Southall is characterised by edwardian terraces, post-war flats, concentrated across UB1, UB2 in the
Southall North area. Southall is not uniform, but the edwardian terraces recurs often enough across UB1, UB2 that the structural pattern is predictable once measured. On UB1 plots specifically, edwardian plots here are wider, so a wraparound picking up both the side return and the rear is normally achievable within the 4 m detached / 3 m attached limits. That detail drives the UB1 construction sequence. Height on a Southall proposal is measured against its neighbours, not against a policy number; the Southall Broadway terraces set that datum.
Going down in Southall is assessed on ordinary grounds — UB1 ground conditions and drainage do more to shape the scheme than policy does. A Southall survey done once feeds architectural drawings for UB1 properties and planning permission later.
What the Southall drawing pack contains
For a UB1, UB2 address the deliverables are fixed, not open-ended.
- existing and proposed ground-floor plans for the Southall property
- proposed rear elevation
- long section through the extension
- site and block plans
- party wall position drawing
Streets and landmarks we survey around Southall
- High Street — side returns where the 45-degree amenity test decides how far a High Street extension goes.
- Stewarts Lane — front-to-back level changes that drive the Stewarts Lane section drawings.
- Uxbridge Road — frontages visible from the highway, so Bedford Park materials detail governs the Uxbridge Road elevation.
- Norwood Green — gardens deep enough for the 8 weeks householder route on a Norwood Green plot.
- Southall Broadway — sightlines from here are part of the Ealing Council character assessment.
- Greenford High School — Ealing Council weighs UB1 sightlines to it in the character assessment.
- Ealing Hospital — Ealing Council weighs UB1 sightlines to it in the character assessment.
- Featherstone High School — massing on adjoining UB1 plots is tested against it.
- Villiers High School — proposals in its setting are drawn with the Southall context elevation.
Getting to a Southall survey
Surveyors travel to UB1 addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are
Southall, Swansea, Reading, Oxford. Appointments are booked in Southall on weekdays and Saturdays,
and the measured survey of a standard edwardian terraces takes two to three hours.
Where Southall sits
on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ125805, with the Grand Union Canal shaping drainage and flood-risk questions on lower-lying UB1 plots, inside the Ealing Southall parliamentary constituency. We draw the Southall location and block plans from that reference, which is what Ealing Council validates against. Source.
Practical detail for a Southall submission: access is via Southall and Swansea and Reading and Oxford; addresses are written to SOUTHALL; dialling code 020; heritage assets close by include Grade II* Tudor style architecture. Site plans are drawn to the address as Ealing Council holds it.
Southall postcode coverage
Our Southall coverage takes in UB1 (Southall North), which Southall holds on its own; UB2 (Southall South), which Southall holds on its own.
Streets and stations in Southall
High Street, Stewarts Lane, Uxbridge Road and Norwood Green are typical of the Southall streets we draw. most Southall sites are within walking distance of Southall or Swansea or Reading. and Grade II* Tudor style architecture is listed, which pulls neighbouring UB1 proposals into a setting assessment.
Areas we cover around Southall
Work spreads across Hanworth (TW13), Turnham Green (W4), Uxbridge (UB8), Ruislip (HA4), Northwood (HA6), Hayes (UB3, UB4) as well as Southall itself.
