Fixed-fee planning & building-regulations drawings across the eastern half of Kensington and Chelsea — Kensington, Earl's Court fringe and Knightsbridge borders — all decided by RBKC Planning. 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 eastern part of the borough — Kensington, Earl's Court fringe and Knightsbridge borders and the streets around them. The stock here is largely stucco terraces, mansion blocks and garden-square houses, and we prepare drawings across every one of those types for RBKC Planning.
The Kensington and De Vere conservation areas govern the east, where stucco terraces and mansion flats are altered under close design control by the Royal Borough. Whichever route your address falls under, we confirm it free at the measured survey and design to match the eastern Kensington and Chelsea streetscape — from period rear and side-return extensions to rear-dormer and mansard loft conversions.
Fixed-fee planning drawings drawings for eastern Kensington and Chelsea homes, drawn for RBKC Planning.
Fixed-fee building regulations drawings drawings for eastern Kensington and Chelsea homes, drawn for RBKC Planning.
Fixed-fee loft conversions drawings for eastern Kensington and Chelsea homes, drawn for RBKC Planning.
Fixed-fee house extensions drawings for eastern Kensington and Chelsea homes, drawn for RBKC Planning.
Fixed-fee mansard roof extensions drawings for eastern Kensington and Chelsea homes, drawn for RBKC Planning.
Every application in East Kensington and Chelsea is decided by RBKC Planning. 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 Kensington and Chelsea.
Article 4 Direction: Article 4 Directions covering HMOs, office-to-residential, and basement developments — RBKC has some of the strictest basement policies in London.
Basement policy: RBKC's basement policy (post-2015) limits to single-storey under 50% of garden area; double-storey basements effectively prohibited in residential streets.
Direct answers to what homeowners in eastern Kensington and Chelsea ask about drawings, permission and fees.
It depends on your exact address. Many single-storey rear and side-return extensions on unlisted houses in East Kensington and Chelsea fall under Permitted Development, but The Kensington and De Vere conservation areas govern the east, where stucco terraces and mansion flats are altered under close design control by the Royal Borough. Flats, listed buildings and conservation areas always need full planning, decided by RBKC Planning. Article 4 in the borough: Yes — check your address. We confirm exactly which route applies to your property, free, at the survey.
The eastern half of Kensington and Chelsea — around Kensington, Earl's Court fringe and Knightsbridge borders — is characterised by stucco terraces, mansion blocks and garden-square houses. We prepare planning and building-regulations drawings for every period represented here, designed to match the local streetscape and satisfy RBKC Planning.
Fixed fees start at £840 for planning drawings and £1,225 for a loft conversion or extension pack — no hourly creep. RBKC Planning 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 Kensington and Chelsea.
Pick a slot that suits you. No obligation and no sales pressure — just straight answers on your planning route, fixed fee and timescale.