Planning Drawings in South Croydon CR2
Fixed-fee, MCIAT-chartered planning drawings for South Croydon (CR2) homeowners — Croydon Council validation and local constraints handled from the start.
South Croydon (CR2) runs south from the town centre into Sanderstead, across the old Croham and Haling manors, with Victorian and Edwardian villas giving way to the planned 1930s streets beside Croham Hurst.
The Waldrons conservation area, designated in 1973 and reinforced by an Article 4 direction, and the Croham Manor Road conservation area both closely control frontages, boundaries and plots, so we map the boundaries first.
Planning in South Croydon (CR2): what to know before you apply
South Croydon's Waldrons Article 4 direction removes permitted development for hard surfaces and means of enclosure, and the borough-wide HMO Article 4 removes it for small C3-to-C4 conversions, so those works need a full application. Both the Waldrons and Croham Manor Road conservation areas control frontages, roofs and boundary treatments, and the sloping plots beside Croham Hurst add level and tree considerations.
Typical South Croydon housing stock
Large Victorian and Edwardian villas on the valley streets south of the town centre, with distinctive planned 1930s houses along Croham Manor Road beside Croham Hurst and interwar and post-war housing toward Sanderstead.
Streets we regularly draw for in South Croydon
The Waldrons · Croham Manor Road · Selsdon Road · Croham Road
What CR2 is actually built of
Measured from 185 classified residential buildings in CR2, not from a description of the area.
South Croydon CR2 housing mix
Residential building form across the CR2 postcode district, from 185 classified buildings.
| Attached on more than one side | 17% |
|---|---|
| Attached on one side | 42% |
| Detached | 41% |
| Median building footprint | 92 m² |
| Addresses per buildingAbove about 2 means flats and maisonettes dominate | 1.35 |
| Buildings classified | 185 |
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 South Croydon (CR2) 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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