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Planning drawings in Camden

Planning drawings for a Camden home start at £745 including VAT. The borough decides on Camden Planning Guidance and holds 1,971 listed entries, so a Camden set is built to answer the officer's questions on the sheet itself.

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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 planning 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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    Brick cottage with a tiled roof, chimneys and a front dormer window

    Four Camden Planning Guidance documents and what each one draws

    The Camden Local Plan was adopted in 2,017, and the detail an officer applies to a home sits in guidance. Four documents matter for nearly every job: the Home Improvements CPG (Camden Planning Guidance), the Design CPG (Camden Planning Guidance), the Amenity CPG (Camden Planning Guidance) and, when you dig down, the Basements CPG (Camden Planning Guidance).

    Home Improvements sets how far and how high an addition may go, so depth and height appear against the neighbouring building on the section and block plan. Design asks for named materials and proportion, so the elevations spell out brick, render, glazing and roof finish. Amenity concerns light and privacy, so we draw sightlines to the windows next door. Basements add a separate body of supporting assessment, which we scope with you before pricing.

    That makes the set denser than a typical suburban one. We would rather the case officer find the answer on the page than raise it in a validation letter.

    Rear view of brick terraced houses in London with slate roofs and chimney stacks along the shared roofline

    Local figures for Camden

    Figures with their unit, period and source
    MeasureValuePeriodSource
    Conservation areas40 named conservation areas published by the council—planning.data.gov.uk
    Article 4 directions21 Article 4 directions published by the council—planning.data.gov.uk
    Listed building entries1,971 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary)—planning.data.gov.uk
    Heritage at Risk entries35 Heritage at Risk Register entries within the LPA boundary (Historic England)—planning.data.gov.uk
    Householder decisions394 decisions1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Householder applications granted89.1 %1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Householder applications decided in time77.7 % decided within 8 weeks or an agreed extended period1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Households living in a house13.3 % of households living in a house or bungalow (detached, semi-detached or terraced)Census 2021nomisweb.co.uk
    Householder appeals decided by the Planning Inspectorate76 householder appeals decideddecision dates 1 Jul 2021 to 30 Jun 2026assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Householder appeals allowed35.5 % of householder appeals alloweddecision dates 1 Jul 2021 to 30 Jun 2026assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Larger home extension prior approvals granted2 decisions2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1 (1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026)assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Larger home extension prior approvals refused0 decisions2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1 (1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026)assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Householder: alterations/extensions to a single dwellinghouse, from 1 Apr 2026548 GBP—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.

    Councils bordering Camden
    Which application your project needsLawful Development Certificate decision: 8 weeks. Prior approval decision: 42 days. Householder decision: 8 weeksYour projectWithin permitted development?Lawful Development CertificatePrior approvalHouseholder applicationYesLarger rear extensionNoABC

    Which application your project needs

    The usual route for a house; flats and listed buildings follow other rules.

    A · Lawful Development Certificate decision
    8 weeks
    B · Prior approval decision
    42 days
    C · Householder decision
    8 weeks

    A borough built of protected streets

    Camden publishes 40 conservation areas and 21 Article 4 directions. Historic England lists 1,971 entries here: 57 at Grade I, 153 at Grade II* and 1,746 at Grade II, and 16 registered parks and gardens lie wholly or partly within it.

    In a conservation area officers pay attention to chimney stacks, front gardens, sash windows and roof lines, all of which are drawn. If your house or a neighbour is listed, listed building consent is a separate application and the planning drawings must show the setting respected. The borough also has 35 entries on the Heritage at Risk Register.

    We check the address for every layer at the start, free of charge, and report whether the job is permitted development, a householder application or something heavier.

    Speed and success: Camden's record

    In the latest twelve months Camden decided 394 householder applications and granted 89.1 per cent. Only 77.7 per cent were decided within the statutory period or an agreed extension, so the timetable needs slack.

    Appeals show how the guidance is read on the margin. The Planning Inspectorate decided 76 Camden householder appeals over five years and allowed 35.5 per cent. Our planning appeals service in Camden assesses a refusal on its reasons. A complete first application is normally the quicker route to the same place.

    These are borough-wide figures from the past. They shape how we plan the work and they are not a forecast for one address.

    Flats, leases and permitted development

    Only 13.3 per cent of Camden households live in a house, so most homes are flats and maisonettes. Under the General Permitted Development Order, householder permitted development does not apply to flats or buildings containing flats, which is why a flat owner almost always needs an application, and often a licence to alter from the freeholder as well.

    For a house outside a protected area, a lawful development certificate in Camden can prove permitted development applies. Elsewhere the application route is the way forward, with a council fee of £548. Camden recorded 2 granted and 0 refused through the larger extension prior approval route, so few owners use it.

    We prepare the drawings to suit both audiences: the council for planning and the freeholder for consent. Gardens make up just 19.1 per cent of the borough's land, so rear additions are often small and judged closely.

    The set and the price

    A Camden set contains existing and proposed plans, elevations and sections, a location plan and a block plan. The price starts at £745 with VAT included and is fixed before you commit.

    A second chartered technologist checks every sheet, and we redraw at no charge until approval if the council asks for changes. The decision itself is the council's and we promise nothing about it. We can handle the Planning Portal submission too.

    Other Camden pages and nearby boroughs

    Camden services on this site include loft conversion drawings in Camden and architectural drawings in Camden for the wider borough picture. After approval, building regulations drawings in Camden take the design to site.

    Next door, compare Islington, Westminster and Barnet, or read the national picture at planning drawings.

    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.
    Pencil resting on a dimensioned technical drawing beside a scale rule
    The street around you
    Move across the plinth — the blocks rise around the pointer.

    Other services in Camden

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    Questions

    What does Camden Planning Guidance require on drawings?

    Mainly dimensions against neighbours, named materials and light and privacy tests, from the Home Improvements CPG (Camden Planning Guidance), Design CPG (Camden Planning Guidance) and Amenity CPG (Camden Planning Guidance).

    Do I need an application for a Camden flat?

    Almost always. Householder permitted development does not apply to flats, and the borough has 40 conservation areas as well.

    How much do planning drawings cost in Camden?

    From £745 including VAT, fixed up front. The council's fee is separate.

    How quickly does Camden decide householder applications?

    77.7 per cent were decided in time in the latest year, so allow slack. It is an average and not a prediction.

    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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