    Local planBexley Local Plan—bexley.gov.uk
    Local plan adopted2,023—bexley.gov.uk
    Supplementary planning documentDesign Guide SPD Part 1: Design Principles2025bexley.gov.uk
    Borough CIL residential rate£40/m² (Zone 1); £60/m² (Zone 2), plus indexationschedule rate (2015)bexley.gov.uk
    Mayoral CIL rate (indexed)30.3 £/m² (indexed, permissions granted in 2026)—london.gov.uk
    Minor applications granted82.4 %1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Minor applications decided in time94.1 % decided within 8 weeks or an agreed extended period1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Green Belt share of the council area17 % of council area covered by green-belt polygons—planning.data.gov.uk
    Average house price413,343 GBP2026-07publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk
    Erection of dwellinghouses, not more than 10: per dwellinghouse, from 1 Apr 2026610 GBP per dwelling—ribblevalley.gov.uk

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

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    Building regulations, layer by layerPart A: structure: Approved Document A: Structure, 2004 edition incorporating 2004, 2010 and 2013 amendments. Part B: fire safety: All dwellings: fire detection and alarm system minimum Grade D2 Category LD3 (BS 5839-6), mains-operated smoke alarms to BS EN 14604. Part L: insulation: New elements in existing dwellings, limiting U-values W/(m²·K): roof 0.15, wall 0.18, floor 0.18, windows 1.4 (or WER Band B), doors 1.4. Part K: stairs: 2.0 m clear headroom over stairs. Full plans application: Building control body must decide a full plans application within 5 weeks, or longer if agreed in writingPart A: structurePart B: fire safetyPart L: insulationPart K: stairsFull plans applicationABCDE

    Building regulations, layer by layer

    The Approved Documents that shape most house projects, from structure to the application itself.

    A · Part A: structure
    Approved Document A: Structure, 2004 edition incorporating 2004, 2010 and 2013 amendments
    B · Part B: fire safety
    All dwellings: fire detection and alarm system minimum Grade D2 Category LD3 (BS 5839-6), mains-operated smoke alarms to BS EN 14604
    C · Part L: insulation
    New elements in existing dwellings, limiting U-values W/(m²·K): roof 0.15, wall 0.18, floor 0.18, windows 1.4 (or WER Band B), doors 1.4
    D · Part K: stairs
    2.0 m clear headroom over stairs
    E · Full plans application
    Building control body must decide a full plans application within 5 weeks, or longer if agreed in writing

    Bexley's levy zones and other costs

    Any new dwelling pays community infrastructure levy, and Bexley's schedule has two zones. The rates in our data are £40/m² (Zone 1); £60/m² (Zone 2), plus indexation. The zone depends on where the plot sits, and we confirm it against the charging schedule at the quote stage. The Mayor of London's levy applies as well, in charging band 3, at £30.3 per square metre for permissions granted this year.

    Both are charged on gross internal area, which is why the area schedule in our set is checked twice. The council's application fee is £610 per dwelling for up to nine houses, paid to the council and indexed from time to time.

    Planning speed for small schemes in Bexley

    A single new house or small terrace is a minor application. Bexley decided 238 minor applications in its latest year, granted 82.4 per cent and decided 94.1 per cent in time. Those figures cover all minor development rather than houses alone, so they describe the council's habits, not your outcome. The legal period is 8 weeks unless you agree longer.

    For householder work the grant rate is higher still, at 94.6 per cent of 877 decisions. A council that grants that freely is usually receptive to a proposal that has plainly been thought through, but a new house is a larger ask than an extension and gets a closer look.

    17 per cent of the borough is Green Belt. A new dwelling there is inappropriate development in principle, so we check the boundary first and say honestly when a site is not worth drawing.

    Timing deserves a plain word. A refusal can be appealed, but an appeal takes months, so we prefer to answer the officer's concerns during the application, using the free redraws we offer. Where the officer is minded to refuse, we ask for a call to find out what change would turn it, and we tell you honestly if the answer is a different scheme.

    What a Bexley new build set includes

    The set holds a proposed site plan, floor plans, roof plan, elevations to every face, sections through the stair and the highest point, and a street scene. Each room carries its floor area against the nationally described space standard, and the schedule is taken from the 3D model so a change to a wall updates every sheet.

    Prices are moderate for London: the average price is £413,343, a change of 2 per cent over twelve months, across 95,300 households. That makes a plot split an attractive idea, and our job is to test it honestly. Where the garden is too short to divide, the drawings show it before you buy.

    Heritage is checked at the start: 23 conservation areas and 114 list entries sit in the borough, and a listed neighbour can change the whole application.

    Price and next steps for new builds in Bexley

    New build drawings in Bexley start at £1,450, VAT included, fixed after a free constraints check. We redraw at no charge if the council asks for changes, though we cannot promise a decision.

    The application itself is prepared as planning drawings in Bexley. Afterwards, construction drawings in Bexley give the builder what they need, and structural calculations in Bexley cover the frame. The borough overview is at architectural drawings in Bexley, and for the neighbours see new build drawings in Dartford or in Greenwich.

    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.
    Red-brick mansion blocks and shopfronts on a street corner
    Points, not guesses
    Paint across the grid with the pointer.

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    Questions

    Which guidance applies to a new house in Bexley?

    The Bexley Local Plan and the Design Guide SPD Part 1: Design Principles. We read both against your plot before drawing.

    What levies apply to a new home in Bexley?

    The borough's two-zone levy, £40/m² (Zone 1); £60/m² (Zone 2), plus indexation, and the Mayoral levy of £30.3 per square metre this year.

    How much are new build drawings in Bexley?

    From £1,450 including VAT. The council's fee is £610 per dwelling and is separate.

    Does Bexley's Green Belt affect new houses?

    Where a site lies inside it, a new dwelling is inappropriate development in principle. We check the boundary first.

    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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