Building Regulations Drawings in New Malden |

No Article 4 Direction covers Kingston upon Thames, which keeps the New Malden permitted-development route open on unlisted houses. What defines New Malden is that it is Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached, and design decisions here answer to that rather than to a pattern book. Surbiton is the designation that most often reshapes a New Malden proposal; Kingston upon Thames carries 22 of them. We establish it for the KT3 address before any drawing begins.

The New Malden Article 4 position is established at survey, before design. A New Malden survey establishes the edwardian villas dimensions that decide the scheme — original rear wall, floor levels, and ridge height against New Malden High Street. The borough policy layer over every KT3 address is set out on Kingston upon Thames planning. The New Malden survey then carries into loft conversion drawings in New Malden if the project runs on to construction.

Most New Malden delay happens before the clock starts: Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames takes one to two weeks to validate, and an incomplete pack goes to the back of the queue. The New Malden job starts with a laser survey, not a sketch.

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.

A New Malden case only reaches committee if it draws significant objection. The set is checked against the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames validation list before it goes in.

A KT3 objection about light or overlooking carries more weight than one about taste. Party wall positions on a New Malden terrace are located during the survey.

Because New Malden houses generally share walls, budget time for party wall notices alongside the KT3 application. Once consent is granted, house extension drawings follows for the KT3 property.

New Malden is characterised by edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached, concentrated across KT3 in the New Malden area. What the edwardian villas in New Malden allows is a construction question first and a planning question second, and the survey answers it. For New Malden owners this matters because edwardian houses here are usually early cavity or solid wall, which decides whether insulation goes in the cavity or on the internal face. On a New Malden terrace it governs the rear opening width. The prevailing New Malden eaves line is the reference Kingston Council uses, which is why the proposed elevation is drawn with the neighbours on it.

Basement work at a New Malden address is judged on amenity, drainage and structure. If the KT3 job later needs architectural drawings for KT3 properties or planning permission, the existing drawings already carry the measurements.

What the New Malden drawing pack contains

What lands in your inbox after a New Malden survey:

• construction floor plans for the New Malden property
• sections at 1:50
• Part A structural notes
• Part L thermal build-ups
• Part B fire and escape strategy

Streets and landmarks we survey around New Malden

• Motspur Park — frontages visible from the highway, so Surbiton materials detail governs the Motspur Park elevation.
• Worcester Park — frontages visible from the highway, so Surbiton materials detail governs the Worcester Park elevation.
• Coombe Hill — closet wings that change how a rear extension meets the Coombe Hill back addition.
• Richmond Park — shared flank walls, so Richmond Park party structure notices go out before work starts.
• Tooting Broadway — terraced rear elevations — the Tooting Broadway party wall position is drawn first.
• Pollards Hill — frontages visible from the highway, so Surbiton materials detail governs the Pollards Hill elevation.
• Kingston Vale — gardens deep enough for the 8 weeks householder route on a Kingston Vale plot.
• Raynes Park — closet wings that change how a rear extension meets the Raynes Park back addition.
• New Malden High Street — proposals in its setting are drawn with the New Malden context elevation.
• Coombe Boys' School — it anchors the New Malden streetscape argument in an officer report.
• Coombe Girls' School — the surrounding edwardian villas takes its scale from it.
• Richard Challoner School — nearby edwardian villas takes its scale from this frontage.
• Wimbledon Common — schemes visible from it get closer scrutiny in Kingston upon Thames.

Getting to a New Malden survey

Surveyors travel to KT3 addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are New Malden, London Waterloo, Hampton Court, Kingston. Appointments are booked in New Malden on weekdays and Saturdays, and the measured survey of a standard edwardian villas takes two to three hours.

Where New Malden sits

New Malden lies 9.4 miles (15.1 km) of Charing Cross, on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ215685. We draw the New Malden location and block plans from that reference, which is what Kingston Council validates against. Source.

Practical detail for a New Malden submission: New Malden and London Waterloo and Hampton Court and Kingston cover the KT3 area; NEW MALDEN is the post town on New Malden addresses; dialling code 020. Site plans are drawn to the address as Kingston Council holds it.

New Malden postcode coverage

Our New Malden coverage takes in KT3 (New Malden), shared with Coombe.

Streets and stations in New Malden

Typical New Malden work sits on Motspur Park, Worcester Park, Coombe Hill, Richmond Park, Tooting Broadway, Pollards Hill, Kingston Vale and Raynes Park. most New Malden sites are within walking distance of New Malden or London Waterloo or Hampton Court.

Areas we cover around New Malden

Work spreads across Hampton (TW12), Whitton (TW2), Ham (TW10), Mortlake (SW14), Wimbledon (SW19, SW20), Wimbledon Village (SW19) as well as New Malden itself.

The figure is agreed before the survey and does not move. What moves the number on a New Malden job is the edwardian villas itself — party walls, level changes, and whether Surbiton pulls a heritage statement into scope.

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 fee is collected by Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames when the KT3 application is lodged. London planning approval-rate dataset · Kingston upon Thames planning · building regulations drawings in London · building regulations drawings in Hampton.

Drawings for New Malden are issued under MCIAT charter, which is the technical design and construction-detailing qualification rather than an RIBA registration. A tight New Malden plot — New Malden High Street in the setting, a shared flank wall on KT3 — goes to Kingston Council 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.

Book the New Malden survey and the drawings follow within the agreed programme. This New Malden page was reviewed in August 2026.