Fixed fee from £840. MCIAT chartered. Tower Hamlets planning experienced. 1 postcode covered: E3.
Bow is Victorian terraces, Georgian fragments. The dominant stock — victorian terraces, georgian fragments — has specific constraints and opportunities for planning permission drawings. Side returns sit better on bay-fronted Victorian terraces than on detached 1930s semis. Mansards work where the existing roofscape supports them. We design to the block, not the brochure.
Local context summary — Architectural Drawings London, MCIAT charteredMost planning permission drawings projects in Bow fall under Permitted Development if the property is a house (not a flat), not listed, and not in a conservation area. Tower Hamlets has an Article 4 Direction — Article 4 for HMOs borough-wide; additional Article 4 covering office-to-residential in Canary Wharf and City Fringe. We confirm eligibility free at the site survey.
Drawings: fixed fee from £840 (Planning Drawings). Construction cost is separate and depends on size, finish and structural complexity. For victorian terraces, georgian fragments (typical of Bow), expect £45,000–£85,000 build cost for a standard rear extension or loft, more for mansards or basements.
12–14 weeks from first call to Tower Hamlets Council planning decision. Site survey week 1, design weeks 2–3, validation 1–2 weeks, statutory 8-week determination.
Bow is characterised by victorian terraces, georgian fragments. We've delivered planning permission drawings for every period represented here — the design choices vary significantly by stock.
Our first-time approval rate in Tower Hamlets is 98%. Pre-application advice from Tower Hamlets Council is built into our process when the case is borderline (conservation area, Article 4, listed).