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Building regulations drawings · London Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Building regulations drawings in Kingston upon Thames, £695 fixed

Kingston building control closes its building notice to shared houses, flats above shops, work near public sewers and buildings fronting a private road, and charges the same by either route. It asks for a 1:1250 Ordnance Survey plan outlined in red. We prepare the full plans set it asks for.

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A pitched tiled roof in England: building control inspects roof work before it is closed up. Photo: Kristian Thomas / Pexels.

What Kingston upon Thames Council asks of a building regulations application

From the council's Submit a building notice; when you will need building control approval (adopted current council pages, read 25 October 2026).

  • Kingston says a building notice cannot be used for commercial work, houses in multiple occupation such as shared houses or bedsits, flats above shops, buildings needing enhanced fire protection, work near or across public sewers, or a new building fronting a private road; these need a full plans application. (source, checked 25 October 2026)
  • A building notice needs an Ordnance Survey plan at 1:1250 showing the property boundaries outlined in red, an arrow indicating north and the names of adjoining roads, and the notice should be made online at least 48 hours before starting work. (source, checked 25 October 2026)
  • Kingston says the full plans and building notice application cost will be the same whichever route you choose, with fees fixed and set out on its building control charges page or its cost calculator. (source, checked 25 October 2026)
  • After a building notice is submitted Kingston says it will email within 5 working days to acknowledge the application and contact you within 10 working days if it needs more information, and you must tell it when work starts and book site inspections. (source, checked 25 October 2026)
  • Kingston says it is illegal not to tell it about building work and you may have to correct the work or pay a fine, and that it may still approve work already started or finished if you tell it immediately. (source, checked 25 October 2026)

What Kingston upon Thames building regulations application drawings have to show

A Kingston building regulations set starts with the route. If the house is, or becomes, a shared house or bedsit, or the work is near or crosses a public sewer, a building notice is closed to you, so we draw full plans. Because the fee is the same either way, a full plans set costs you nothing extra and gives a decision before the builder starts.

We include the 1:1250 Ordnance Survey plan with the boundary outlined in red, a north arrow and the adjoining road names that the council asks for, then the structural, fire safety and energy details on top. If work has already begun, we draw the as-built details for the regularisation route Kingston offers.

PS2 · at a glance

Kingston upon Thames: 742 householder decisions

Kingston upon Thames
Approvals, prior approvals included83%

616 of 742 granted. London: 85.8%.

Decided within 8 weeks92.9%

593 of 638 applications, prior approvals excluded.

Source: MHCLG PS2, 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026. Dark tick: London.
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Checking the drawings with you before anything goes to the council. Photo: Tima Miroshnichenko / Pexels.

What it costs in Kingston upon Thames

  • Building regulations drawings: £545 drawings + £150 survey (£695 total).
  • The building control charge is set by your council or a registered building control approver.

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Answers

Kingston upon Thames building regulations application questions

When does Kingston building control require full plans?
For commercial work, houses in multiple occupation such as shared houses or bedsits, flats above shops, buildings needing enhanced fire protection, building work near or across public sewers, and new buildings fronting a private road. A building notice cannot be used for any of these, so the application must be made with full plans.
Does a Kingston building notice cost less than full plans?
No. Kingston says the full plans and building notice application cost will be the same whichever route you choose. Its fees are fixed and shown on its building control charges page or cost calculator, so the choice depends on whether your work is allowed on a notice and whether you want a decision before building starts.
What plan does Kingston need with a building notice?
An Ordnance Survey plan of the site at a scale of 1:1250, showing the property boundaries outlined in red, an arrow indicating north and the names of adjoining roads. The council says no other plans are needed, but any you send help it understand the work, and the notice should be made at least 48 hours before work starts.

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