Floor plans for a London house or flat, £225 fixed
Accurate floor plans, drawn to scale with every wall, door, window and room area marked. For a sale, a lease, a mortgage valuation, a builder’s quote or the first step of a planning job: £225.
- £225 fixed, no survey fee
- Dimensions and room areas marked
- Free redraws until approval
What do floor plans cost?
The fee is £225, with no survey fee and no VAT to add. That buys scaled, dimensioned plans of every floor of one property, drawn from measurements and delivered as PDF and CAD files. If you go on to commission planning drawings, the plans become the base for them.
What the £225 covers
- Every floor drawn to scale, with north, a scale bar and a title block
- Walls, doors, windows, stairs, fixed units and the main fittings
- Room names and floor areas, and the gross internal area of each flat or floor
- Ceiling heights noted where they matter, such as under a sloping roof
- PDF for printing and DWG for your builder or engineer, with free corrections if we have got something wrong
Why not draw your own, or use the agent’s plan?
A plan that goes to a council, a lender or a buyer’s surveyor is a document people rely on. Planning plans have to be drawn to an identified scale and show north (article 7). An estate agent’s sketch usually does neither, and it measures to the inside of the wall, not to the structure.
We measure each room, tie the floors together so the stairs line up, and draw to a fixed scale with the dimensions marked. If anything is wrong, you tell us and we correct it free.
What counts as floor area
There is a national method for it, and it surprises owners with lofts and basements. The space standard counts the gross internal floor area, but ignores any area with less than 1.5 m of headroom unless it is storage, and counts low eaves storage at half (space standard). A top-floor flat with sloping ceilings can measure noticeably smaller on paper than it feels.
Our plans mark the full floor area and the area that counts. That matters if you are letting the house, converting it or arguing space standards with a council.
- Floor area of each room and each floor
- Headroom lines under roof slopes
- Storage areas and their reduced count
- Levels and steps between rooms
When floor plans are all you need, and when they are not
They are enough for a sale, a lease plan or a builder’s rough price. They are not enough for a planning application, which also needs elevations, sections and site plans. For that, see planning drawings, and for the measured base see the measured building survey.
The numbers behind a good floor plan
- To scale
- Plans submitted with a planning application must be drawn to an identified scale and show the direction of north. Development Management Procedure Order 2015, article 7(2)
- 7.5 m²
- Under the national space standard a single bedroom is at least 7.5 m² and 2.15 m wide. Nationally described space standard
- 11.5 m²
- A double or twin bedroom is at least 11.5 m², and the main one at least 2.75 m wide. Nationally described space standard
- 1.5 m
- Any area with less than 1.5 m of headroom does not count towards the gross internal area unless used solely for storage. Nationally described space standard
- 50%
- Storage with 900 mm to 1.5 m of headroom, such as under eaves, counts at half its floor area. Nationally described space standard
- 2.3 m
- The standard asks for a floor-to-ceiling height of 2.3 m over at least 75% of the gross internal area. Nationally described space standard
Floor plan questions
Are floor plans enough for a planning application?
Usually not. A planning application also needs elevations, a site plan and, often, sections. Our planning drawings include all of them.
What scale do you draw to?
To a stated scale chosen for the property, with a scale bar and north point on each plan.
Source: Development Management Procedure Order 2015, article 7(2)
Do I get CAD files?
Yes, a PDF and a DWG, so your builder or engineer can use them.
Do you include room areas?
Yes. Each room and each floor is labelled with its area.
Is a survey charged on top?
No. Floor plans are £225 with no separate survey fee.
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