Measured building surveys in New Malden
A measured building survey in New Malden, KT3, from DrawingsDirect costs from £200 and gives you laser-measured existing plans drawn to scale. It is not a Level 3 condition survey and not a BIM model. The planning register shows at least 14 live article 4 direction areas around KT3, so check restrictions before you design.
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Measured survey, Level 3 survey or BIM survey?
Searches in New Malden and Old Malden turn up all three terms. A Level 3 survey reports on condition. A BIM survey produces a 3D model. What we sell from £200 is laser-measured existing plans drawn to scale, and nothing more. If you need something else, ask before you book.
Our measured building survey service page sets out what the plans include.
Article 4 directions around KT3
The national planning data platform lists 14 live article 4 direction rows near the KT3 centroid (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform article-4-direction-area dataset, retrieved 15 October 2026). The register is incomplete, so treat 14 as a minimum rather than a full count.
An article 4 direction can remove permitted development rights, which changes what you can build without an application. Our guide to article 4 directions explains the effect.
The national planning data platform lists 14 live article 4 direction rows near the KT3 centroid (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform article-4-direction-area dataset, retrieved 15 October 2026).
What Kingston decided in the last four quarters
Kingston upon Thames made 742 householder decisions in the four quarters to June 2026, prior approvals included, and 93% of its decisions excluding prior approvals were made within eight weeks (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2, released 24 September 2026).
The same platform's national register holds 28 conservation-area entries for Kingston (our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform datasets, snapshot retrieved 14 August 2026); Kingston Council's conservation area map shows the boundaries themselves. Our Kingston page covers the borough as a whole. KT3 reaches into Merton around West Barnes, so confirm which council covers your address.
Plans that meet the council's basics
GOV.UK planning practice guidance requires an identified scale and north on plans; location plans are typically 1:1250 or 1:2500. Our pricing shows what planning and Building Regulations drawings add to the survey.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 742 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 93% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 28 | 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 |
| 14 | Our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform article-4-direction-area dataset (entity API, retrieved 15 Oct 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
Does the survey cover Old Malden too?
Will the survey show whether my road has an article 4 direction?
Photographs: James Emmans (CC BY-SA 2.0).
