Building regulations drawings in Holloway, N7
Building regulations drawings for a Holloway N7 home are the construction set behind a kitchen extension, loft or flat conversion: sections, structure, drainage and the way out in a fire, set out so a building control surveyor can check compliance. DrawingsDirect's starting fixed fee for a full plans drawing package is £745.
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Plans for the inside of the wall
A planning drawing shows height, footprint and appearance. A building regulations set shows the build-up: floor, wall and roof sections, beam and foundation positions, drainage, the way out from upper floors and the materials named in a specification.
Our Building Regulations approval guide explains when approval is needed, and the structural drawings service covers the beams the set refers to.
The two periods that bracket your submission
The authority has five weeks from receipt to notify the outcome of a full plans application, or a longer period agreed in writing (Building Regulations 2010, regulation 14A(6)). Work may begin only after a notice of intention to start, and not until at least two days have elapsed from the end of the day it was given (regulation 16(1)(b)).
Both are on legislation.gov.uk. The first binds the authority; the second binds whoever carries out the work. Inspections on site then follow the builder's programme.
Of 180 householder appeals decided between 2021 and 2026, 25% were allowed (our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database, release 2609); that is borough-wide history, not a forecast.
Islington's figures for a Holloway project
Holloway is in the London Borough of Islington. Between 2025 Q3 and 2026 Q2 the council granted 93% of its 337 householder decisions, counting prior approvals, and decided 97% of those that were not prior approvals within 8 weeks (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
Of 180 householder appeals decided between 2021 and 2026, 25% were allowed (our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database, release 2609); that is borough-wide history, not a forecast. The national register lists 41 conservation-area entries for Islington (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset, snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026). Check Islington's conservation area map for your N7 street.
The planning side is on our Islington planning permission page.
The N7 package fee
A building regulations full plans drawing package starts from £745. Building Control charges separately. See pricing for other services.
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 a building regulations full plans drawing package, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
| five weeks | Building Regulations 2010 reg 14A(6): the authority must notify the outcome of a full plans application within five weeks of receipt, or a longer agreed period (source wording: "within five weeks beginning with the date the application is received") | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| two days | Building Regulations 2010 reg 16(1)(b): work must not start until at least two days have elapsed since the end of the day the notice of intention to start was given (source wording: "at least two days have elapsed") | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| 337 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 93% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 97% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 180 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 25% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 41 | 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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