Planning drawings · London Borough of Greenwich
Planning drawings in Greenwich, £795 fixed
Greenwich's 2025 validation list asks for drawings labelled with the print size and the scale at that size, a 5 or 10 metre scale bar, clean elevations without trees and sections tied to an off-site datum. We draw to it, so your planning application is registered without being sent back.
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 Greenwich Council asks of a householder planning application
From the council's Local Validation Requirements List 2025, plans and drawings (adopted 2025).
- Every Greenwich drawing needs a title, a drawing number with revision, the print size, the scale at that print size (for example 1:50 at A3), and a scale bar of 10 metres marked each metre, or 5 metres for householder and minor applications. (source, checked 25 October 2026)
- Plans marked "do not scale" or similar will be returned as unacceptable, because the council must be able to scale from all drawings. For householder applications and lawful development certificates, measurements such as depth, width and height are described as very helpful. (source, checked 25 October 2026)
- Elevations at 1:50 or 1:100 must cover every elevation including blank ones (a householder can instead state they are unchanged), show the full elevation of a building (a flat in a converted house must show the whole building) and the positions of windows and doors on neighbouring buildings, without existing or proposed trees, hedges or fences. (source, checked 25 October 2026)
- Floor plans must show north, the site boundary, neighbouring building outlines, walls to be demolished and all floors including those unchanged, and new residential accommodation must state the use and size of each room and the overall unit sizes. (source, checked 25 October 2026)
- Sections must show the site and finished floor levels related to a fixed datum point off-site, foundations and eaves levels, and the proposal against existing site levels and adjoining buildings. Householder and minor applications may show existing and proposed on one drawing, but major ones need separate drawings. (source, checked 25 October 2026)
What Greenwich householder planning application drawings have to show
Greenwich is exact about how a drawing is labelled, so ours carry the title, number, revision, print size and the scale at that size, with a 5-metre scale bar for householder work. The depth, width and height of the extension are written on the drawing, which the council says is very helpful on householder applications and certificates, and the words do not scale are never used.
Elevations are drawn clean, with no trees or fences, and show the neighbours' windows and doors; where your flat is in a converted house we draw the whole building elevation, not just the flat. Sections are tied to an off-site datum with eaves and foundation levels, so the officer can check heights without a site visit.
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What it costs in Greenwich
- Complete planning drawing service: £645 drawings + £150 survey (£795 total), plus £548 to Greenwich Council.
- Householder application fee, paid to your council at submission.
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Greenwich householder planning application questions
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