Measured building survey in Emerson Park
A laser-measured building survey of an Emerson Park house, with existing plans, starts at £200 with no VAT to add at DrawingsDirect. The survey is the base for everything later: planning drawings, a certificate of lawful development or an extension design all start from the measured house.
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What a measured survey gives you
People who search for measured building surveyors in Emerson Park are mostly about to design something, whether a rear extension or a loft. The survey records the building as it stands, so the proposal is drawn onto accurate plans rather than estimates.
Planning guidance requires that plans and drawings are drawn to an identified scale and show the direction of north. A survey that is already in scale and orientated saves rework when the planning set follows.
From survey to location plan
Most applications also need a location plan. National guidance says its scale should typically be 1:1250 or 1:2500. The site boundary is drawn on the plot, so an accurate measured survey helps the red line match the ground.
Havering decided 1,102 of them in eight quarters, so the route is common here.
Havering's householder record
In the latest four quarters Havering decided 985 householder applications and granted 86% of them. Of the householder decisions, 98% were made within eight weeks.
On appeal, 317 householder cases have been decided and 44% were allowed. As with every borough-wide figure, these cover all home improvements and do not predict your own result.
Certificates of lawful development
A survey is also useful evidence for a lawful development certificate, which proves that work is permitted development. Havering decided 1,102 of them in eight quarters, so the route is common here.
Havering has 11 live conservation-area entries in the national planning data, worth checking before you commission a design.
Price
The laser-measured survey with existing plans starts at £200 with no VAT to add. The price is listed openly on the pricing page.
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 laser-measured building survey with existing plans, with no VAT to add, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
| identified scale | Planning practice guidance, Making an application, paragraph 023: plans and drawings must be drawn to an identified scale and plans must show the direction of north (source wording: "must be drawn to an identified scale") | www.gov.uk |
| 1:1250 | Planning practice guidance, Making an application, paragraph 024: a location plan should typically be at a scale of 1:1250 or 1:2500 (source wording: "The scale should typically be 1:1250 or 1:2500") | www.gov.uk |
| 985 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 86% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 98% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 317 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 44% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 11 | 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 |
| 1,102 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |