Architectural Drawings in Barnehurst | Fixed-Fee Plans

No Article 4 Direction covers Bexley, which keeps the Barnehurst permitted-development route open on unlisted houses. Barnehurst is 1930s semi-detached — a architectural drawings submission has to answer that context rather than a generic London template. A DA7 property inside Old Bexley loses part of its permitted development and generally goes to Bexley Council in full. Conservation status is checked against the Barnehurst address before design.

We check Article 4 directions against the Barnehurst address first — it changes what is worth drawing. Rear wall, floor levels and the Barnehurst station roofline are the three Barnehurst constraints. The borough policy layer over every DA7 address is set out on Bexley planning. The Barnehurst survey then carries into building regulations drawings in Barnehurst if the project runs on to construction.

Validation alone costs London Borough of Bexley one to two weeks even when the Barnehurst pack is complete, and that queue — not the determination — is where most DA7 delay starts. The first visit to Barnehurst is a measured survey — every room, every opening, every level change recorded on site.

Statutory periods: 8 weeks from validation for a householder application, 13 weeks for a major scheme, 6 weeks for prior approval with a 21 days neighbour consultation, and 5 weeks for a full plans building control submission. A party structure notice requires one month notice and two months where excavation is involved.

A Barnehurst case only reaches committee if it draws significant objection. We issue the DA7 drawings numbered and revision-controlled.

London Borough of Bexley weighs material objections only — a Barnehurst neighbour disliking the design is not one. We measure the DA7 property room by room, including ceiling heights and floor falls.

On Barnehurst stock the party wall stage is routine and worth timetabling. Once consent is granted, loft conversion drawings follows for the DA7 property.

Barnehurst is characterised by 1930s semi-detached, concentrated across DA7 in the Bexleyheath / Barnehurst area. How the 1930s semi-detached in Barnehurst was built decides what can be opened up and where the load has to go. In practice on a Barnehurst job, 1930s semis here are dimensionally consistent, so the survey is quick and the drawings come back inside the shorter end of the window. It is the first thing checked at the Barnehurst survey. London Borough of Bexley officers compare a DA7 scheme to the block it sits in, not to a policy number.

Lower-ground schemes in Barnehurst answer to neighbours and groundwater. Survey data from the Barnehurst property flows straight into house extension drawings for DA7 properties or planning permission without a second site visit.

What the Barnehurst drawing pack contains

The Barnehurst pack below is what Bexley Council and a builder both need.

• laser measured survey for the Barnehurst property
• existing floor plans at 1:50
• proposed floor plans
• all elevations
• site and location plans

Local landmarks that shape a Barnehurst application

• Slade Green — closet wings that change how a rear extension meets the Slade Green back addition.
• Barnehurst station — height and massing nearby are argued against this frontage.
• Northumberland Heath — nearby 1930s semi-detached takes its scale from this frontage.

Getting to a Barnehurst survey

Surveyors travel to DA7 addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are Lewisham, Dartford, Barnehurst, London Victoria. Appointments are booked in Barnehurst on weekdays and Saturdays, and the measured survey of a standard 1930s semi-detached takes two to three hours.

Where Barnehurst sits

Barnehurst lies 13.0 miles (20 km) east south-east of Charing Cross, on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ505755. Getting that wrong is the commonest reason a Barnehurst submission is returned. Source.

Practical detail for a Barnehurst submission: we reach Barnehurst sites via Lewisham and Dartford and Barnehurst and London Victoria; the postal town here is BEXLEYHEATH; dialling code 01322. Site plans are drawn to the address as Bexley Council holds it.

Barnehurst postcode coverage

Our Barnehurst coverage takes in DA7 (Bexleyheath / Barnehurst), shared with Bexleyheath.

Streets and stations in Barnehurst

Slade Green are typical of the Barnehurst streets we draw. most Barnehurst sites are within walking distance of Lewisham or Dartford or Barnehurst.

Areas we cover around Barnehurst

Coverage from Barnehurst extends to Chislehurst (BR7), Bickley (BR1), Orpington (BR5, BR6), Petts Wood (BR5), West Wickham (BR4), Biggin Hill (TN16) and into Greenwich.

Two Barnehurst jobs differ in price because of the 1930s semi-detached and the Old Bexley designation, never because of hours booked.

Statutory application fees are set by regulation, not by the council: £548 householder, £610 for a new dwelling, £274 for a lawful development certificate, £249 for prior approval.

That charge is London Borough of Bexley's, taken when the Barnehurst application is lodged. London planning approval-rate dataset · Bexley planning · our London architectural drawings service · architectural drawings in Chislehurst.

An MCIAT chartered technologist owns the Barnehurst project from survey to decision. A tight Barnehurst plot — Barnehurst station in the setting, a shared flank wall on DA7 — goes to Bexley Council for advice before it goes to determination.

Drawings are produced by chartered members of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (MCIAT), the professional body for technical design and building-regulations competence. First-time approval across our London caseload is 98%. Statutory fees shown are those in force in England in 2026 under the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) Regulations. Confirm your local authority at gov.uk and submission requirements on the Planning Portal. Studio: 71–75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ.

Start with the free Barnehurst survey — nothing is committed until you have the fee. This Barnehurst page was reviewed in August 2026.