Measured building surveys in South Norwood, SE25
If you searched for a right to light survey in South Norwood, note that DrawingsDirect does not carry out right of light calculations. We do a laser-measured building survey with existing plans from £200, and MCIAT chartered architectural technologists draw accurate plans of your own building.
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What a right to light survey is, and what we do instead
A right to light survey is a specialist calculation of the daylight reaching a neighbour's windows. It is done by consultants who work in that field, and we do not offer it.
What we offer is the measurement of the building itself, drawn as existing plans, elevations and sections. If a consultant asks for accurate drawings of your house, ask them what they need and we will confirm whether our survey covers it. The fee starts from £200; see the pricing page.
What Croydon decides
South Norwood is in Croydon. Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) counts 786 householder decisions by Croydon over the four quarters 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2, including prior approvals, and 87% were granted.
Excluding prior approvals, 95% of householder decisions in that period were decided within 8 weeks. A neighbour's extension or your own would go through the same council, and our planning drawings describe the application side.
Excluding prior approvals, 95% of householder decisions in that period were decided within 8 weeks.
Appeals, conservation areas and certificates
Our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026, Casework Database 2609) found 287 householder appeals decided for Croydon in 2021 to 2026, with 39% allowed. That is a record of past decisions.
Our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) finds 20 entries on the national register of conservation areas for Croydon, so check the council's own map for your road. Our analysis of table PS1 counts 1,005 certificates of lawful development decided by Croydon across the eight quarters 2024 Q3 to 2026 Q2.
Drawn to scale
Planning practice guidance says plans and drawings must be drawn to an "identified scale" and a location plan should typically be at 1:1250 or 1:2500; the wording is on GOV.UK. Our floor plans in Croydon are made from the same survey.
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 |
| 1:1250 | 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 |
| 786 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 87% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 95% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 287 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 39% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 20 | 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 |
| 1,005 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |