Fixed-fee planning & building-regulations drawings across the western half of Hackney — Dalston, De Beauvoir Town, Kingsland and Newington Green fringe — all decided by Hackney Council. MCIAT chartered, from £840.
MCIAT chartered drawings for planning, building regs, lofts and extensions — fixed fees 30% below typical London architects. Tell us what you need and we’ll reply the same working day.
This page covers the western part of the borough — Dalston, De Beauvoir Town, Kingsland and Newington Green fringe and the streets around them. The stock here is largely Victorian terraces and the grid of De Beauvoir villas, and we prepare drawings across every one of those types for Hackney Council.
The De Beauvoir conservation area protects the western villa grid, so extensions and roof changes there are held to a high design standard and usually need full planning rather than Permitted Development. Whichever route your address falls under, we confirm it free at the measured survey and design to match the western Hackney streetscape — from period rear and side-return extensions to rear-dormer and mansard loft conversions.
Fixed-fee planning drawings drawings for western Hackney homes, drawn for Hackney Council.
Fixed-fee building regulations drawings drawings for western Hackney homes, drawn for Hackney Council.
Fixed-fee loft conversions drawings for western Hackney homes, drawn for Hackney Council.
Fixed-fee house extensions drawings for western Hackney homes, drawn for Hackney Council.
Fixed-fee mansard roof extensions drawings for western Hackney homes, drawn for Hackney Council.
Every application in West Hackney is decided by Hackney Council. Householder applications carry a statutory 8-week determination; allow around 12–14 weeks from first call to decision once the measured survey, design and validation are included. We hold a 98% first-time approval rate across Hackney.
Article 4 Direction: Article 4 Direction covers HMO conversions borough-wide and office-to-residential in specific commercial zones.
Direct answers to what homeowners in western Hackney ask about drawings, permission and fees.
It depends on your exact address. Many single-storey rear and side-return extensions on unlisted houses in West Hackney fall under Permitted Development, but The De Beauvoir conservation area protects the western villa grid, so extensions and roof changes there are held to a high design standard and usually need full planning rather than Permitted Development. Flats, listed buildings and conservation areas always need full planning, decided by Hackney Council. Article 4 in the borough: Yes — check your address. We confirm exactly which route applies to your property, free, at the survey.
The western half of Hackney — around Dalston, De Beauvoir Town, Kingsland and Newington Green fringe — is characterised by Victorian terraces and the grid of De Beauvoir villas. We prepare planning and building-regulations drawings for every period represented here, designed to match the local streetscape and satisfy Hackney Council.
Fixed fees start at £840 for planning drawings and £1,225 for a loft conversion or extension pack — no hourly creep. Hackney Council determines householder applications in 8 weeks; allow roughly 12–14 weeks end to end (survey, design, validation and determination). We hold a 98% first-time approval rate across Hackney.
Pick a slot that suits you. No obligation and no sales pressure — just straight answers on your planning route, fixed fee and timescale.