Planning Drawings in West Drayton UB7
Fixed-fee, MCIAT-chartered planning drawings for West Drayton (UB7) homeowners — London Borough of Hillingdon validation and local constraints handled from the start.
West Drayton (UB7) is built around a large open village green fringed by fine Georgian and early-Victorian houses, several of them listed, with a much bigger belt of interwar and postwar suburban housing beyond. Most of the rear and loft extension work we prepare here is on that outer suburban stock, where Hillingdon's standard householder expectations apply.
The West Drayton Green conservation area protects the green and its surrounding listed houses, so on properties facing or near it, frontage changes, materials and rooflines face tighter control. We confirm where a UB7 property sits relative to the conservation-area boundary before recommending a permitted-development or full-application route.
Planning in West Drayton (UB7): what to know before you apply
UB7's split between a listed-building-rich conservation core around The Green and a broad suburban hinterland means the right route depends heavily on location. Away from the green, Hillingdon's residential extension guidance governs; on or beside The Green, listed-building sensitivity and heritage-led design usually point to a full application.
Typical West Drayton housing stock
A historic core around The Green — fine Georgian and early-19th-century houses such as The Old House and Beechwood, with a listed former workhouse cottage row — set within a much larger area of interwar and postwar semis and terraces stretching towards Yiewsley and the railway.
Streets we regularly draw for in West Drayton
The Green · Church Road · Swan Road · Station Road
What UB7 is actually built of
Measured from 294 classified residential buildings in UB7, not from a description of the area.
West Drayton UB7 housing mix
Residential building form across the UB7 postcode district, from 294 classified buildings.
| Attached on more than one side | 38% |
|---|---|
| Attached on one side | 53% |
| Detached | 9% |
| Median building footprint | 57 m² |
| Addresses per buildingAbove about 2 means flats and maisonettes dominate | 1.53 |
| Buildings classified | 294 |
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 West Drayton (UB7) 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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