House Extension Drawings in Woolwich SE18
Fixed-fee, MCIAT-chartered house extension drawings for Woolwich (SE18) homeowners — Royal Borough of Greenwich validation and local constraints handled from the start.
Woolwich (SE18) in the Royal Borough of Greenwich pairs a historic military townscape with one of London's largest riverside regeneration schemes. The Royal Arsenal, Woolwich and Woolwich Common conservation areas cover much of the older fabric, restricting permitted development and requiring consent for demolition and many external works, while the Royal Arsenal Riverside brings 21st-century apartment living to the Thames edge.
For the Georgian and Victorian terraces climbing from the town centre toward Woolwich Common, rear and loft projects are the staple, worked around the conservation-area controls and the setting of the Grade I listed Royal Artillery Barracks. Greenwich does not publish its Article 4 directions to the national register, so we confirm the status for a Woolwich address directly with the council before recommending a route.
Planning in Woolwich (SE18): what to know before you apply
Much of Woolwich sits within the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich or Woolwich Common conservation areas, where demolition and many external alterations need consent and the Royal Arsenal in particular carries strict, heritage-led design guidance. Greenwich does not publish its Article 4 directions to the national register, so permitted-development status can't be confirmed from open data — we check the position for a specific address with the council and design to the borough's conservation guidance.
Typical Woolwich housing stock
Georgian and Victorian terraces on the streets rising from the town centre toward Woolwich Common, the listed military buildings of the Royal Arsenal, and 21st-century apartment blocks within the Royal Arsenal Riverside regeneration.
Streets we regularly draw for in Woolwich
Powis Street · Woolwich New Road · Sandy Hill Road · Rectory Place
House Extension Drawings for Woolwich (SE18) homes: the package and the process
Every house extension drawings we prepare for an Woolwich property is drawn to Royal Borough of Greenwich’s validation standards and tuned to the SE18 constraints above. Here is what the drawing package covers and how the process runs from first survey to approval.
A well-drawn extension adds space and value while sailing through the council; a poorly-drawn one triggers objections and refusals. DrawingsDirect draws rear, side-return, wraparound, double-storey and basement extensions for London homes — sized to your borough's tolerances, with daylight and neighbour impact considered before the planners raise them.
Which extension types do you draw?
Every London extension is shaped by the plot, the neighbours and the borough's design guidance. We draw them all.
Rear extension
A single-storey rear extension is often permitted development within depth limits — ideal for an open-plan kitchen-diner.
Side-return
Fills the alley beside a Victorian terrace, widening the ground floor without losing garden.
Wraparound
Combines a rear and side-return extension for a transformative ground floor, usually needing planning permission.
Double-storey
Adds space above and below, subject to tighter scale and neighbour-impact scrutiny.
Basement
Creates space downward where footprint is limited, with structural and party-wall care.
Do I need planning permission for a house extension in London?
Single-storey rear extensions within permitted development limits (up to 6m for terraced/semi-detached homes under the larger-home scheme, subject to neighbour consultation) may not need a full application. Wraparounds, double-storeys and anything in a conservation area usually do. We assess your plot and recommend the right route before drawing.
| Extension | Typical route | Package | Fee from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-storey rear | Permitted development / householder | Planning + building regs | £1,100 |
| Side-return | Householder planning | Planning + building regs + structural | £1,600 |
| Wraparound | Householder planning | Full package + structural | £2,200 |
| Double-storey | Householder planning | Full package + structural | £2,400 |
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