Richmond planning permission
Richmond upon Thames decides householder planning applications fast, with 99% made within 8 weeks, but with 85 conservation-area entries on the national register, many homes need a carefully argued design. DrawingsDirect, MCIAT chartered architectural technologists, draws the scaled plans and elevations for a fixed fee from £745.
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A busy council that keeps to the clock
Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (released 24 Sep 2026), counts 1,302 householder decisions in Richmond over the four quarters 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2, including prior approvals. 99% of the householder decisions excluding prior approvals were made within 8 weeks, which is the statutory period for an application that is not major development (DMPO 2015, article 34).
Of all those decisions, 83% were granted. The drawings carry the application, so they should be complete and consistent when you submit.
Where Richmond's designations bite
Our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) finds 85 conservation-area entries for Richmond upon Thames on the national register. That is a large number, so the look of the street is often part of the question; Richmond's own conservation area map tells you whether yours is designated.
Read the glossary entry on conservation areas, and our guide to conservation-area extension rules, before you settle on a design. If a tree stands near your extension, see tree preservation orders and planning.
Our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) finds 85 conservation-area entries for Richmond upon Thames on the national register.
Richmond planning appeals
Our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026, Casework Database 2609) counts 383 householder appeals decided for Richmond, decisions 2021 to 2026, with 43% allowed. Appeals are a real option here, but they take months and a refused scheme is better revised than defended.
What we draw and what it costs
Each sheet states its scale and each plan carries a north point, as national guidance asks (Planning practice guidance, Making an application). We produce existing and proposed floor plans, elevations and sections that agree with each other.
Richmond collects £548 for a householder application made from 1 April 2026, and our planning drawings start from £745. If you need the existing layout drawn first, see floor plans in Richmond, or start with the quote form on this page.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 1,302 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 83% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 99% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 383 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 43% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 85 | 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 |
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