Building regulations drawings in Ealing
Building regulations drawings show a building control surveyor how your Ealing extension, loft or conversion will be built: structure, insulation, drainage and fire safety. We prepare them from £745. The authority then has five weeks from receipt to notify its outcome on a full plans application, unless you agree longer in writing.
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What the drawings must show
Planning drawings show the outside of the building. Building regulations drawings go through the wall. They carry the section through the floor, wall and roof build-up, the beam and foundation positions, the drainage runs and the escape route from upper floors, with a specification that names the products.
If you have not yet been through planning, start with the Ealing planning permission page. When you want floor-by-floor layouts first, our West Ealing floor plans page covers that stage. The guide to planning drawings and building regulations drawings explains how the two sets relate.
How long the council has to respond
Regulation 14A(6) of the Building Regulations 2010 requires the authority to notify the outcome of a full plans application within five weeks of receipt, or a longer period agreed in writing. You can read it on legislation.gov.uk.
That is the authority's duty on the paperwork. It does not cover the inspections during the build, which follow the programme on site.
Ealing made 946 householder planning decisions in the four quarters from 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2, counting prior approvals (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
Outbuildings and porches that can be exempt
A garden building that is detached, has a floor area not exceeding 15m2 and contains no sleeping accommodation is exempt under Class 6 of Schedule 2. A ground-level conservatory, porch, covered yard, covered way or carport open on at least two sides is exempt under Class 7 where its floor area does not exceed 30m2.
Treat both as starting points, because conditions apply. Our building regulations approval guide lists the questions to ask before you assume an exemption.
Ealing in the planning figures
Ealing made 946 householder planning decisions in the four quarters from 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2, counting prior approvals (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
The national register holds 31 conservation-area entries for Ealing (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset), which may not match the council's own list. If Ealing's conservation area map puts your street inside one, expect the planning side to need more care. The building regulations side stays the same.
Fixed fee
Building regulations drawings from £745. If the job also needs planning drawings or a survey, the pricing page lists those fees. Send us your Ealing address and a line on the project through the form.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| £745 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for building regulations drawings, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
| five weeks | Building Regulations 2010 reg 14A(6): authority must notify the outcome of a full plans application within five weeks of receipt, or a longer period agreed in writing (source wording: five weeks) | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| 15m2 | Building Regulations 2010 Sch 2 Class 6 para 3: exempt detached building with floor area not exceeding 15m2 and no sleeping accommodation (source wording: 15m2) | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| 30m2 | Building Regulations 2010 Sch 2 Class 7: exempt ground-level conservatory, porch, covered yard or covered way, or carport open on two sides, with floor area not exceeding 30m2 (source wording: 30m2) | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| 946 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 31 | Our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) | www.planning.data.gov.uk |
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