Planning drawings · London Borough of Croydon
Planning drawings in Croydon, £795 fixed
Croydon's May 2026 validation list asks for a topographical survey on sloping sites and basements, demolition plans, street elevations with neighbours' heights annotated and a separate photograph document. We draw to it, so your planning application is not returned for missing detail.
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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What Croydon Council asks of a householder planning application
From the council's Local Validation List (May 2026), Plans and Drawings (adopted May 2026).
- Croydon says all plans must use a standard metric scale with a scale bar, drawing number, title and north arrow, and must not say "DO NOT SCALE". The location plan is normally 1:1250 and shows two adjoining streets. (source, checked 25 October 2026)
- Block plans at 1:200 or 1:500 must show all existing and proposed buildings, structures, vehicle and pedestrian access, vehicle and cycle parking, hard surfaces, trees and relationships with adjoining properties. (source, checked 25 October 2026)
- New buildings, significant level changes and basements need a topographical survey with spot heights and contours, which the council cross-checks against the sections, and demolition plans must clearly show which walls are to be demolished. (source, checked 25 October 2026)
- Elevations of all sides of the exterior must be existing and proposed with materials annotated, and street elevations for new buildings must show the proposal against neighbouring buildings with heights annotated, citing the 2021 Choiceplace Properties judgment on accurately showing adjoining properties. (source, checked 25 October 2026)
- Photographs go in a separate confidential document and must not show children, views through neighbouring windows or number plates. Sections must show all elevations not on the elevation drawings. (source, checked 25 October 2026)
What Croydon householder planning application drawings have to show
A Croydon set starts with the levels. On a sloping garden or a basement we commission the topographical survey with spot heights and contours, then draw sections through it, because the council checks one against the other. The block plan carries the cycle and car parking and the hard surfaces.
Neighbours' heights are annotated on the street elevation for any new building, in line with the court case Croydon cites, and every elevation has its materials noted. The site photographs are prepared as a separate document with faces, number plates and neighbours' windows left out, as the council asks.
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What it costs in Croydon
- Complete planning drawing service: £645 drawings + £150 survey (£795 total), plus £548 to Croydon Council.
- Householder application fee, paid to your council at submission.
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