Looking for an architectural designer in London for a house extension, loft conversion or renovation? Draw & Plan specialises in residential architectural design, planning drawings and Building Regulations drawings for homeowners across Greater London.
We provide planning and technical drawing services for house extensions, home extensions and loft conversions—with packages from £1,450 + VAT, or from £950 + VAT where suitable existing drawings are provided.
Sample projects
Plan sets we prepared and completed builds from the same projects.
Services & prices
Simple fixed-fee packages covering the drawings you need from measured survey through to planning and Building Regulations.
Measured Survey Drawings + Planning Drawings
Your architectural designer personally visits your property to carry out the measured survey, discuss your ideas and prepare the drawings and planning application.
If suitable existing survey or planning drawings are provided: reduced package price from £950 + VAT.
Structural calculations are additional and are available from £950 + VAT.
Application fees are additional.
Measured Survey Drawings + Building Regulations Drawings
Your architectural designer personally visits your property to carry out the measured survey, assess the proposed work against the existing building and prepare the drawings and specification for Building Regulations approval.
If suitable existing drawings are provided: reduced package price from £950 + VAT.
Structural calculations are additional and are available from £950 + VAT.
Application fees are additional.
Measured Survey Drawings + Planning Drawings + Building Regulations Drawings
Your architectural designer personally visits your property during the measured survey to discuss your ideas and assess the proposed design, then takes the project through planning and on to Building Regulations.
If suitable existing drawings are provided: reduced package price from £1,450 + VAT.
Structural calculations are additional and are available from £950 + VAT.
Application fees are additional.
Measured Building Survey Drawings
Your architectural designer personally visits your property to carry out the measured survey, discuss your ideas and prepare accurate existing drawings for your planning, design or Building Regulations work.
Drawings typically issued within 5 working days.
DWG & PDF delivery included.
Not sure what you need?
Send us your property address and a brief description of your proposed works and we'll advise which package is right for your project and provide a fixed-fee quotation.
Need existing drawings first?
Accurate floor plans, roof plan, elevations and a section, delivered in DWG and PDF.
Our process
Send your address and project details. We check the planning constraints before providing a clear fixed-fee quote.
Your architectural designer personally visits your property to carry out the measured survey, discuss your ideas and assess the proposed design in the context of the existing building.
We prepare the planning and Building Regulations drawings you need.
We submit the application and manage it through the approval process.
Why choose Draw & Plan
By focusing on residential projects and operating efficiently, we provide the planning and technical drawing services many homeowners need at a significantly lower cost than many traditional architectural practices.
Every drawing set and planning application is personally handled by the director, so you always know who is working on your project.
Meet the architectural designer who will prepare your drawings during the measured survey. Discuss your ideas, ask questions and explore the proposed design together on site.
Choosing the right service
Many house extensions, loft conversions and residential renovations do not require you to appoint an ARB-registered architecture firm. The right choice depends on the project's complexity and the level of service you need. Read our guide to choosing an ARB-registered architecture firm or architectural designer for an extension.
Architectural designer
An experienced residential architectural designer is often suitable when you need a measured survey, design development, planning drawings, Building Regulations drawings and application management for an extension, loft conversion or renovation.
ARB-registered architecture firm
You may prefer an ARB-registered architecture firm for a highly complex new build, sensitive heritage project or a wider appointment that includes detailed design, consultant coordination, tendering and construction-stage contract administration.
Residential design services
Draw & Plan provides coordinated residential design services for house extensions, loft conversions, garage conversions, changes of use and home renovations across every London borough. Start with the service or homeowner guide that matches your project.
Existing and proposed drawings for planning applications and permitted development.
Detailed construction drawings, technical details and written specifications.
Architectural drawings for rear, side and wraparound home extensions.
Planning and technical drawings for dormer, hip-to-gable and rooflight conversions.
A practical guide to planning and Building Regulations for garage conversions.
Guidance on permitted development and planning applications for changes of use.
Understand whether your project needs planning permission, Building Regulations or both.
Learn which drawings are required for Building Regulations approval and what they contain.
Need accurate existing plans first? View our Measured Building Survey service, or explore our Drawing Samples.
Helpful answers
Many house extensions do not require you to appoint an ARB-registered architecture firm. An experienced residential architectural designer can prepare the planning drawings, Building Regulations drawings and application documents needed for a typical domestic extension.
An ARB-registered architecture firm may provide a broad range of design, consultant coordination and construction-stage services. An architectural designer can provide the focused architectural design and drawing services many homeowners need. For a domestic project, the practical question is whether the provider has the right residential experience and can prepare the planning and technical information required.
Yes. Our planning packages include the existing and proposed drawings, site information and supporting documents commonly required for a householder planning application, Lawful Development Certificate or Prior Approval application.
Yes. We prepare, submit and manage householder planning applications, Lawful Development Certificate applications and Prior Approval applications on your behalf.
Yes. We provide residential architectural design, measured surveys, planning drawings and Building Regulations drawings across Greater London and all London boroughs.
The next stage is usually to prepare Building Regulations drawings, obtain any required structural calculations and submit the technical package to Building Control before construction progresses.
Yes. We prepare detailed Building Regulations plans, construction details and written specifications for extensions, loft conversions, garage conversions and internal refurbishments.
Planning and Building Regulations packages, each including a personal site visit by your architectural designer to carry out the measured survey and discuss the proposed design, start from £1,450 + VAT; reduced prices start from £950 + VAT where suitable existing drawings are provided. The complete measured survey, planning and Building Regulations package starts from £1,950 + VAT, reduced to £1,450 + VAT where suitable existing drawings are provided. Measured building surveys start from £950 + VAT.
Yes. Our Building Regulations packages include technical plans, construction details and a written specification for your builder. Where applicable, they should be read alongside structural calculations and Building Control instructions.
Planning drawings are typically issued within seven days of the measured-survey appointment with your architectural designer. Building Regulations drawing times vary with the project’s complexity and the availability of structural or other specialist information.
David Balkind — Founder, Draw & Plan
More than 20 years’ architectural experience, with professional architectural registration obtained in South Africa in 2007. David founded Draw & Plan in London in 2014.
Ready to begin?
Clear, fixed fees from an established residential drawing practice serving London homeowners since 2014 and rated 4.9 on Google. Tell us about your project through our Contact page.