Measured building surveys in Richmond and Petersham
For a measured building survey in Richmond, DrawingsDirect charges from £200. MCIAT chartered architectural technologists laser-measure your house and return existing plans to scale, with the conservation-area questions that Richmond upon Thames raises kept in view from the start.
Fixed fee from £200 · all prices
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Richmond is a conservation-area borough
Our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) finds 85 entries on the national register of conservation areas for Richmond upon Thames. Check the council's conservation area map for your road, Petersham included.
Inside one, external changes are looked at more closely, and exact existing drawings help an officer see what is already there. Our conservation area explainer gives the basics.
Cost and scope
A laser-measured survey with existing plans starts at £200, our fixed starting fee on the pricing page. We record room sizes, wall thicknesses, openings and storey heights, and draw plans, elevations and sections. The measured building survey service describes a visit.
Our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026, Casework Database 2609) found 383 householder appeals decided for Richmond upon Thames in 2021 to 2026, and 43% were allowed.
How the council performs
Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2), counts 1,302 householder decisions by Richmond upon Thames over the four quarters 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2, prior approvals included. 83% were granted, and 99% of householder decisions excluding prior approvals were made within 8 weeks.
Our analysis of table PS1 counts 917 certificates of lawful development decided across the eight quarters 2024 Q3 to 2026 Q2. See our Richmond planning permission page for the application route.
When a Richmond refusal goes to appeal
Our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026, Casework Database 2609) found 383 householder appeals decided for Richmond upon Thames in 2021 to 2026, and 43% were allowed. Plans must be drawn to an "identified scale", says GOV.UK planning guidance.
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, 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 |
| 1,302 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 83% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 99% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 383 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 43% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 85 | 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 |
| 917 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
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Photographs: David Howard (CC BY-SA 2.0).
