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Free 2026 London Planning Report — Floor Plans in Peckham SE15

Loft conversion with a rear dormer on a Victorian terrace in Peckham SE15, London Borough of Southwark
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Floor Plans in Peckham SE15

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Peckham (SE15) in Southwark centres on the busy Rye Lane shopping street but is surrounded by genuinely fine housing — most notably the complete early-Victorian terrace of Holly Grove and the well-kept Bellenden Road streets. Rear and loft projects are common on the Victorian terraces, while the town-centre streets carry a different, retail-focused set of controls.

The Holly Grove and Rye Lane Peckham conservation areas are the defining designations here, and Southwark's Article 4 directions in SE15 largely govern the major town centre and protected shopping frontages rather than householder work. We establish which context a Peckham property sits in before drawing.

Loft conversion with a rear dormer on a Victorian terrace in Peckham SE15, London Borough of Southwark
Isometric illustration of a Peckham SE15 home floor plans design
Proposed floor plan
Peckham SE15

Planning in Peckham (SE15): what to know before you apply

Southwark's SE15 Article 4 directions mainly cover Peckham's major town centre and protected shopping frontages rather than household extensions, so many Peckham terraces retain permitted development rights — but the Holly Grove and Rye Lane Peckham conservation areas closely control elevations and rooflines within their boundaries, and the Peckham Rye frontages add open-space and tree considerations.

Typical Peckham housing stock

Fine early-Victorian terraces around Holly Grove and the Bellenden Road renewal streets, denser late-Victorian terraces toward Peckham Rye, and post-war estates north of the town centre.

Streets we regularly draw for in Peckham

Rye Lane · Bellenden Road · Holly Grove · Choumert Road

What SE15 is actually built of

Measured from 458 classified residential buildings in SE15, not from a description of the area.

Peckham SE15 housing mix

Residential building form across the SE15 postcode district, from 458 classified buildings.

Attached on more than one side71%
Attached on one side26%
Detached3%
Median building footprint61 m²
Addresses per buildingAbove about 2 means flats and maisonettes dominate2.15
Buildings classified458

Source: Ordnance Survey National Geographic Database (derived statistics). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Extracted 2026-09-22.

Floor Plans for Peckham (SE15) homes: the package and the process

A floor plan is only as good as the survey behind it. Room dimensions taken from a laser survey rather than an estate agent's sketch, wall thicknesses drawn as they actually are, and structural walls distinguished from partitions — those are what make a plan usable for design work rather than just for marketing.

We issue plans at a stated scale with a scale bar, so they stay measurable when printed or resized, and supply them in formats that work for the next stage: a PDF to share, and CAD where an architect, engineer or kitchen designer needs to draw on top of it.

The plan itself carries the building's history. Chimney breasts, blocked openings, changes in floor level and an outrigger that has been extended more than once all show up in a measured plan, and they are precisely the things a sketched plan leaves out.

What are floor plans used for?

Floor plans serve several distinct purposes in London property: estate agents use them to market a sale or letting alongside photographs, giving buyers and tenants an accurate sense of layout and scale that a floor plan on its own can convey better than photos; solicitors and lenders often require a lease plan showing the demise of a flat within a building, particularly for leasehold sales or re-mortgages; landlords use them to document a property's layout for reference, insurance or portfolio management; and homeowners use them simply to have an accurate record of their existing layout, whether for their own reference or as the first step before considering any building work.

How accurate are laser-measured floor plans?

We measure every floor plan on site using a laser distance meter rather than a tape measure or estimation from photographs, which keeps room dimensions, wall thicknesses and door and window positions accurate to within a few millimetres. This matters more than it might seem: an estate agent's marketing plan that overstates a room's size can mislead a buyer and cause problems at survey stage, while a lease plan used for legal purposes needs to accurately reflect what a leaseholder actually owns. A laser-measured plan also means that if you later want to use it as the existing-layout drawing for a planning application, it is already accurate enough to build proposed drawings on top of, rather than needing to be re-measured.

How much do floor plans cost in London?

A single floor-plan set starts from £275, which covers a laser-measured site visit and scaled, dimensioned drawings of each floor of the property. The exact fee depends on the number of floors, the overall size of the property, and whether you need elevations or a site plan in addition to the floor plans themselves — for example, for a lease plan or as the base for a future planning application. This is a fixed fee agreed upfront, with no hourly billing.

Floor plans compared with a full planning drawing set
Floor plansFull planning drawing set
PurposeRecord of existing layoutExisting layout plus a designed proposal
Includes a proposed designNoYes
Submitted to the councilNoYes, via the Planning Portal
Typical turnaroundA few daysAround 7 days from survey
Fee guideFrom £275From £745
Example floor plans sheet showing the existing layout at scale, as we draw it for Peckham (SE15) properties
Example sheet showing how we draw floor plans to London Borough of Southwark's validation standards for Peckham (SE15) properties.
FAQ

Floor Plans in Peckham SE15 — FAQs

How much do floor plans cost in London?+
Floor plans start from £275 for a laser-measured, scaled drawing of each floor, with the exact fee depending on the size of the property and the number of floors involved.
How long does it take to get floor plans?+
Most floor plans are ready within a few days of the site survey, considerably faster than a full planning drawing set, since there is no design or application work involved.
Can floor plans be used for a lease or mortgage application?+
Yes — laser-measured floor plans are commonly used as lease plans and for mortgage or re-mortgage purposes; let us know at the outset if you need a specific format or additional detail such as room areas.
Can I reuse my floor plans if I later want to extend or convert my loft?+
Yes — the laser survey behind your floor plans can usually be reused as the existing-layout base drawing for a future planning or building regulations application, saving you from a second site visit.
Do you provide floor plans for estate agents?+
Yes, floor plans are commonly instructed directly by homeowners or via their estate agent ahead of a sale or letting, drawn to scale and ready to use alongside marketing photography.
Do I need planning permission for an extension in Southwark?+
It depends on the area. On Victorian terraces in Camberwell and Peckham a single-storey rear or side-return extension can fall within permitted development, but in the conservation areas across Camberwell, Dulwich, Bermondsey and Bankside, side extensions, dormers and other roof enlargements, rear extensions over one storey and cladding are not permitted development. We check your address against the designations first and can confirm permitted development with a Lawful Development Certificate where it qualifies.
What is the Dulwich Estate scheme of management?+
It is a distinctive Southwark consideration: many properties on the Dulwich Estate need Dulwich Estate consent in parallel with planning permission, similar in effect to a covenant. It is separate from the council's decision, so both must be satisfied. We flag whether the Estate scheme applies to your property before drawing and design to its requirements as well as the council's.
Can you handle a warehouse or riverside conversion in Bermondsey or Bankside?+
Yes. Southwark's riverside quarters carry their own townscape and taller-building context, and conversions there are assessed against conservation and design control near the Thames. We prepare drawings that respond to that setting and the council's design expectations, confirming the constraints for your specific building before design begins.
How long does Southwark Council take to decide?+
Southwark has eight weeks starting the day after a valid application lands; extra time requires written agreement. Dulwich, conservation and riverside cases can involve further consultation.
How much do planning drawings cost in Southwark?+
We agree a fixed fee before we start, taken from our published price list, with free redraws until Southwark approves. A Camberwell terrace extension and a Dulwich Estate application differ in the evidence required, so we quote once we have seen your address and project rather than by the hour.
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