Location and block plans for £39
Every planning application needs a plan that shows where the site is and where the building sits on it. We draw both, with the red line in the right place, for a small fixed fee.
£39 fixed fee, no VAT to add
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The short answer
A location plan shows the application site in its surroundings, edged in red, on an up-to-date map. A block plan shows the building and the site boundaries in detail. Councils will not validate an application without them. Our fee is £39, no VAT to add, and the plans are free inside every planning package.
Location and block plans
from £39
- Fixed fee
- £39
- VAT
- None to add
- A location plan on a current map at a scale councils accept, with the site edged in red
- A blue line around any other land you own next to the site, where there is any
- A block plan showing the building, its position and the boundaries of the site
- North point, scale bar and a title block, so the council can validate it
- PDF files sized to fit A4 or A3, ready to upload with your application
- Free redraws of our plans if the council asks for the red line to be adjusted
£39. 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.
Get my fixed feeHow the plans are made
Address and ownership
You send the address and tell us about any other land you own beside it.
Map and boundary
We take the current map and draw the site, including land needed for access, edged in red.
Block plan
We add the building and the boundaries in detail, with the scale bar.
Check
The red line is checked against the title plan and your description of the plot.
Delivery
You receive PDFs ready to attach to your application.
What the council expects to see
A location plan should be based on an up-to-date map, typically at 1:1250 or 1:2500, scaled where possible to fit A4 or A3 paper. It must show enough roads or buildings around the site for the exact location to be clear. The Planning Practice Guidance says this plainly.
The application site is edged clearly in red. The red line should include all land needed to carry out the development, such as access from the public highway, visibility splays, landscaping, parking and open areas around buildings. A blue line goes around any other land the applicant owns that is close to or adjoins the site.
- Scale of 1:1250 or 1:2500, on an up-to-date map
- Red line round the whole application site, including access
- Blue line round other land you own next to it
- Enough roads and buildings to show exactly where the site is
Why the red line matters more than it looks
The red line decides who must be told. The ownership certificate on the application form depends on who owns the land inside it, and an application is not valid unless the right certificate has been completed. Completing a false or misleading certificate, knowingly or recklessly, is an offence with a maximum fine of five thousand pounds, according to the guidance.
So we draw the red line from your title and the map, not from a guess, and ask about shared drives and rear access before it is final. A line that misses a shared driveway can leave the wrong people un-notified.
When you need more than a location plan
As a minimum, applicants submit a location plan; additional plans and drawings will in most cases be needed to describe the proposed development. For most householder work that means a block plan, floor plans and elevations too.
If you need drawings of the work itself, our planning drawings include the location and block plans at no extra charge. This standalone service suits applications you are drawing yourself, or a Lawful Development Certificate where you only need the plans.
Planning permission drawings · Lawful Development Certificate drawings
Site plans in numbers
1:1250
The usual scale of a location plan, with 1:2500 also accepted.
Source: Planning Practice Guidance: making an application (GOV.UK)
1:2500
The other typical location plan scale, used where the site needs a wider area shown.
Source: Planning Practice Guidance: making an application (GOV.UK)
A4 / A3
Paper sizes a location plan should be scaled to fit wherever possible.
Source: Planning Practice Guidance: making an application (GOV.UK)
Red line
The whole application site, including land needed for access, must be edged in red.
Source: Planning Practice Guidance: making an application (GOV.UK)
Blue line
Other land the applicant owns close to or adjoining the site is edged in blue.
Source: Planning Practice Guidance: making an application (GOV.UK)
Fine
Offence, with a maximum fine of five thousand pounds, for knowingly or recklessly completing a false or misleading ownership certificate.
Source: Planning Practice Guidance: making an application (GOV.UK)
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Ownership certificates (A to D) depending on who owns the site and whether the other owners are known.
Source: Planning Practice Guidance: making an application (GOV.UK)
Questions about location and block plans
Can I use a screenshot from an online map?
Not safely. The guidance asks for an up-to-date map at a stated scale, and a screenshot usually has no reliable scale or scale bar. We draw ours to scale on current mapping.
What if I own the land next door?
Then it may need a blue line, and the ownership certificate changes. Tell us when you order.
Do I need a block plan for a loft conversion?
For a planning application, usually yes, because it shows the building on its site. Your council’s local validation list says what it wants, and we follow it.
Are these included in your planning drawings?
Yes. Location and block plans are free inside every planning package.
Get the plan the council will accept
Send the address and any land you own beside it. We reply with the plans for a fixed fee of £39.