New Build Drawings in Ealing
Fixed-fee, MCIAT-chartered new build drawings for Ealing homeowners — London Borough of Ealing validation and local constraints handled from the start.
Ealing pairs generous Edwardian and Victorian housing stock with some of West London's most protective conservation control, so the right route for an extension or loft depends heavily on where in the borough you are. The stock ranges from Edwardian and Victorian terraces through 1930s Metro-land semi-detached homes in Perivale, Greenford and Northolt to the Arts-and-Crafts houses of Bedford Park. A rear extension in Northolt is a very different application from a roofline change in Bedford Park, and treating them the same is how schemes stall.
The constraints matter early. The London Borough of Ealing operates a borough-wide Article 4 direction removing permitted development rights for HMO conversions, and applies further control to front-garden hardstanding in parts of the borough. Its conservation areas — Bedford Park, Ealing Green, Pitshanger, Hanwell Village Green and St Stephen's — apply strict control over dormers, materials and front elevations, Bedford Park most tightly of all. Mature street trees carry Tree Preservation Orders, and aircraft-noise considerations apply toward the west of the borough, so the address determines the approach.
We prepare Ealing planning drawings to the council's validation standards, checking permitted development eligibility first and designing to Ealing's residential extension guidance so applications are validated without a query. On the Metro-land semis of Perivale and Greenford that usually means confirming a hip-to-gable or dormer loft as permitted development with a Lawful Development Certificate; in Bedford Park and the other conservation areas it means a full householder application designed to the area's character. The fee is fixed and agreed up front, typically around 30% below an architect's charge for the same council-accepted drawings, with free redraws until Ealing approves. Our validation-first approach and roughly seven-day drawing turnaround keep most applications inside the statutory eight-week determination.
Planning in Ealing: what to know before you apply
Ealing operates a borough-wide Article 4 direction removing permitted development rights for HMO conversions, and its conservation areas — Bedford Park especially — apply strict control over dormers, materials and front elevations. We flag these before drawing.
Typical Ealing housing stock
Edwardian and Victorian terraces, 1930s Metro-land semi-detached homes, and the Arts-and-Crafts houses of Bedford Park.
Areas we regularly draw for in Ealing
Ealing Broadway · Acton · Hanwell · Greenford · Northolt · Perivale · Southall
New Build Drawings for Ealing homes: the package and the process
Every new build drawings we prepare for a Ealing property is drawn to London Borough of Ealing’s validation standards and tuned to the local constraints above. Here is what the drawing package covers and how the process runs from first survey to approval.
Designing a new dwelling on an infill or backland plot in London is a longer and more technically demanding journey than an extension or loft conversion — it involves establishing whether the plot can support a new home at all, securing full planning permission against a borough's density, design and amenity policies, and then producing a building regulations and structural package detailed enough to actually build from. DrawingsDirect delivers all of this as one coordinated service: feasibility, full planning drawings, building regulations drawings and structural calculations, produced in-house rather than passed between separate architects, engineers and drafters who each need briefing and coordinating separately.
London infill and backland sites bring specific challenges that a straightforward extension does not: the impact of a new dwelling on neighbouring daylight and sunlight, privacy and overlooking, the character and density of the surrounding streetscape, and access, parking and refuse arrangements for a new independent home. Getting an early, honest read on these issues — before a full application is drawn and submitted — is often the difference between a scheme that is approved and one that is refused and has to be reworked. We assess feasibility and, where useful, prepare pre-application advice before committing to a full drawing set.
Is my plot suitable for a new build in London?
A feasibility assessment looks at plot size and shape, access, existing boundary conditions, relevant planning policy for the borough, and the likely impact of a new dwelling on neighbouring properties before any design work begins. Infill plots — a gap between existing buildings on a street — and backland plots — a garden or yard site behind existing houses, reached by a shared access — each raise different issues: infill schemes are usually judged on how well they match the scale, spacing and character of the street, while backland schemes are judged heavily on overlooking, garden loss for neighbours, and whether the access arrangement is acceptable. A feasibility study gives an honest view of whether a scheme is likely to succeed before you commit to full drawings.
What does pre-application advice add to a new build project?
Pre-application advice is a formal, paid process most London boroughs offer, where planning officers give written feedback on a proposed scheme before a full application is submitted. For a new build — where the principle of development itself is often the main issue, not just the design details — this feedback can be invaluable: it surfaces concerns around density, massing, daylight and sunlight or heritage context early enough to be addressed in the drawings, rather than discovered for the first time as a refusal reason months into a full application. We prepare and submit pre-application enquiries as part of the new build service where it is likely to strengthen the eventual planning application.
| Stage | What it establishes | Typical fee guide |
|---|---|---|
| Feasibility | Whether the plot can support a new dwelling and the likely constraints | Quoted individually, from within the £2,500 new build fee |
| Pre-application advice | Written borough feedback on the scheme before a full application | Quoted individually alongside the planning fee |
| Full planning drawings | The complete drawing set submitted for planning permission | From £2,500 |
| Building regs and structural | Construction-ready drawings and calculations for building | From £2,200–£3,850, quoted once planning is settled |
New Build Drawings across Ealing
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