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How To Find Floor Plans Of My House In The UKWe show you a few methods that may give you the floor plan drawings of your house. Article By: Tom Ayre | Last Update: January 2021 Finding floor plans (building plans, blueprints etc) of your house can be useful for a number of things such as construction, refurbishment and general works around your home. A floor plan shows the positions and key dimensions within your house and can be very useful for planning out future design projects. Often when you purchase a house, the floor plans either don’t exist or have not been provided. Luckily, there are a few methods that can help either find your floor plans or something very similar. Please check the accuracies of all drawings that you find! Often the plans that are found can be inaccurate and shouldn’t be used for anything particularly important. Table of ContentsOur ServicesTHS Concepts offers surveying services for a variety of projects throughout London, the UK, and globally. How can we help on your project? Tip 1 - Visit Your Local Council's WebsiteYour local council’s building and planning application website is the first place to look when you want to find existing floor plans of a building. When undertaking building works, more likely than not, planning permission would have been required. As part of a planning permission application a floor plan drawing is often required. Applications that have been lodged in the last 20 years can be accessed electronically on the internet making the finding existing applications and subsequent floor plans. How To Find Your Property On Your Councils Planning WebsiteTo see if your house has any existing planning applications / floor plan drawings, follow these steps:
What If Your Can't Find Anything?If you cannot find a planning application for your property then all is not lost! In the UK your house design layout is most likely very standardised meaning that there are probably many other properties with the exact same layout! Start by looking at the houses down your road and in your local area. Do they look very similar from the front? Take note of the design, window positions, doors etc. Most likely you will find your house design in other places if you look hard enough! If that is the case then undertake the same process for the planning application search and see what you can find. This method is obviously subject to inaccuracies so please bear that in mind. Also if the layout has changed since it was first built you may find that things are slightly different. However, if you are looking for an approximate layout / floor plan then this method may be useful!
 Tip 2 - Use Zoopla To Find Old Estate Agents DetailsIf your house has recently purchased / sold then you may be able to find the old listing on property portals such as Zoopla. It’s always worth doing a search for your property on here as sometimes the estate agent listing would have included a floor plan. Zoopla sometimes keeps copies of these along with the images of the property (something else that can be useful). The best way I have found to search Zoopla is to use Google as they have a much better search process.
Tip 3 - Have a Look At The Deeds / LeaseSometimes consulting your property ownership documentation can yield a basic floor plan of your property. Have a look through the documents and you may be lucky enough to find an old floor plan that can be scanned in. Another method is to consult the HM Land Registry website which may show some useful information. Usually though the service only shows land boundaries rather than internal floor plans so please bear that in mind. Please note that there is often a small fee to pay for this service. At the moment of writing the current fees are:
I Cant Find Anything, What Should I Do?If all else fails then sometimes you have to simply measure the property yourself. This can be a daunting task however if undertaken carefully it can be a quick and accurate way to get plans quickly. We have written a guide on how to undertake a measured survey here. If you are looking for accurate, high quality, up to date floor plan drawings of your property then there is no better way than to employ a specialist. THS Concepts offer measured building surveys for clients looking to get there building projects off to the best start. Measured surveys are typically utilised where designers need accurate floor plans, elevations and sections.We undertake precision surveys and provide our clients with CAD and PDF drawing files allowing Architects and Designers to do their stuff. Get A Measured Building Survey QuoteSee our measured building survey service and how we help Architects get their projects off the ground with trustworthy CAD floor plans, elevations and sections. Other Useful GuidesGET IN TOUCHEssex Office92 Bellhouse Lane, Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, SS9 4PQ OUR ETHOSRECENT POSTSPOPULAR SERVICESHow much does it cost to get blueprints?Residential drafting fees and blueprints cost $0.35 to $5.00 per square foot. Drafting services charge $30 to $120 per hour. Altering existing floor plans costs $150 to $2,500. The cost of getting extension plans drawn up is $1,200 to $5,000.
How do I get the blueprint for my home?Visit the county clerk's office in the county where your home resides. This may be called the county recorder or land registrar in some municipalities. Once there, request copies of the blueprints on file for the property.
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