Planning Drawings in Kennington SE11
Fixed-fee, MCIAT-chartered planning drawings for Kennington (SE11) homeowners — London Borough of Lambeth validation and local constraints handled from the start.
Kennington SE11 is a tight grid of late-Georgian and early-Victorian terraces a short walk from the Oval, where most homeowners look to rear kitchen extensions and loft conversions to add space without altering the protected street frontage.
Because the Kennington and Walcot Conservation Areas cover much of the outcode, we always confirm which boundary a property sits inside before advising permitted development versus a full householder application — conservation-area status quietly removes several rights a comparable house outside would keep.
Planning in Kennington (SE11): what to know before you apply
Most Kennington projects run as full householder applications to Lambeth given the conservation-area coverage, with rear extensions and rooflight lofts the usual approvable route. Front and roof changes need the closest attention. We check the exact CA boundary and any listing before choosing the route.
Typical Kennington housing stock
Smart brick terraces that grew from the late 18th century onward, including the Georgian set pieces around Cleaver Square. Many are three- and four-storey flat-fronted houses, now often split into flats or run as family homes with scope for rear and lower-ground extensions.
Streets we regularly draw for in Kennington
Cleaver Square · Cardigan Street · Courtenay Street · Kennington Road
What SE11 is actually built of
Measured from 291 classified residential buildings in SE11, not from a description of the area.
Kennington SE11 housing mix
Residential building form across the SE11 postcode district, from 291 classified buildings.
| Attached on more than one side | 73% |
|---|---|
| Attached on one side | 23% |
| Detached | 4% |
| Median building footprint | 59 m² |
| Addresses per buildingAbove about 2 means flats and maisonettes dominate | 4.87 |
| Buildings classified | 291 |
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 Kennington (SE11) 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 |
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