Planning drawings · Essex
Planning drawings in Essex, £895 fixed
One published fee in Epping Forest, with each council's householder approval rate from the government's own planning statistics.
Householder application fee, paid to your council at submission.
Plus the Planning Portal's own charge if the application goes through the Portal: up to £149 including VAT, depending on the application type, and some types have none (source).
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Fixed Fee Plans draws and submits planning applications in Epping Forest for £895, survey to submission. Each council below has its own page with its validation requirements, Article 4 directions and timescales, each sourced to the council.
What is different about planning in Essex?
Epping Forest District borders four London boroughs, and the forest itself shapes the rules. The district's Local Plan 2011 to 2033 was adopted on 6 March 2023 (council), and the council's guidance on the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation notes that most visitors to the forest live within 6.2 km of it (guidance note). For a householder the practical differences are paperwork: a sustainability checklist and statement with every application, and 26 conservation areas to check (council list). Our Essex page is Epping Forest. We cover more councils over time and add each one only when its local facts are sourced to the council itself, with no dates promised.
Costs, heritage and protected land in Essex
The Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation guidance sets a mitigation tariff per new dwelling, £1,852.63 within 3 km of the forest and £343.02 from 3 to 6.2 km (guidance note). The council is consulting on an updated draft Community Infrastructure Levy charging schedule until 30 October 2026, and we have not found a charge in force (council), so check before assuming either way.
Essex councils we cover
Householder decisions from MHCLG live table PS2, district planning application statistics, 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026. “Granted” and “decisions” include larger home extension prior approvals; “within 8 weeks” excludes them. Below 50 decisions we show the count without a percentage.
- Epping Forest District Council76.6% 579 of 756 granted
- London, all boroughs85.8% 20,556 of 23,967 granted
Includes larger home extension prior approvals. Source: MHCLG live table PS2, district planning application statistics, 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
We publish one Essex council so far. A council gets a page only once its local facts are sourced to the council itself.
Planning and building regulations drawings in Essex
The same services and prices apply as in London: planning permission drawings at £895 and building regulations drawings at £795. Where the work is permitted development, a certificate of lawfulness is the cheaper route; check first with the permitted development checker or read do I need planning permission?
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Essex planning questions
Does the fee change between Essex councils?
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Your fixed fee is already on this page.
Tell us the postcode and what you want to build. We confirm the fee in writing and book the survey.