Planning Applications London: Drawings, Submissions and Condition Discharge

Homeowners extending beyond permitted development, developers planning new residential or commercial schemes, and architects who need a planning submission coordinated with the structural and civil engineering. Also for clients whose consent has been granted subject to pre-commencement conditions that need discharging before work can begin.

We prepare accurate existing and proposed floor plans, elevations and sections, together with the site, location and block plans required for submission. Drawings are produced to the local planning authority's scale and annotation requirements, and coordinated with the structural and civil engineering design so that what is approved can actually be built.

A householder application covers alterations and extensions to a single dwelling. A full planning application is required for new dwellings, changes of use, and larger residential or commercial schemes. We advise which route applies to your project, prepare the application forms and drawings, provide a Design and Access Statement where one is required, and submit through the planning portal.

A common cause of planning-to-construction problems is a mismatch between the approved scheme and the structural reality. We coordinate the planning submission with the structural and civil engineering from the outset, so that drainage, SuDS, retaining walls and structural openings are reflected in the drawings that go in for approval.

Most consents are granted subject to conditions that must be discharged before work starts, frequently including drainage and SuDS details, levels, and materials. We prepare the information required to discharge those conditions, including the drainage layout, SuDS strategy and soakaway design where relevant, and submit the discharge applications on your behalf.

Once planning is secured, the project moves into Building Control. We carry the structural and civil engineering packages across the transition, maintaining continuity of design intent and avoiding the rework that arises when planning and Building Control are handled by disconnected parties.