Garage conversions in Putney SW15
A garage conversion in Putney is decided by Wandsworth Council, for which the national register lists 47 conservation-area entries. Many internal conversions need no planning application, but a conservation area restricts cladding the outside and an Article 4 direction can remove the right altogether, so check your street first. DrawingsDirect draws garage conversions in SW15 from £645.
Fixed fee from £445 drawings + £200 survey (£645 total) · all prices
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Start with the conservation-area check
Our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset (bulk snapshot retrieved 19 October 2026) counts 47 conservation-area entries on the national register for Wandsworth. Putney has several streets of period houses, so it is worth looking up your address on Wandsworth's conservation area map before you commission a design.
If the conversion does need an application, the council looks harder inside a conservation area at anything visible from the street, including the new wall or window where the garage door was.
Certificates and householder applications
Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1 (released 24 Sep 2026) shows Wandsworth decided 695 certificates of lawful development across the eight quarters from 2024 Q3 to 2026 Q2. A certificate is the clean way to document that an internal conversion is permitted.
If planning permission is needed, our analysis of the PS2 table shows Wandsworth granted 92% of its householder decisions in the latest four quarters of published data. The householder fee is £548 from 1 April 2026, and a non-major application has a statutory decision period of 8 weeks from the day after receipt, under article 34 of the Development Management Procedure Order.
Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1 (released 24 Sep 2026) shows Wandsworth decided 695 certificates of lawful development across the eight quarters from 2024 Q3 to 2026 Q2.
Building Regulations apply in every case
A converted garage is a habitable room, so it needs insulation, ventilation, fire safety and a properly built infill wall. For a full plans application the authority must notify the outcome within five weeks of receipt, or a longer period agreed in writing, under regulation 14A of the Building Regulations 2010.
What our drawings cost
Garage conversion drawings start at £645, or £745 where an Article 4 direction applies. The council's fees are separate.
Read the garage conversion drawings overview, our building regulations drawings page and the dormer loft conversion drawings page if you are also looking upstairs.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 695 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 92% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 47 | 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 |
| £548 | Statutory fee from 1 April 2026, SI 2012/2920 Sch 1 Pt 2 category 6(1): householder application for alterations or extensions to a single dwellinghouse | assets.publishing.service.gov.uk |
| five weeks | Building Regulations 2010 reg 14A(6): authority must notify the outcome of a full plans application within five weeks of receipt, or a longer period agreed in writing (source wording: five weeks) | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| 8 weeks | DMPO 2015 art 34(2)(b): decision period for an application that is not major development (source wording: 8 weeks beginning with the day immediately following receipt) | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| £645 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for garage conversion drawings, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
| £745 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for garage conversion drawings where an Article 4 direction applies, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
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