Measured building surveyors in Bexley, Crayford and Erith
Our measured building surveyors in Bexley produce what every planning application needs first: scaled plans drawn from your home's real dimensions. We cover Crayford, Erith, Blendon and the rest of the borough. DrawingsDirect's fixed fee for a survey with floor plans starts from £200.
Fixed fee from £200 · all prices
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What we measure, and what we do not
The survey records walls, openings, floor levels, ceiling heights and the roof, then turns them into floor plans, elevations and sections at a stated scale. It does not assess defects or the condition of the structure, and it is not a party wall award.
If you searched for a dilapidation surveyor or a party wall surveyor in Blendon, those are separate professionals. Tell us on the enquiry form what you need and we say plainly whether we can help. Our party wall guide explains how the notice process works.
Planning standards that shape the survey
Government planning guidance requires any plans or drawings to be drawn to an identified scale, and plans must show north. A location plan should typically be drawn at 1:1250 or 1:2500.
Our location and block plans and planning drawings services build on the survey, and the guide to how long planning permission takes helps you set a timetable.
Bexley's householder total for 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2 was 877 decisions, prior approvals counted in (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
Bexley's decisions in recent quarters
Bexley's householder total for 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2 was 877 decisions, prior approvals counted in (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
Every one of its other householder decisions, 100% of those that were not prior approvals, came inside 8 weeks (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2). Speed does not rescue an application with incomplete drawings, which can be returned before a decision is made.
Bexley appears with 31 conservation-area entries on the national register (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets), and Bexley Council's map settles whether your address is one of them. If your address is in one, our conservation area glossary entry sets out what changes.
The fee
A Bexley survey with floor plans is priced from £200, and the pricing page lists the rest of our fees.
Send the address and what you want to build through the quote form. The government's guidance on making an application is the primary reference for what a submission must include.
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 |
| 877 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 100% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 31 | 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 |