Floor plans and drawings for planning permission in Hackney
Drawings for planning permission in Hackney start with floor plans: the existing layout and your proposed changes, drawn to scale from a measured survey. DrawingsDirect prepares them for Hackney council; a measured survey with floor plans costs from £275.
Fixed fee from £275 · all prices
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Which drawings does a Hackney application need besides floor plans?
National guidance on gov.uk says an applicant needs at minimum a location plan, and that further plans and drawings will in most cases be needed to describe the proposal. For a house that usually means elevations and sections alongside the floor plans.
Our planning drawings service covers the whole set. If you are unsure how planning drawings differ from the ones a builder uses, our guide to planning drawings versus building regulations drawings explains it.
Hackney's conservation areas
Our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset (snapshot retrieved 19 October 2026) finds 37 live conservation-area entries for Hackney on the national register. All 37 carry a designation date, and the dates run from 1969 to 2021, so some areas are recent and some are long established.
A house inside one is judged on how the change looks from the street, which is why elevations matter as much as plans. Hackney Council's conservation area map shows the boundaries street by street. Our guide to conservation area extension rules sets out what to expect.
Our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 October 2026) shows 608 planning appeals decided for Hackney between 2021 and 2026, and 42% were allowed.
What Hackney householder decisions look like
Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2, shows Hackney council made 415 householder decisions, including prior approvals, over the four quarters from 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2. It granted 351 of them.
Prior approvals formed 40% of the householder decisions. A prior approval is a narrower check than a full application, but it still depends on accurate plans.
Planning appeals in Hackney
Our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 October 2026) shows 608 planning appeals decided for Hackney between 2021 and 2026, and 42% were allowed. An inspector decides from the drawings and the council's reasons, so keep your survey and plans on file. Our planning appeal guide walks through the process.
Order the survey and plans
Start with a measured building survey in Hackney and we draw the floor plans from it. The pricing page lists the fixed fees for every stage, and our floor plans service explains the job in full.
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 |
| 415 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 351 | 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 application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 37 | Our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets (bulk snapshot retrieved 19 Oct 2026) | www.planning.data.gov.uk |
| 37 | Our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets (bulk snapshot retrieved 19 Oct 2026) | www.planning.data.gov.uk |
| 1969 | Our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets (bulk snapshot retrieved 19 Oct 2026) | www.planning.data.gov.uk |
| 2021 | Our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets (bulk snapshot retrieved 19 Oct 2026) | www.planning.data.gov.uk |
| 608 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 42% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| identified scale | Planning practice guidance, Making an application (paragraph 023): any plans or drawings must be drawn to an identified scale and, in the case of plans, must show the direction of north | www.gov.uk |
| location plan | Planning practice guidance, Making an application (paragraph 023): as a minimum, applicants will need to submit a location plan; additional plans and drawings will in most cases be necessary to describe the proposed development | www.gov.uk |
Questions people ask
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