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Measured Building Surveys in Greenwich (SE10) — Georgian and Victorian terraces around Greenwich town and the park, with riversi
Measured Building Surveys · SE10 Greenwich

Measured Building Surveys in Greenwich (SE10)

Fixed-fee measured building survey for Greenwich, West Greenwich, Maze Hill, Greenwich Peninsula in the SE10 postcode, drawn by an MCIAT-chartered architectural technologist and submitted to Greenwich Council. SE10 includes the Greenwich Maritime World Heritage Site setting; Greenwich applies the strictest control near the park and West Greenwich.

Measured Building Surveys in SE10 — at a glance

Fixed fee from
£540 + VAT
Turnaround
5 working days
Primary area
Greenwich
Borough / authority
Greenwich Council
Article 4 in force
No
Conservation areas
Greenwich Park, West Greenwich, Ashburnham Triangle
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Greenwich SE10 — local context

Measured Building Surveys for SE10 property

A measured building survey captures your Greenwich property exactly — every wall, opening, level and boundary — as the accurate base for design and planning drawings. On SE10's older terraced and villa stock around Greenwich, West Greenwich, Maze Hill, Greenwich Peninsula, walls are rarely square, so a laser-measured survey prevents costly errors before Greenwich Council ever sees the application.

Fixed-fee measured surveys across Greenwich from £540 — floor plans, elevations and sections to ±3mm accuracy. Leica Disto laser + BLK360 point-cloud scanning, AutoCAD and Revit deliverables, MCIAT chartered.

Across Greenwich, West Greenwich, Maze Hill, Greenwich Peninsula in SE10, the dominant property is georgian and victorian terraces around greenwich town and the park, with riverside new-build on the peninsula and conservation-area houses on the hill. That stock shapes what measured building survey looks like here: the right approach for a period terrace differs from a mansion-block flat or a new-build, and Greenwich Council judges each on design quality and neighbour impact. We survey the specific Greenwich property, confirm the planning route — Permitted Development, a Lawful Development Certificate, or full planning — and draw a council-ready set tailored to the SE10 streetscape.

Housing stock in SE10: Georgian and Victorian terraces around Greenwich town and the park, with riverside new-build on the Peninsula and conservation-area houses on the hill.

Within the district: Greenwich, West Greenwich, Maze Hill, Greenwich Peninsula.

Streets we know in SE10: the West Greenwich streets (Royal Hill, Gloucester Circus), the Maze Hill terraces and Croom's Hill. Each road has its own building line, boundary treatment and precedent that Greenwich Council weighs when assessing a measured building survey scheme.

Conservation areas: Greenwich Park, West Greenwich, Ashburnham Triangle. Inside these, most external work needs full planning and a Heritage Statement.

Getting around SE10: Greenwich and Maze Hill rail and DLR, plus North Greenwich on the Jubilee line and the riverbus.

Regeneration: Greenwich falls within or beside the Greenwich Peninsula (one of Europe's largest regeneration schemes), which shapes local planning policy and design expectations.

Property values: around £450,000 for a flat and £850,000-£1.4m for a house — a useful gauge of the build value an extension or loft adds in SE10.

Borough character: World Heritage Site status in Greenwich town centre adds heritage weight; outer borough areas (Eltham, Thamesmead) generally permissive.

What's included

End-to-end measured building survey in Greenwich

On-site laser survey

A chartered technologist attends your Greenwich property with a Leica Disto laser and BLK360 scanner. Typical 2–3 bed terrace surveyed in 90 minutes.

Existing floor plans

Drafted in AutoCAD or Revit at 1:50 or 1:100 to ±3mm accuracy. Every room, opening, fitting and service annotated.

Elevations & sections

All four elevations plus cross-sections — essential for Greenwich planning applications, party wall awards and structural design.

3D point-cloud scan

BLK360 scan delivers a full 3D point cloud — ideal for Greenwich period properties, listed buildings or complex geometry.

Drawing formats

DWG, RVT, PDF and IFC exports — compatible with your architect, structural engineer or contractor.

Survey accuracy statement

RICS-compliant accuracy report — ±3mm point-to-point, ±5mm absolute. Sign-off for council, party wall surveyor or insurer.

Fixed fee — 30% below London architects

Measured Building Surveys pricing in SE10

Essentials

Single planning or building-regs submission.

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  • Unlimited revisions
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Bespoke

Listed, conservation or complex sites.

Custom
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  • Heritage Statement
  • Committee representation
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SE10 questions

Measured Building Surveys in Greenwich — your questions answered

How controlled is a West Greenwich (SE10) house?

Heavily. West Greenwich and the area around Greenwich Park sit within the setting of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, with conservation areas and many listed houses, so external changes need full planning, often Listed Building Consent, with detailed heritage scrutiny. We design to that standard and produce the documentation required.

Can I extend a Maze Hill or Croom's Hill terrace?

Yes, but most of these streets are in conservation areas, so rear and side extensions and any roof change need full planning with a Heritage Statement rather than Permitted Development. We design to match the Georgian and Victorian detailing and submit to Greenwich, carrying the application through officer queries.

How does the Greenwich Peninsula regeneration affect SE10?

