Measured building surveys in Upper Norwood
Upper Norwood homes can be measured by DrawingsDirect from £200, with laser-measured existing plans as the result. Croydon decided 95% of its householder applications within eight weeks, prior approvals excluded, and our analysis found 6 live Article 4 register rows around the SE19 centre.
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Why SE19 owners check designations before drawing
Old plans of a house often miss bays, chimney breasts and later extensions, and a survey picks them up. It also pays to know whether the road is designated before you design.
Croydon is down for 20 live conservation-area entries on the national planning data platform (our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets, bulk snapshot retrieved 14 August 2026). The map on Croydon Council's website shows whether your SE19 road is one of them.
Article 4 directions near SE19
Our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform article-4-direction-area dataset (retrieved 15 October 2026) counted 6 live register rows intersecting a small envelope around the SE19 postcode centre. The register is incomplete, so 6 is a lower bound and not proof that an area is uncovered. An Article 4 direction can remove permitted development rights, so ask the council for your address whether one applies to your house.
A fixed fee from £200 buys laser-measured existing plans.
Croydon's householder decisions
Croydon made 786 householder decisions in the four quarters to June 2026, prior approvals included (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2). Excluding prior approvals, it decided 95% of householder applications within eight weeks (our analysis of the same table).
The Croydon borough page shows the council-wide view.
The survey and its price
A fixed fee from £200 buys laser-measured existing plans. South Norwood and Norwood Green searches lead here too, and the process is identical. The measured building survey service page covers it and our pricing covers the drawings after it.
Drawings that carry scale and north
GOV.UK planning practice guidance on making an application requires an identified scale and north on plans, with 1:1250 as one typical location plan scale. For homes in designated areas, our planning drawings are drawn from the survey.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6 | 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 |