Croydon development starts with a measured floor plan
A loft in Thornton Heath or a rear extension in Sanderstead starts with an accurate plan of the house as it stands. DrawingsDirect measures Croydon homes and draws floor plans to scale for a fixed fee from £275, then carries the same plans into your planning drawings.
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Plans first, design second
The order of work is the same whatever the project. Measure the house, draw each storey to scale, then design over the top. Skip the first step and the design rests on guesses about wall thickness, stair positions and room heights.
That matters most in older Croydon streets, where a house may have been altered more than once and old drawings, if they exist, may not show it. Our loft conversion drawings and house extension drawings both begin from a new survey.
Floor plans, or a full measured survey?
Floor plans record each level from above. A measured building survey can also record elevations and sections, which a loft or a rear extension tends to need because the roof, the eaves and the room heights drive the design. If you are unsure which suits your project, our guide to what a measured building survey is walks through it.
The published starting fixed fee for scaled floor plans for sale, letting or lease is £275. Bigger houses are priced to suit on the pricing page.
In our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 October 2026), 39% of the 287 householder appeals decided for Croydon between 2021 and 2026 were allowed.
How many Croydon householder cases get granted?
Of 786 householder decisions that Croydon made over the four quarters to 2026 Q2, prior approvals included, 87% were granted. That comes from our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2.
Some projects avoid the question. Our analysis of table PS1 in the same release shows 1,005 certificates of lawful development decided in Croydon over the eight quarters to 2026 Q2. Both figures are history. Your scheme is judged on its own drawings.
Croydon's conservation areas
On the national register Croydon has 20 live conservation-area entries, our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset (snapshot retrieved 14 August 2026) shows. Croydon Council's conservation area map gives the boundaries, so check it before you design anything visible from the road.
Our conservation area extension rules guide explains what changes there.
If an application is refused
Appeal is the next step. In our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 October 2026), 39% of the 287 householder appeals decided for Croydon between 2021 and 2026 were allowed. That is a record of the past. The survey and plans you hold are the evidence an inspector reads. The making an application guidance shows what government expects a valid set of plans to contain.
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 scaled floor plans for sale, letting or lease, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
| 786 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 87% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 1,005 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 20 | 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 |
| 287 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 39% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
Questions people ask
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Photographs: Dr Neil Clifton (CC BY-SA 2.0).