The Peninsula is one of Europe's largest regeneration schemes — thousands of homes around the O2 and North Greenwich — lifting values across SE10. For a conservation-area house project, though, the binding controls remain the World Heritage setting and the local designation, which we work within.

Are the Ashburnham Triangle houses good for extensions?

The Ashburnham Triangle is a conservation area of attractive Victorian terraces where side-return and rear extensions are common but assessed on materials and form. We design sympathetically and submit a full application with a Heritage Statement, handling the planning and Building Regulations drawings together.

How much does measured building survey cost in SE10 (Greenwich)?

Our fixed fee for measured building survey in Greenwich starts at £540 — no hourly billing. With Greenwich property at around £450,000 for a flat and £850,000-£1.4m for a house, the professional drawing fee is a small fraction of the value the work adds to SE10's georgian and victorian terraces around greenwich town. Greenwich Council charges its own statutory application fee on top (currently £258 for a householder planning application, £578 for a full application). We quote the drawings as one fixed price and the free site survey covers every SE10 address.

How long does measured building survey take in Greenwich?

For a SE10 project across Greenwich, West Greenwich, Maze Hill, Greenwich Peninsula, expect roughly 3–4 weeks from instruction to submission: week 1 the measured survey, weeks 2–3 the drawings and your revisions, then validation and the statutory determination by Greenwich Council (8 weeks for a householder application). We carry the Greenwich application through every officer query to the decision.

Who decides planning applications in SE10?

Greenwich (SE10) sits primarily in Greenwich, so applications are decided by Greenwich Council. Article 4 in force in the borough: No. Conservation areas within SE10 include Greenwich Park, West Greenwich, Ashburnham Triangle, where full planning and a Heritage Statement are required. We confirm the planning route for your exact address before quoting.

Do I need building regulations and a Party Wall agreement in SE10?

Almost always. Any structural work behind measured building survey in Greenwich — new openings, steel beams, loft floors, foundations — needs Building Regulations approval covering structure (Part A), fire escape (Part B) and insulation (Part L), submitted to Greenwich Council Building Control or an approved inspector. On SE10's typically terraced and semi-detached stock, a Party Wall notice to adjoining neighbours is normally required before the steelwork. We coordinate both as part of the Complete package.

Is measured building survey worth it for a SE10 property?

In value terms, yes. With Greenwich (SE10) property at around £450,000 for a flat and £850,000-£1.4m for a house, a well-designed extension or loft typically returns more than it costs in added floor area and sale value, while our fixed drawing fee from £540 keeps the professional cost predictable. The bigger risk is an unapproved or non-compliant scheme — which is why council-ready drawings and a clean Building Control sign-off matter on SE10 homes.

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Where in SE10 does a measured building survey actually get determined?

Every SE10 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a measured building survey there. SE10 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not measured building survey estimates.

PostcodeAreaDominant stockWhat it means for a measured building survey
SE10GreenwichGeorgian terraces, listed buildingsA measured building survey at an SE10 address in Greenwich is determined by Greenwich Council under its own Local Plan policies for Greenwich.
SE2Abbey Woodmixed stockAdjoining district to SE10, also inside Greenwich for measured building survey purposes.
SE3Blackheath / KidbrookeGeorgian villas, Victorian terracesAdjoining district to SE10, also inside Greenwich for measured building survey purposes.
SE7CharltonVictorian villas, 1930s semi-detachedAdjoining district to SE10, also inside Greenwich for measured building survey purposes.
SE9Eltham / Mottingham1930s semi-detached, post-war flatsAdjoining district to SE10, also inside Greenwich for measured building survey purposes.

What changes about a measured building survey in each part of SE10?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SE10 streets, and each one changes what a measured building survey can achieve at that address.

What local planning policy applies to a measured building survey in SE10?

SE10 (Greenwich) conservation designations: there are 20 across Greenwich Council, Blackheath, Charlton, Eltham Park among them. Designation costs a SE10 (Greenwich) owner the permitted-development route: a measured building survey then needs a £258 householder application over 8 weeks, in place of the £120 prior approval route that takes 6 weeks. Greenwich Town Centre (World Heritage Site) is the SE10 (Greenwich) designation that most often changes a measured building survey design.

Article 4 and your SE10 (Greenwich) measured building survey: Greenwich Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a measured building survey in SE10 (Greenwich) generally survives outside SE10 (Greenwich) conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £129 is how a SE10 owner records that a measured building survey was lawful.

SE10 (Greenwich) housing stock: Georgian in Greenwich town centre; Victorian terraces in East Greenwich, Charlton; inter-war semi-detached in Eltham; new-build along the riverside. World Heritage Site status in Greenwich town centre adds heritage weight; outer borough areas (Eltham, Thamesmead) generally permissive. Read that before choosing a measured building survey route in SE10 (Greenwich) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Measured building surveys in SE10 (Greenwich) start at £540 on a fixed fee, or £1,750 for the Complete package covering both Greenwich Council submissions.

Which neighbouring authorities border SE10?

Sources for this SE10 measured building survey page: borough policies maps and conservation-area registers (2025–26), Royal Mail postcode district boundaries, the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (England) Regulations, the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended, and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.

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