Clear, accurate front, rear, and side elevations showing building heights, window positions, roof lines, and external finishes. Essential for planning applications, extensions, and new builds across the UK.
All elevations are produced to UK planning standards, with clear annotations for height, materials, and openings. We work from your floor plans or sketches to create consistent, council-ready drawings.
We produce detailed front, rear, and side elevation drawings that show exactly what your property will look like from the outside. Every elevation includes building heights, window and door positions, roof lines and ridge heights, and external finish annotations such as brick, render, timber cladding, and roof tiles.
Elevation drawings are a critical part of any planning application. They help planning officers and neighbours understand the visual impact of your proposed development. We make sure every elevation is clear, correctly annotated, and meets the requirements of your local planning authority.
We deliver your final elevation drawings in PDF and AutoCAD DWG formats. Up to 3 rounds of revisions are included as standard on every project.
Most UK planning applications require elevation drawings to show the external appearance of the proposed development. This is particularly important for extensions, new builds, and changes to the external fabric of a building. Planning officers use elevation drawings to assess the visual impact on the surrounding area.
We produce elevation drawings that meet the requirements of local planning authorities across England, Wales, and Scotland — including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Cardiff, and Edinburgh.
The main elevation facing the street. Shows the front façade, entrance, windows, roof line, and overall building height.
Shows the back of the property — essential for rear extensions, patio doors, and garden-facing changes.
Left and right side elevations showing side windows, roof pitch, and any side extensions or alterations.
We can produce both existing and proposed elevations to show the 'before and after' — essential for planning applications.
Yes — elevation drawings are a standard requirement for most UK planning applications. They show planning officers what your property will look like from the outside after the proposed works, and are used to assess the visual impact on the street scene and neighbouring properties. Without them, your application is likely to be invalidated.
Most applications require all four elevations — front, rear, left side, and right side — showing both the existing and proposed appearance. For some applications (such as a simple rear extension), only the affected elevations may be required, but we always recommend submitting a full set to avoid delays.
Existing elevations show what your property looks like now, before any work takes place. Proposed elevations show what it will look like after your extension, alteration, or new build. Planning applications typically require both so that planning officers can clearly see what is changing.
UK planning authorities typically require elevation drawings at 1:50 or 1:100 scale. We produce all elevations at the correct scale for your local planning authority, clearly noted on the drawing with a scale bar.
Either your existing or proposed floor plans, photos of the property from all sides, or a hand-drawn sketch with height measurements marked on. Rough sketches are absolutely fine — we just need the key measurements to work from.
Most elevation drawing sets are completed within 2–3 working days. We'll confirm your exact turnaround time with your quote.
Yes. Our drawings are produced to UK planning standards and submitted successfully to local planning authorities across England, Wales, and Scotland. We maintain a 98% first-submission approval rate.
Send us your floor plans or photos and we'll come back with a fixed-price quote within 24 hours.
Get Your Elevations →From Cheltenham to the Scottish Highlands, we produce elevation drawings for homeowners, architects and developers across England, Wales and Scotland.