Architectural Drawings in Barnet | Fixed-Fee Plans

No Article 4 Direction covers Barnet, which keeps the Barnet permitted-development route open on unlisted houses. What defines Barnet is that it is Georgian and Victorian high street, 1930s residential, and design decisions here answer to that rather than to a pattern book. Conservation status changes the Barnet route entirely — Mill Hill being the usual case among the 20 designations in Barnet. We confirm the EN5 designation at survey rather than assuming it.

The Barnet Article 4 position is established at survey, before design. Everything on a Barnet scheme is measured from the georgian fragments outward. The borough policy layer over every EN5 address is set out on Barnet planning. The Barnet survey then carries into loft conversion drawings in Barnet if the project runs on to construction.

Before Barnet Council determines anything, London Borough of Barnet has to validate the Barnet submission — one to two weeks, longer if a plan is missing. Nothing is drawn for a EN5 address until the existing building is measured.

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.

We monitor the EN5 case and respond to officer queries during the period. A Barnet pack that misses a scale bar is a pack London Borough of Barnet will reject — ours do not.

Comments on a Barnet application are visible on the London Borough of Barnet portal. We photograph the Barnet property alongside the measurements for the record.

Shared walls are the norm in Barnet; the notice period is not optional. Once consent is granted, house extension drawings follows for the EN5 property.

Barnet is characterised by georgian fragments, 1930s semi-detached, concentrated across EN5 in the Barnet / Arkley area. On Barnet plots, structure follows the georgian fragments that is already there. On the Barnet stock specifically: georgian houses here are rarely square, so the survey is set out from a laser control network rather than assumed right angles. On a Barnet terrace it governs the rear opening width. Because Barnet rows are consistent, the proposed elevation is drawn with neighbours on it.

Lower-ground schemes in Barnet answer to neighbours and groundwater. If a Barnet project extends into planning permission for EN5 properties or building regulations drawings, the survey is already done.

What the Barnet drawing pack contains

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

Local landmarks that shape a Barnet application

• Barnet High Street — nearby georgian fragments takes its scale from this frontage.

Where Barnet sits

Barnet postcode coverage

Barnet work spans EN5 (Barnet / Arkley), which Barnet holds on its own, with the EN5 boundary setting which designations bite.

Streets and stations in Barnet

Areas we cover around Barnet

Besides Barnet: Neasden (NW10, NW2), Cricklewood (NW2), Sudbury (HA0), Camden Town (NW1), Hampstead (NW3), Primrose Hill (NW1), plus Brent across the border.

The fee follows the building. On Barnet stock that means party walls, levels, and the Mill Hill heritage question.

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.

London Borough of Barnet collects the statutory fee when the Barnet application is submitted. London planning approval-rate dataset · Barnet planning · the London architectural drawings pillar page · architectural drawings in Neasden.

MCIAT charter sits behind every Barnet submission we make, and the same person who surveys the property signs the drawings off. Not every Barnet scheme is clear-cut. Where Mill Hill or the Barnet High Street setting is in play, Barnet Council pre-application advice comes before the EN5 submission.

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.

The first step for a Barnet owner is a measured survey, not a design. This Barnet page was reviewed in August 2026.