About Kingsley Design & Drafting Sydney
Local knowledge, plans that pass, drawings builders can price.
We are Kingsley Design & Drafting, a Sydney building designer and draftsman studio working across residential projects.
Small team, no call centre, no handballing your job to a stranger. The person who measures your site is the same person who draws your plans and answers the phone when council comes back with a question.
We work with homeowners, builders and investors from the Northern Beaches down to the Sutherland Shire, out through the Hills District, the Inner West and Western Sydney.
Renovation, new build, granny flat or a carport out the front, the process is the same. We look at the block, draw what will actually get built, and take the paperwork off your hands.
Kingsley Design & Drafting started because too many people were paying for drawings that looked good and could not be built, or sets that sat in council for months over a missing detail.
We keep the advice plain, the fees quoted up front, and the drawing set complete.
Here is what we draw
- New home designs drawn to suit your block and budget
- Renovations, extensions and second storey additions
- Duplexes, townhouses and dual occupancy dwelling plans
- Granny flats, studios and other secondary dwellings
- Kitchen and bathroom layouts drawn for council approval
- Garages, carports, decks, verandahs and pergola plans
- Swimming pools, retaining walls and driveway drawings
- DA and CC applications prepared, lodged and tracked
- Site measure, concept drawings and full working sets
As your building designer and draftsman, knowing these before the first line is drawn makes a real difference to how smoothly your application moves, which is why builders keep sending work our way.
Not sure where to start? Tell us about the block and what you want to build. We will explain what council needs, what it will cost and how long it takes, then get the drawings moving.
Why Choose Us?
Sydney locals who know how each council assesses plans.
Fixed fees quoted in writing before any work starts.
Plain answers, no jargon, and no surprises at lodgement.
Fast replies and drawing sets that builders can price.
Our Mission
Our mission is straightforward. Turn what you have in your head into drawings a council will approve and a builder can quote from, without the runaround. That means measuring the site properly, designing to the rules that apply to your block, and staying on the job until the approval lands. Small addition or full new home, you get the same drafting work and the same phone number.
Our Values
Quality Workmanship
Nothing gets sent out half drawn. Every set is checked against the standards your certifier applies, dimensioned properly, and drawn so a builder on site can work from it without ringing us to ask what a line means.
Local Expertise
We draft in Sydney every day, so we know which councils want what, where the setback and overshadowing traps sit, and how to design around them before they turn into a request for more information.
Reliability
We tell you the date and we hit it. A carport gets the same treatment as a two storey addition, and you hear from us at each stage rather than wondering whether anything is happening with your job.
Customer Focus
We listen first, then design. You get your options explained in plain terms, the trade offs spelled out, and a drawing that suits how you actually live, whether you are a homeowner or a builder with a client waiting.
Practical Design
Clever on paper is worthless if it blows the budget. We design to what your block, your trades and your money will carry, which keeps the build simpler and the variations off the final invoice.
Up To Date Knowledge
Planning controls and design standards move around. We track the changes across the Sydney councils we work in so your drawings go in against the current rules, not the ones that applied two years ago.