Right to light and planning drawings in Sudbury
Planning permission does not settle a right-to-light claim: the council judges planning harm, while a right to light is a private legal right between neighbours. Sudbury HA0 is in Brent, which granted 87% of its 879 householder decisions in the latest four quarters of published data. DrawingsDirect draws planning sets from £745.
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Two separate questions
When you extend, two tests run side by side. The council asks whether the scheme is acceptable in planning terms, including its effect on a neighbour's daylight and outlook. A neighbour with a right to light can raise a separate civil claim, and a planning approval does not remove it.
We draw the scheme; we do not carry out right-of-light assessments. If a neighbour's windows face your plot closely, ask a specialist surveyor for advice early, and give them accurate drawings, which is where we come in.
How Brent decides householder cases
Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (released 24 Sep 2026) counts 879 householder decisions in Brent from 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2. Of these, 87% were granted, and 97% of the householder decisions that were not prior approvals were made within 8 weeks.
The statutory period for an application that is not major development is 8 weeks from the day after the council receives it, under article 34 of the Development Management Procedure Order.
Our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) finds 23 conservation-area entries on the national register for Brent.
When it goes to appeal
Our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026, Casework Database 2609) counts 289 householder appeals decided for Brent between 2021 and 2026, and 42% were allowed. A refused scheme is therefore worth redrawing carefully before you decide to appeal.
Conservation areas in the borough
Our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) finds 23 conservation-area entries on the national register for Brent. Check your Sudbury road on the map Brent publishes before you design, because a conservation area narrows permitted development.
What we draw and what it costs
The set for a householder application includes a location plan, which national practice guidance says should typically be 1:1250 or 1:2500 (Making an application), a block plan, and existing and proposed plans and elevations.
Our planning drawings start at £745, and the householder application fee payable to the council is £548 from 1 April 2026. See the planning drawings overview and our Brent architectural drawings page.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 879 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 87% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 97% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 289 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 42% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 23 | 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 |
| 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 |
| £548 | Statutory fee from 1 April 2026, SI 2012/2920 Sch 1 Pt 2 category 6(1): householder application for alterations or extensions to a single dwellinghouse | assets.publishing.service.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 |
| £745 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for planning drawings, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |