Measured building surveyors in Barkingside IG6
For a Barkingside extension or loft, a measured building survey comes first: we measure the house so floor plans, elevations and sections can be drawn accurately. It is not a dilapidation or condition survey. DrawingsDirect's fixed fee starts from £200, for homes in IG6 and across Redbridge.
Fixed fee from £200 · all prices
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Measured survey, dilapidation survey or right of light: which is which
Searches around Barkingside mix three different jobs. A measured survey records lengths, heights and openings so drawings can be made. A dilapidation survey records condition, usually for a lease. A right of light assessment looks at daylight reaching a neighbour's windows.
We do the first. If you need one of the others, say so on the enquiry form and we will tell you plainly whether we can help. For neighbours' walls and boundaries, the party wall guide covers the notice process.
Why the drawings depend on it
Every later drawing sits on top of the survey, so an error of a few centimetres is carried through every sheet. That matters for rear extensions, loft conversions and garage conversions alike, each of which needs existing and proposed plans.
Those plans go into our planning drawings package or, for construction detail, our building regulations drawings. The sequence is explained in the guide to planning drawings versus building regulations drawings.
Redbridge reached 991 householder decisions in the four quarters to 2026 Q2, with prior approvals in that total (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
What Redbridge expects of the plans
Barkingside is in the London Borough of Redbridge. Government planning guidance says any plans or drawings must be drawn to an identified scale, and plans must show the direction of north. A location plan should typically be drawn at 1:1250 or 1:2500.
Redbridge reached 991 householder decisions in the four quarters to 2026 Q2, with prior approvals in that total (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
On applications other than prior approvals, it decided 96% inside 8 weeks (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
For Redbridge the national register counts 19 conservation-area entries (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets); the council's map tells you whether IG6 streets fall inside one. If your address is in one, read the conservation area glossary entry before choosing materials.
Price, and sending us the address
A measured survey with floor plans starts from £200, and the pricing page shows what moves it up. Send the address and your plans through the quote form.
For a broader view of the borough, see our measured building survey page for Redbridge. The government's guidance on making an application is the primary reference for what a submission needs.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| £200 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for a measured building survey, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.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 |
| 991 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 96% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 19 | 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 |
Questions people ask
Do you carry out dilapidation surveys in Barkingside?
Does the survey cover the whole house or only the part being extended?
Is Barkingside under Redbridge council?
Photographs: Des Blenkinsopp (CC BY-SA 2.0).
