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Drawing review

How much does an independent drawing review cost in London?

A second pair of eyes on drawings and specification you already have, before you submit or build.

By Ben Shaukat, Managing DirectorPublished 1 min read

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In a sentence or two: your plans, and any feedback from the council so far.

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What the review looks at

Price row: the drawing review is £289, no VAT to add. It is written and ordered on our sister site Property Architecture, run by the same team.

We read the set the way an officer or building control surveyor would. First, validity: scale, north, location plan, the right sheets. Then content: dimensions against the limits, stairs, escape routes, openings and the specification.

Our fee is £289. You get a written list ranked by what would stop the application first.

The sheets in a typical householder planning setSix drawing sheets laid out in a grid: a location plan with a red line round the plot, a block plan showing the house and the extension on the plot, existing and proposed floor plans, existing and proposed elevations, a roof plan, and a section through the extension.Location plan1:1250Block planFloor plansExistingProposedElevationsRoof planSection
Fig. 1 The sheets in a typical householder planning set · Source: Planning Practice Guidance: making an application (GOV.UK)

Rules we test against

For validity, the planning guidance and the procedure order say plans must be drawn to an identified scale and show north, and an application is not valid without the right certificate.

For safety, Approved Document K sets stair headroom, and Approved Document B asks for fire-resisting doors and partitions on a loft escape route.

By the numbers

Drawing review: common questions

Can you review drawings made by another firm?

Yes. That is the service.

Will you fix what you find?

We report. If you want us to redraw, we quote that separately.

Is it a guarantee of approval?

No. We cannot promise what the council or building control will decide.

Sources

  1. Making an application, planning practice guidance (GOV.UK)
  2. Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2015, article 7 (legislation.gov.uk)
  3. Approved Document K: protection from falling, collision and impact (GOV.UK)
  4. Approved Document B, volume 1: dwellings (GOV.UK)

About the author. Ben Shaukat is Managing Director of Property Architecture Ltd, which trades as Planning Drawings.

Published by Planning Drawings. Checked against the sources above on . Planning rules change; check your council before you build.

Independent drawing and specification review

from £289

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£289. A starting fee: we confirm one fixed figure after checking your address. The council’s own fee, where there is one, is paid to the council.

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