Measured building surveyors in Rotherhithe
For Rotherhithe and Surrey Quays, SE16, DrawingsDirect provides laser-measured existing plans from £200. They are scaled 2D plans to design from, not a valuation, a BIM model or a condition report. Southwark Council decided 97% of householder applications within eight weeks in the year to June 2026, prior approvals excluded.
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Plans, not a valuation
Searches around Rotherhithe often mix survey and valuation. A valuation estimates what a property is worth; our survey measures what it is. The deliverable is existing plans, drawn to scale, from £200. If a BIM model is what you need, ask before booking.
See floor plans if scaled layouts alone will do, or the measured building survey service for the full description.
Southwark's decisions in the last year
Southwark Council issued 558 householder decisions in the year from July 2025 to June 2026, with prior approvals in the count (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2, released 24 September 2026).
Without prior approvals, 97% were decided within eight weeks (our analysis of the same table). That is borough-wide, not Rotherhithe alone.
Our Southwark page sets out the borough picture.
Southwark Council issued 558 householder decisions in the year from July 2025 to June 2026, with prior approvals in the count (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2, released 24 September 2026).
Conservation areas near the river
There are 56 conservation-area entries for Southwark on the national register (our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform datasets, snapshot retrieved 14 August 2026). Before you design anything, find your Rotherhithe address on the map Southwark Council publishes or ask the council directly. Our guide to conservation-area extension rules explains what changes if it is.
What GOV.UK says about scale
GOV.UK planning practice guidance says plans need an identified scale and north, and location plans are typically 1:1250 or 1:2500. Pricing lists what planning and Building Regulations drawings cost on top.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 558 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 97% | 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 |