Measured building surveyors in Tower Hamlets
DrawingsDirect measures homes in Wapping, Limehouse, Mile End and the rest of Tower Hamlets from £200 and returns laser-measured existing plans. The national register lists 61 conservation-area entries for the borough, so look up your street on the Tower Hamlets conservation area map before you design.
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Conservation first, in a borough full of them
Tower Hamlets has 61 conservation-area entries on the national register (our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets, bulk snapshot retrieved 14 August 2026). It is a count of register entries, not a ranking, and councils publish unevenly. If you live in Wapping, Limehouse or near Mile End, check the council's own map or ask its planning team before you plan alterations.
What the council decides, and how fast
Tower Hamlets made 191 householder decisions in the four quarters to June 2026, prior approvals included (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2). Excluding prior approvals, 93% of its householder applications were decided within eight weeks (our analysis of the same table).
Tower Hamlets made 191 householder decisions in the four quarters to June 2026, prior approvals included (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
Measured survey, not a condition survey
Some searches name a level three building survey or a general building survey in Tower Hamlets. Those report on condition. Ours records dimensions: laser-measured existing plans for a fixed fee from £200. The measured building survey service page has the detail.
Flats and houses
A flat survey measures your unit, and, where relevant, the shared parts we are asked to record. See flat conversion drawings if you are dividing a property, and our pricing for the stages after the survey.
Scale and north
GOV.UK planning practice guidance on making an application says plans must have an identified scale and show north, and gives 1:1250 as one typical location plan scale. Our measured existing plans carry a stated scale and a north point, so they start out meeting it.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 191 | 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 |
| 61 | 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 |
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Photographs: Christopher Hilton (CC BY-SA 2.0).
