Every planning application needs an accurate, clearly presented set of drawings before a council will even validate it. SMB Design and Planning prepares existing and proposed plans, elevations and site drawings for extensions, conversions and new builds across Leicester and the wider Leicestershire area — and because planning sits alongside architecture, structural engineering and 3D site survey work in the same practice, those drawings are prepared by people who also understand what the finished structure needs to do, not just what a council wants to see.
Accurate drawings of the property as it stands, measured on site.
The design being applied for, drawn to the standard Leicester City Council requires.
Shows the property in context — boundaries, access, and its relationship to neighbouring buildings.
An Ordnance Survey-based plan identifying the site within the surrounding area, required with every application.
Planning drawings on their own only tell half the story — what's shown on paper still has to be buildable, and still has to make sense structurally once it leaves the drawing board. Because SMB Design and Planning also handles architecture, structural engineering and 3D site survey work, drawings prepared for a Leicester planning application are checked against those disciplines from the outset, not handed off to a separate consultant afterwards.
That matters most on the applications that look simple on paper but aren't — a rear extension near a shared boundary, a barn conversion with an uncertain existing structure, a site where the access itself needs surveying before anything can be drawn. One point of contact means those issues get caught early, not after submission.
We can approach the council informally first, to test appetite before committing to a full application.
Existing and proposed drawings are prepared to the standard your local council requires.
The application is submitted with all supporting documents; we monitor it and respond to any case officer queries.
We talk you through the decision and, if approved, what's needed to discharge any conditions before starting work.
See the full breakdown, including what we need from you at each stage, on .
If it's an extension, get an instant online estimate — including planning permission costs. Anything else, just get in touch.