Camden validation checklist for planning permission
Camden validates a planning application against its own local checklist, and the 8-week clock only starts once the application is complete. Camden decided 61% of its householder cases, prior approvals excluded, within 8 weeks in the four quarters to 2026 Q2. We prepare drawings that meet the list from £745.
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Why validation decides how long you wait
A council cannot start work on an application that is missing required documents. It sends it back or holds it until the gaps are filled, and the decision period is counted from receipt of a valid application. The statutory period is 8 weeks for an application that is not major development (DMPO 2015, article 34(2)(b)).
Camden decided 61% of its householder cases, other than prior approvals, within 8 weeks in the four quarters to 2026 Q2 (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2). Budget for a decision to take longer than the minimum, and treat a clean first submission as the thing you control.
What a Camden-ready drawing set contains
National guidance requires plans and drawings to be drawn to an identified scale, with north shown (planning practice guidance on making an application). Camden's own validation requirements go beyond that for some work, for example where a scheme sits in a conservation area or affects trees, so read the current list on the council's website for your project type.
We build each set against the list before it goes in. Typical contents are location and block plans, existing and proposed floor plans, elevations and sections. Our guide to planning drawings versus building regulations drawings separates what Camden needs now from what comes later.
Camden decided 61% of its householder cases, other than prior approvals, within 8 weeks in the four quarters to 2026 Q2 (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
How Camden has decided
Camden made 394 householder decisions in the four quarters to 2026 Q2, counting prior approvals (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
89% of them were grants (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
Of 135 householder appeals decided on Camden decisions between 2021 and 2026, 32% were allowed (our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database, release 2609). The planning appeal glossary entry sets out how an appeal runs.
Designations that shape the checklist
The national register records 40 conservation-area entries for Camden (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset, snapshot of 14 Aug 2026), and Camden's own conservation area map shows which streets they cover. In one of them, ask early whether permitted development still applies, using the permitted development glossary entry as a starting point.
Fees
Camden's householder application fee is £548 from 1 April 2026 (SI 2012/2920, Schedule 1 Part 2, category 6(1), as annually indexed). Our drawing fee starts from £745, and the pricing page has the detail.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 394 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 89% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 61% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 135 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 32% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 40 | 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 |
| identified scale | Planning practice guidance, Making an application, paragraph 023 (ID 14-023-20140306): any plans or drawings must be drawn to an identified scale and plans must show the direction of north | www.gov.uk |
| £745 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for planning drawings, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
Questions people ask
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