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Planning Drawings in Greenwich (SE10) — Georgian and Victorian terraces around Greenwich town and the park, with riversi
Planning Drawings · SE10 Greenwich

Planning Permission Drawings in Greenwich (SE10)

Fixed-fee planning permission drawings 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.

Planning Drawings in SE10 — at a glance

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£840 + VAT
Turnaround
3–4 weeks to submission
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

Planning Drawings for SE10 property

Planning drawings for Greenwich start by establishing whether your scheme is Permitted Development, needs a Lawful Development Certificate, or full planning from Greenwich Council. On SE10's georgian and victorian terraces around greenwich town, the recurring questions are roof additions, rear and side-return extensions, and alterations within Greenwich Park, West Greenwich, Ashburnham Triangle. We draw existing and proposed plans, elevations and a site location plan to the council's validation checklist for Greenwich, West Greenwich, Maze Hill, Greenwich Peninsula.

A fixed-fee, end-to-end service — measured survey, scaled drawings, Design & Access Statement where required, Planning Portal submission, and full agent liaison until the council's decision.

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 planning permission drawings 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 planning permission drawings 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 planning permission drawings in Greenwich

Measured site survey

A chartered technologist visits and laser-measures every room. Typically 60–90 minutes on site.

Existing & proposed plans

Drafted in Revit or AutoCAD at 1:100 or 1:50. Fully annotated and council-ready.

Design iterations

Unlimited revisions until you approve. Shadow studies for committee-sensitive applications.

Supporting documents

Site location plan, block plan, Design & Access Statement where required.

Planning Portal submission

We lodge the application with Greenwich Council and pay statutory fees directly.

Agent service to decision

Every officer query, consultation response and amendment handled through to determination.

Fixed fee — 30% below London architects

Planning Drawings pricing in SE10

Essentials

Single planning or building-regs submission.

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  • Measured survey
  • Scaled drawings & submission
  • Unlimited revisions
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Listed, conservation or complex sites.

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  • Heritage Statement
  • Committee representation
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SE10 questions

Planning Drawings 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 planning permission drawings cost in SE10 (Greenwich)?

Our fixed fee for planning permission drawings in Greenwich starts at £840 — 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 planning permission drawings 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 planning permission drawings 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 planning permission drawings 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 £840 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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Which postcode districts around SE10 do we cover for planning drawing set work?

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

PostcodeAreaDominant stockWhat it means for a planning drawing set
SE10GreenwichGeorgian terraces, listed buildingsSE10 covers Greenwich only; Greenwich Council handles the planning drawing set, and Greenwich case officers apply the SE10 conservation-area map.
SE2Abbey Woodmixed stockAdjoining district to SE10, also inside Greenwich for planning drawing set purposes.
SE3Blackheath / KidbrookeGeorgian villas, Victorian terracesAdjoining district to SE10, also inside Greenwich for planning drawing set purposes.
SE7CharltonVictorian villas, 1930s semi-detachedAdjoining district to SE10, also inside Greenwich for planning drawing set purposes.
SE9Eltham / Mottingham1930s semi-detached, post-war flatsAdjoining district to SE10, also inside Greenwich for planning drawing set purposes.

Which SE10 neighbourhoods suit a planning drawing set best?

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

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a planning drawing set in SE10?

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

No blanket Article 4 over SE10 (Greenwich): Greenwich Council has not withdrawn permitted development across SE10 (Greenwich), so a planning drawing set outside a SE10 (Greenwich) conservation area usually keeps it. The £129 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a SE10 owner wants on file.

The building fabric around SE10 (Greenwich): 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. A planning drawing set in SE10 (Greenwich) is scoped against that stock first. Our SE10 (Greenwich) fixed fee starts at £840; the £1,750 Complete package runs the SE10 (Greenwich) scheme through Greenwich Council planning and building control in one go.

Who decides a planning drawing set on the edge of SE10?

Sources for this SE10 planning drawing set 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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