Architectural Drawings in Fleet Street | Fixed-Fee Plans

An Article 4 Direction applies across City of London, so check it before assuming Fleet Street permitted development survives. The prevailing character of Fleet Street — Georgian and Victorian commercial — sets what City of London Corporation will accept near Royal Courts of Justice and what it will resist. City of London carries 27 conservation areas; if the EC4 address falls in Fleet Street or Whitefriars, expect the permitted-development route to close and a full City of London Corporation application to be the faster answer. Whether a Fleet Street plot sits inside the boundary changes the whole route.

Before drawing anything for Fleet Street, we check Article 4 directions against the EC4 boundary. The Fleet Street numbers come off the building: rear wall, levels, ridge against Royal Courts of Justice. The borough policy layer over every EC4 address is set out on City of London planning. The Fleet Street survey then carries into building regulations drawings in Fleet Street if the project runs on to construction.

Validation at City of London Corporation is the first delay a Fleet Street applicant meets. Step one at a EC4 address is a full measured survey of the existing building.

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 EC4 case and respond to officer queries during the period. Scales, north point and drawing numbers all follow City of London Corporation validation requirements.

We would rather redesign a EC4 rear elevation than argue an objection. Roof pitch and eaves height on a Fleet Street house are measured, not scaled off.

Because Fleet Street houses generally share walls, budget time for party wall notices alongside the EC4 application. Once consent is granted, loft conversion drawings follows for the EC4 property.

Fleet Street is characterised by mostly commercial, residential conversions, concentrated across EC4 in the Fleet Street area. What the mostly commercial in Fleet Street allows is a construction question first and a planning question second, and the survey answers it. What that means for a EC4 address: victorian terraces here have settled and bowed, and a survey drawn to ±3 mm catches that before the steel is ordered rather than after. In EC4 that determines the depth we can draw. Massing on a Fleet Street scheme is argued against the Royal Courts of Justice street rhythm.

City of London Corporation assesses Fleet Street basements on standard grounds. One visit to the Fleet Street address covers house extension drawings for EC4 properties and planning permission too.

What the Fleet Street drawing pack contains

What lands in your inbox after a Fleet Street survey:

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

Local landmarks that shape a Fleet Street application

• Royal Courts of Justice — City of London Corporation weighs EC4 sightlines to it in the character assessment.

Where Fleet Street sits

Fleet Street postcode coverage

Fleet Street sits in the EC4 district, and City of London Corporation validates every application here against that address.

Streets and stations in Fleet Street

Areas we cover around Fleet Street

Coverage from Fleet Street extends to Highgate (N6), Swiss Cottage (NW3, NW6), Gospel Oak (NW5), West Hampstead (NW6), Angel (N1, EC1V), Barnsbury (N1) and into Westminster.

The fee follows the building. On Fleet Street stock that means party walls, levels, and the Fleet Street 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.

That charge is City of London Corporation's, taken when the Fleet Street application is lodged. London planning approval-rate dataset · City of London planning · the London architectural drawings pillar page · architectural drawings in Highgate.

An MCIAT chartered technologist owns the Fleet Street project from survey to decision. A tight Fleet Street plot — Royal Courts of Justice in the setting, a shared flank wall on EC4 — goes to City of London Corporation 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.

Send the Fleet Street address; we will come back with the route and the fee. This Fleet Street page was reviewed in August 2026.