Measured building surveys in Mayfair
DrawingsDirect carries out measured building surveys in Mayfair, W1K, from £200. We laser-measure the property and return scaled existing plans, the base every planning or Building Regulations drawing is drawn over. It records dimensions, not condition. Westminster City Council, which decides Mayfair applications, made 366 householder decisions in the year to June 2026.
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What you get for £200
For £200 you get laser-measured existing plans of your Mayfair flat, house or mews, drawn to scale. Nothing in it is a judgement on the state of the building: damp, movement or defects need a condition surveyor.
Design drawings sit on top of that base. The measured building survey service page explains the survey, and our pricing lists what the later drawing stages cost.
How Westminster handles householder applications
Westminster City Council made 366 householder decisions in the four quarters from July 2025 to June 2026, prior approvals included (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2, released 24 September 2026).
Leaving prior approvals out, 66% of its householder decisions were made within eight weeks (our analysis of the same table). Plan your programme around that figure rather than the statutory target.
For the council-wide picture, see our Westminster measured building survey page.
Westminster City Council made 366 householder decisions in the four quarters from July 2025 to June 2026, prior approvals included (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2, released 24 September 2026).
Conservation areas and why measuring comes first
The national register on the planning data platform carries 56 conservation-area entries for Westminster (our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article 4 direction datasets, snapshot retrieved 14 August 2026). That is a count of register entries, not a ranking of how strict the council is; for a Mayfair address, Westminster City Council's conservation area map is the one to read.
Check with the council whether your building sits inside one before drawings go further. An accurate measured base means any later application shows the existing building truthfully.
Before the drawings go to Westminster
GOV.UK planning practice guidance on making an application says plans and drawings must be drawn to an identified scale, and plans must show the direction of north. The same guidance says a location plan should typically be drawn at 1:1250 or 1:2500.
A measured survey gives the floor plans that scale honestly. If an application follows, planning drawings are the next step, and our floor plans service covers plans needed on their own.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 366 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 66% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 56 | 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 |
| 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 |
| £200 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for a measured building survey, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
Questions people ask
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Who decides planning applications in Mayfair?
Can you measure a mansion flat or a mews house?
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