Architectural Drawings is a Shoreditch-based chartered practice of architectural technologists. We handle planning applications, building regulations and the messy in-between — for London homeowners, landlords and developers who want their project taken seriously without architect-tier fees.
A chartered architectural technology practice drawing planning and building regulations sets across all 33 London boroughs. That matters because 97.0% of London planning decisions are made by a case officer under delegated powers rather than by a committee — so the drawings are the argument.
| London planning, three years to March 2026 | Figure |
|---|---|
| Decisions made under delegated powers | 97.0% |
| Householder decisions made | 77,680 |
| Householder applications approved | 83.0% |
| Applications withdrawn before decision | 7.4% |
| All applications decided | 163,144 |
| Householder appeals decided after refusal | 15,646 |
| Appeals allowed | 39.0% |
Source: MHCLG District Planning Application Statistics (PS1 and PS2), the statutory return every English planning authority files, decisions made in the twelve quarters to March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0, retrieved 1 September 2026; appeal figures from Planning Inspectorate casework decided 2016–2026. Counts are decisions made in the window, not applications submitted.
The teamEvery project is led by a MCIAT chartered architectural technologist. No offshore drafting, no bait-and-switch to juniors. Meet the full team →
Founder & Practice Lead
Chartered 2016. Fourteen years in London residential and commercial. Previously at Allies & Morrison and Conran+Partners. Specialism: conservation area mansards.
Technical Director
Chartered 2014. Part L/MEES specialist and BIM lead. Runs our Revit environment, trains the team on Part S EV charging and new Future Homes Standard.
Chartered Engineer (in-house)
Chartered civil/structural engineer. Handles all structural calcs in-house — no waiting weeks for subcontractors. Specialism: Victorian terrace interventions and mansards.
Senior Technologist
Associate CIAT, eight years in London planning. Runs our Article 4 / Prior Approval workstream. If it's got a Class letter attached, Tom's submitted one.
Planning Coordinator
Handles Planning Portal submissions, tracks council determinations, manages pre-app coordination across all 33 boroughs. The reason things don't get lost.
3D & Visualisation
Trained at Bartlett; Enscape and V-Ray specialist. Delivers the committee-ready CGIs that tip borderline applications into approvals.
Sarah founded Architectural Drawings after a decade at big-brand London architecture practices. Her thesis was simple: most London homeowners don't need a full RIBA practice — they need someone who actually understands Part L, knows the Islington planning officers by first name, and charges accordingly.
Eleven years later we're a team of fifteen across Shoreditch and a satellite desk in Clapham. Still chartered, still technologist-led, still 30% below the architect rates we used to charge.
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