Garage conversion drawings in Richmond, TW9
A garage conversion in Richmond needs drawings that show the new room, its insulation and ventilation, and whether the work needs planning consent. DrawingsDirect prepares garage conversion drawings for Richmond and TW9 homes from £645, or £745 where an Article 4 direction applies.
Fixed fee from £445 drawings + £200 survey (£645 total) · all prices
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Does a Richmond garage conversion need planning permission?
Often the answer turns on two things: whether the garage is integral or detached, and whether a planning condition or an Article 4 direction takes away the usual freedoms. Our planning permission guide for garage conversions walks through the tests.
For Richmond, 85 conservation-area entries sit on the national register (our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets). Check your TW9 road on Richmond Council's conservation area map, or in the government's conservation-area dataset, before you decide anything, and read our entry on the Article 4 direction if the council has removed permitted development rights locally.
A certificate instead of an application
Some owners ask the council to confirm in writing that a conversion is lawful instead of applying for permission. Richmond decided 917 certificates of lawful development in the eight quarters to 2026 Q2 (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1). Our lawful development certificate entry explains what the certificate does and does not cover.
Richmond decided 917 certificates of lawful development in the eight quarters to 2026 Q2 (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1).
How Richmond handles householder applications
If your garage conversion does need an application, it is decided as a householder case. In the four quarters to 2026 Q2, 83% of Richmond's householder decisions were grants (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2). That is a record of past decisions in the borough, not a forecast for your address.
For an application that is not major development, the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2015 sets a decision period of 8 weeks, counted from the day after the council receives it. The council's statutory fee for a householder application has been £548 since 1 April 2026, paid to the council and separate from our fee.
Building Regulations come after the layout is settled
A converted garage must still meet Building Regulations for structure, thermal performance, fire safety and ventilation, whichever planning route you take. Under regulation 14A of the Building Regulations 2010 the authority must notify the outcome of a full plans application within five weeks of receipt, unless you agree a longer period in writing.
We draw the regulations set to match the planning set, so the wall build-up and floor insulation you see on one sheet are the ones on the other. See our Building Regulations drawings in Richmond.
Fixed fees for a Richmond garage set
Garage conversion drawings start from £645. Where an Article 4 direction applies to your property, the fee starts from £745. The garage conversion cost guide covers build costs, and the pricing page lists every fixed fee. Our garage conversion drawings service page shows what is in the set. Send your address and what the garage is for through the form on this page to start.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 917 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 83% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 85 | 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 |
| £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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