Measured building surveyors in Bexleyheath
DrawingsDirect carries out measured building surveys for homes in Bexleyheath, Erith and the rest of the London Borough of Bexley, from £200. The survey produces laser-measured existing plans, the base for every proposed drawing. Bexley Council granted 95% of its 877 householder decisions in the year to June 2026.
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What a Bexleyheath measured building survey records
A measured building survey records the house as it stands today: wall positions, room sizes, openings and levels, taken on site and drawn to scale. At DrawingsDirect it is priced from £200 and produces laser-measured existing plans. Those plans are the starting point for the proposed drawings in a planning application, a lawful development certificate or a Building Regulations submission.
The survey records dimensions only. Damp, roof timbers, drainage and structural movement belong to a condition survey, which is a separate report. The measured building survey service page covers the service in full, and what is a measured building survey walks through the process.
Why the council cares about scale
Councils read plans, not buildings. GOV.UK planning practice guidance on making an application says any plans or drawings must be drawn to an identified scale, and that plans must show the direction of north. A scale bar only helps if the measurements underneath it are right, so the measuring comes first and the design second.
Over the two years to June 2026, Bexley decided 40 prior approval applications for larger home extensions and granted 45% of them (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1).
How Bexley Council has handled householder applications
In the year to June 2026, Bexley Council decided 877 householder applications, prior approvals included, and granted 95% of them (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2). Of the householder decisions that were not prior approvals, 100% (rounded) were made within eight weeks, from the same table.
These figures describe the council, not your house. A survey does not move them; it makes sure the drawings the council reads match the building.
Larger extensions, appeals and conservation areas in Bexley
Over the two years to June 2026, Bexley decided 40 prior approval applications for larger home extensions and granted 45% of them (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1).
Inspectors allowed 34% of the 157 householder appeals from Bexley that they decided between 2021 and 2026 (our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database).
For Bexley, the national planning data platform holds 31 conservation-area entries on the national register (our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform datasets, retrieved 14 August 2026). Councils differ in how completely they publish, so confirm your street on Bexley's conservation area map before relying on the count.
Booking a survey in DA6
Send the address and the project you have in mind through the form on this page, or call 020 7864 7245. A DA6 survey is quoted as one fixed sum, from £200. Our pricing lists the drawings that usually follow, and planning drawings is the next step if an application is planned. Bexley also has a borough page for measured building surveys.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 95% | 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 |
| 40 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 45% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 157 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 34% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | 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 |
| £200 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for a laser-measured building survey of a Bexleyheath home, with existing plans | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
| identified scale | Planning practice guidance, Making an application (paragraph 023): any plans or drawings sent with an application must be drawn to an identified scale | www.gov.uk |