Floor planning in Camden Town, NW1
DrawingsDirect surveys Camden Town homes and draws existing and proposed floor plans to scale for householder applications to Camden council. Our MCIAT chartered architectural technologists price a measured survey with floor plans from £275, with the fee agreed before work starts.
Fixed fee from £275 · all prices
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Why a Camden Town floor plan starts with a measured survey
A plan copied from sales particulars repeats whatever errors they contain. Ours comes from measurements taken inside the building, which is what our measured building survey service delivers.
The same survey feeds the proposed plans, so a rear extension or a loft is drawn against the real shape of the house.
How long Camden takes over a householder decision
Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2, shows Camden council made 394 householder decisions, including prior approvals, in the four quarters from 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2. It granted 89% of them.
Prior approvals made up 46% of those householder decisions, so a large part of Camden's householder caseload is not a full application at all. Strip them out and 212 householder decisions remain, and only 61% of those were made within 8 weeks. Build that wait into your project timetable, and have the plans ready before you submit.
Our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 October 2026) counts 135 householder appeals decided for Camden between 2021 and 2026, of which 43 were allowed.
Conservation areas and article 4 in Camden
Our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article 4 direction datasets (snapshot retrieved 14 August 2026) finds 40 conservation-area entries and 21 article 4 direction entries for Camden on the national register, which may not be complete. Camden's conservation area map shows whether your NW1 street is covered; in those streets, plans for even a modest change may need a full application.
Our guide to conservation area extension rules explains what changes, and the Planning Practice Guidance on gov.uk sets out when permission is required.
Householder appeals in Camden
Our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 October 2026) counts 135 householder appeals decided for Camden between 2021 and 2026, of which 43 were allowed. If a refusal comes, the drawings you submitted are the starting point for the appeal.
Plans for the rest of the Camden job
Floor plans are one part of an application. We also prepare the elevations and sections: see our house extension drawings for Camden and the planning permission page for Camden. The wider floor plans service explains how a job runs.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| £275 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for floor plans measured on site | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
| 394 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 89% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 46% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 212 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 61% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 40 | 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 |
| 21 | 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 |
| 135 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 43 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
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