Floor planning in Southwark
Planning a loft, extension or reshuffle of rooms in Southwark starts with an accurate drawing of what is there. DrawingsDirect, MCIAT chartered architectural technologists, measures the property and draws floor plans to scale, for a fixed fee from £275, anywhere in the borough.
Fixed fee from £275 · all prices
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Floor plans before loft plans
Loft and extension drawings are built on top of the existing floor plans, because the stairs, walls and room heights below decide what is possible above. If you are weighing a loft, start with the existing layout and see our loft conversion drawings to understand what comes next.
We take the measurements ourselves; our measured building survey in Southwark page describes the process.
Southwark made 558 householder decisions in a year
Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (released 24 Sep 2026) counts 558 householder decisions for Southwark over the four quarters 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2, including prior approvals.
Counting only the decisions that were not prior approvals, 97% came within 8 weeks. Our planning permission in Southwark page covers what a valid application needs.
Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (released 24 Sep 2026) counts 558 householder decisions for Southwark over the four quarters 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2, including prior approvals.
56 Southwark entries on the national conservation-area register
The national register carries 56 conservation-area entries for Southwark in our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026). Before measuring, look your address up on Southwark's conservation area map.
Check your street against the list before you spend on design.
Meeting the drawing requirements
National guidance on making an application is plain: plans carry an identified scale and a north point, and a location plan is typically 1:1250 or 1:2500. Our floor plans are set out to match, so they drop straight into a submission.
Cost and how to ask
From £275 for floor plans; the rest of our fixed fees are on the pricing page. Send your Southwark address and what you want to build through the form on this page.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 558 | 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 |
| 56 | 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 |
| identified scale | Planning practice guidance, Making an application, paragraph 023 (ID 14-023-20140306): any plans or drawings must be drawn to an identified scale and plans must show the direction of north | www.gov.uk |
| 1:1250 | Planning practice guidance, Making an application, paragraph 024 (ID 14-024-20140306): location plan scale should typically be 1:1250 or 1:2500 | www.gov.uk |
| £275 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for floor plans, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
Questions people ask
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