Camberwell new build drawings
A new build in Camberwell is decided by Southwark Council, which made 1,492 planning decisions in the latest four quarters and has 56 live conservation-area entries on the national planning data platform. We draw the planning set for a new home on your plot, from £1,450, so the officer can assess it without chasing missing sheets.
Fixed fee from £1,250 drawings + £200 survey (£1,450 total) · all prices
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Southwark's record before you design
Southwark decided 1,492 planning applications in the four quarters to 2026 Q2 (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2). Those cover every type of scheme, so read the figure as workload, not as a pass rate.
The appeal record is more telling. Of 257 planning appeals decided since 2021, 25% were allowed (our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database), so most of the appeals the Inspectorate decided were dismissed. The first application is the place to make the design case well.
Conservation areas across Southwark
The 56 live entries on the national conservation-area register are a count for the whole of Southwark, not SE5 alone (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset), so check your plot on Southwark's conservation area map. Where a new dwelling sits in one, government guidance asks for a design and access statement for development of one or more dwellings (Making an application). Our conservation area glossary entry and the Article 4 direction glossary entry cover what the designations restrict.
Southwark decided 1,492 planning applications in the four quarters to 2026 Q2 (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
Timetable and fee
The decision period is 8 weeks for an application that is not major development and 13 weeks for major development, counted from the day after receipt (article 34, Development Management Procedure Order). The council's own fee is £610 per dwellinghouse for a full application for fewer than ten dwellinghouses, from 1 April 2026.
From plot to submitted application
We start with a measured building survey when there is an existing building or boundary to record, then draw plans, elevations and sections for the new house. The whole package is described on our new build drawings page. Our price starts at £1,450; the pricing page has the rest.
If you searched for new homes for sale in Camberwell, note that we do not sell property. We draw homes for owners who want to build.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 1,492 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 257 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 25% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | 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 |
| £610 | Statutory fee from 1 April 2026, SI 2012/2920 Sch 1 Pt 2 category 1(3)(a): full application for the erection of fewer than 10 dwellinghouses, per dwellinghouse | assets.publishing.service.gov.uk |
| 8 weeks | DMPO 2015 art 34(2)(b): decision period for an application that is not major development (source wording: 8 weeks beginning with the day immediately following receipt) | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| 13 weeks | DMPO 2015 art 34(2)(a): decision period for major development (source wording: 13 weeks beginning with the day immediately following receipt) | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| one or more dwellings | Planning practice guidance, Making an application, paragraph 030 (ID 14-030-20140306): design and access statement required in a conservation area or World Heritage Site for development of one or more dwellings | www.gov.uk |
| £1,450 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for new build drawings, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |