Southwark planning permission: validation checklist and drawings
To get a Southwark householder application validated, send plans and elevations drawn to an identified scale, with north shown on the plans, alongside the council's own local requirements and the £548 fee. DrawingsDirect, MCIAT chartered architectural technologists, prepares the drawings for a fixed fee from £745.
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The drawing checks that apply everywhere
National guidance states that any plans or drawings must be drawn to an identified scale, and that plans must show the direction of north (Planning practice guidance, Making an application). Southwark adds its own local list on top, so read it alongside this one before you pay the fee.
A tidy set means existing and proposed plans, elevations and sections that match each other and the site. Our page on location and block plans covers the site drawings, and what is included in an architectural drawings package lists the rest.
Southwark's record on householder applications
Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (released 24 Sep 2026), counts 558 householder decisions in Southwark across the four quarters 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2, including prior approvals. 95% were granted, and 97% of the householder decisions excluding prior approvals were made within 8 weeks.
That 8 weeks is the DMPO period for an application that is not major development, beginning with the day after receipt (DMPO 2015, article 34).
Our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) finds 56 live entries for Southwark on the national conservation-area register.
56 national-register conservation-area entries and Southwark's appeal record
Our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) finds 56 live entries for Southwark on the national conservation-area register. Check your address on Southwark Council's conservation area map, and see Article 4 directions explained in case permitted development has been limited.
Our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026, Casework Database 2609) counts 72 householder appeals decided for Southwark, decisions 2021 to 2026, of which 31% were allowed.
What the council charges, and what we charge
Southwark is paid £548 for a householder application from 1 April 2026; that goes to the council, not to us. Our planning drawings start from £745, and the page for floor plans in Southwark shows how the plans are measured and drawn. Use the quote form on this page to start.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 558 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 95% | 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 |
| 72 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 31% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 56 | 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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