Measured building surveys in Eltham
DrawingsDirect measures homes in Eltham, Well Hall and New Eltham for drawings, from £200, and returns laser-measured existing plans. Across the Royal Borough of Greenwich, 77% of the 624 householder applications decided in the year to June 2026 were granted, prior approvals included.
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Measured surveys in Eltham, Well Hall and New Eltham
The survey records the property as built: walls, rooms, openings and levels, measured on site and drawn to scale. Eltham surveys are priced from £200. Every drawing that follows, from a loft design to a Building Regulations package, is drawn over those plans. The measured building survey service page covers the whole service, and our pricing shows the packages that follow.
How Greenwich decides householder applications
In the year to June 2026, the Royal Borough of Greenwich decided 624 householder applications and granted 77% of them (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
For householder applications other than prior approvals, Greenwich met the eight-week mark in 95% of cases (our analysis of the same table). The Greenwich borough page gives the wider picture.
Of the householder appeals decided in Greenwich between 2021 and 2026, 47% were allowed (our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database).
Larger extensions and lawful development certificates
Greenwich determined 294 prior approval applications for larger home extensions in the two years to June 2026 and granted 55% of them. In the same two years it decided 859 certificates of lawful development (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1).
Householder appeals and conservation areas
Of the householder appeals decided in Greenwich between 2021 and 2026, 47% were allowed (our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database).
For the borough as a whole, the national register on the planning data platform holds 24 conservation-area entries with no end date (our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform datasets, retrieved 19 October 2026). The register is incomplete for some councils, so check Greenwich's conservation area map, or ask the council, to see whether your Eltham road is covered. A postcode district can also straddle boroughs, so confirm the council for your address.
Measure first, then draw
GOV.UK planning practice guidance on making an application says plans and drawings must be drawn to an identified scale and plans must show north. Taking the measurements first lets the planning drawings follow from one record. Use the form on this page to send your address.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 624 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 77% | 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 |
| 294 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 55% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 859 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 47% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 24 | 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 |
| £200 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for a laser-measured building survey in Eltham, with existing plans | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
| identified scale | Making an application, GOV.UK planning practice guidance, paragraph 023: plans and drawings must be drawn to an identified scale and show north | www.gov.uk |