Planning Drawings in Raynes Park SW20
Fixed-fee, MCIAT-chartered planning drawings for Raynes Park (SW20) homeowners — London Borough of Merton validation and local constraints handled from the start.
Raynes Park (SW20) in Merton is a predominantly Edwardian and interwar suburb, running from the terraces around the station and Grand Drive to the semi-detached streets of West Wimbledon and Cottenham Park. The consistent interwar housing means side and rear additions and loft conversions follow a well-established pattern, and Merton's expectations for that house type are clearly documented.
The Wimbledon West conservation area toward Cottenham Park is the main designated control, governing frontages and roof changes for the houses inside its boundary. We confirm where a Raynes Park property sits relative to that boundary, and check for protected street trees, before recommending a permitted-development or full-application route and drawing to Merton's residential guidance.
Planning in Raynes Park (SW20): what to know before you apply
SW20 has no householder Article 4 direction, so many Raynes Park houses retain permitted development rights for side, rear and loft work — but the Wimbledon West conservation area toward Cottenham Park is the exception, and Tree Preservation Orders apply to street trees on several suburban roads.
Typical Raynes Park housing stock
Edwardian terraces around Raynes Park station and the Grand Drive streets, interwar semi-detached houses across West Wimbledon and Cottenham Park, and 1930s shopping parades along the main roads.
Streets we regularly draw for in Raynes Park
Coombe Lane · Grand Drive · Worple Road · Approach Road
Planning Drawings for Raynes Park (SW20) homes: the package and the process
Every planning drawings we prepare for an Raynes Park property is drawn to London Borough of Merton’s validation standards and tuned to the SW20 constraints above. Here is what the drawing package covers and how the process runs from first survey to approval.
Planning drawings are the scale drawings a London council uses to judge your application: existing and proposed floor plans, elevations, sections and site plans that show the design, scale and neighbour impact of your project. DrawingsDirect produces complete, validation-ready planning drawing sets for extensions, lofts and conversions across London.
What is included in a planning drawing set?
A council will only validate an application that contains the right drawings at the right scale. Our standard planning set covers everything a London validation team expects.
- Site location plan (1:1250) and block plan (1:500)
- Existing floor plans, elevations and sections
- Proposed floor plans, elevations and sections
- Roof plans where relevant, with heights and materials annotated
- A design and access or heritage statement where the borough requires one
How are planning drawings different from building regulations drawings?
Planning drawings show what the building will look like and how it sits in its context. Building regulations drawings show how it will be built safely — structure, insulation, fire escape and drainage. Most projects need both; our Complete package covers the two together with structural calculations coordinated in-house.
| Drawing | Typical scale | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Site location plan | 1:1250 | The property in its street context, site edged red |
| Block plan | 1:500 | The building's footprint and position in the plot |
| Floor plans (existing & proposed) | 1:100 / 1:50 | Room layout, walls, openings and the proposed changes |
| Elevations (existing & proposed) | 1:100 / 1:50 | Each face of the building and how it changes |
| Sections | 1:100 / 1:50 | A cut through showing heights, levels and roof form |
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