Planning Drawings in Forty Hill EN2
Fixed-fee, MCIAT-chartered planning drawings for Forty Hill (EN2) homeowners — London Borough of Enfield validation and local constraints handled from the start.
Forty Hill (EN2) sits on a gravel plateau north of Enfield Town above the Turkey Brook and the Lea flood plain, a leafy semi-rural village centred on the Grade I listed Forty Hall and its estate.
The Forty Hill and Clay Hill conservation areas together protect a distinctive landscape of Georgian and Victorian cottages, paddocks and open space, where a 2009 Article 4 direction and Green Belt designation tightly control what can be built.
Planning in Forty Hill (EN2): what to know before you apply
EN2's Forty Hill and Clay Hill conservation areas, the Grade I Forty Hall, and surrounding Green Belt mean permitted development is largely displaced here; Enfield's 2009 Article 4 directions require applications for changes that elsewhere would be automatic. We check conservation, listing and Green Belt status before drawing so the scheme is pitched to what Enfield will accept.
Typical Forty Hill housing stock
Georgian and Victorian cottages and villas strung along Forty Hill and Baker Street around the Grade I listed Forty Hall of the 1620s, giving way to the largely rural, semi-open Clay Hill area of some sixty dwellings set among paddocks and public open space.
Streets we regularly draw for in Forty Hill
Forty Hill · Baker Street · Clay Hill · Bulls Cross · Gentleman's Row
What EN2 is actually built of
Measured from 297 classified residential buildings in EN2, not from a description of the area.
Forty Hill EN2 housing mix
Residential building form across the EN2 postcode district, from 297 classified buildings.
| Attached on more than one side | 27% |
|---|---|
| Attached on one side | 56% |
| Detached | 18% |
| Median building footprint | 70 m² |
| Addresses per buildingAbove about 2 means flats and maisonettes dominate | 1.3 |
| Buildings classified | 297 |
Source: Ordnance Survey National Geographic Database (derived statistics). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Extracted 2026-08-17.
Planning Drawings for Forty Hill (EN2) homes: the package and the process
A planning set is judged as a set, not as individual sheets. Every existing drawing needs its proposed counterpart at the same scale and orientation so the officer can read the change at a glance, each sheet needs its own number, title, scale bar and north point, and the whole package needs to survive being printed at A3 without a dimension becoming illegible.
We draw to the conventions validation teams expect: plans and elevations at 1:100 or 1:50, a location plan at 1:1250 with the site edged red, a block plan at 1:500, and sections cut where the change in level or roof form actually happens rather than where they are easiest to draw.
The drawing list itself changes with the building. A detached house needs four elevations; a mid-terrace needs two plus a section through the party walls to show what is not visible from outside. Getting that list right at the start is what stops a validation officer asking for a sheet three weeks in.
What is included in a planning drawing set?
A council will only validate an application that contains the right drawings at the right scale. Our standard planning set covers everything a London validation team expects.
- Site location plan (1:1250) and block plan (1:500)
- Existing floor plans, elevations and sections
- Proposed floor plans, elevations and sections
- Roof plans where relevant, with heights and materials annotated
- A design and access or heritage statement where the borough requires one
How are planning drawings different from building regulations drawings?
Planning drawings show what the building will look like and how it sits in its context. Building regulations drawings show how it will be built safely — structure, insulation, fire escape and drainage. Most projects need both; our Complete package covers the two together with structural calculations coordinated in-house.
How quickly can you produce planning drawings in London?
After a laser survey, a standard householder set is typically ready within 7 days. We review every drawing against your borough's validation checklist before it reaches a planner's desk, which is why our first-time approval rate sits around 96%.
| Drawing | Typical scale | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Site location plan | 1:1250 | The property in its street context, site edged red |
| Block plan | 1:500 | The building's footprint and position in the plot |
| Floor plans (existing & proposed) | 1:100 / 1:50 | Room layout, walls, openings and the proposed changes |
| Elevations (existing & proposed) | 1:100 / 1:50 | Each face of the building and how it changes |
| Sections | 1:100 / 1:50 | A cut through showing heights, levels and roof form |
Planning Drawings in Forty Hill EN2 — FAQs
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