Planning Permission Drawings in Bexley

Which Bexley postcodes does this planning drawing set service cover?

Every Bexley postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a planning drawing set there. Bexley fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not planning drawing set estimates.

What changes about a planning drawing set in each part of Bexley?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Bexley streets, and each one changes what a planning drawing set can achieve at that address.

• Crayford (DA1) — planning drawing set work in Crayford means victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached. Crayford is Victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans throughout DA1. Bexley Council decides the Crayford application, and Crayford station anchors the Crayford location plan.
• Old Bexley (DA5) — planning drawing set work in Old Bexley means georgian villas, victorian cottages. Old Bexley is Georgian and Victorian village conservation. Applications on Georgian stock here almost always need a heritage statement alongside the drawings throughout DA5. Bexley Council decides the Old Bexley application, and Old Bexley Village anchors the Old Bexley location plan.
• Belvedere (DA17) — a planning drawing set in Belvedere starts from 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats, and Belvedere reads as 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application in DA17. Bexley Council assesses Belvedere planning drawings against its own Belvedere character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Belvedere references Belvedere station.
• Barnehurst (DA7) — planning drawing set work in Barnehurst means 1930s semi-detached. Barnehurst is 1930s semi-detached. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application throughout DA7. Bexley Council decides the Barnehurst application, and Barnehurst station anchors the Barnehurst location plan.
• Bexleyheath (DA6, DA7) — 1930s semi-detached defines Bexleyheath, where 1930s semi-detached set what a planning drawing set can do. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application across DA6. Any Bexleyheath planning drawing set is validated by Bexley Council, with Bexleyheath Broadway the usual Bexleyheath reference point on the site plan.
• Sidcup (DA14, DA15) — planning drawing set work in Sidcup means 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas. Sidcup is 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed throughout DA14. Bexley Council decides the Sidcup application, and Sidcup station anchors the Sidcup location plan.
• Welling (DA16) — planning drawing set work in Welling means 1930s semi-detached. Welling is 1930s semi-detached. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application throughout DA16. Bexley Council decides the Welling application, and Welling High Street anchors the Welling location plan.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a planning drawing set in Bexley?

Bexley conservation designations: there are 16 across Bexley Council, Old Bexley, Crayford, Welling among them. Designation costs a Bexley owner the permitted-development route: a planning drawing set then needs a £548 householder application over 8 weeks, in place of the £249 prior approval route that takes 6 weeks. Welling is the Bexley designation that most often changes a planning drawing set design.

No blanket Article 4 over Bexley: Bexley Council has not withdrawn permitted development across Bexley, so a planning drawing set outside a Bexley conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a DA1 owner wants on file.

What Bexley is built from: 1930s semi-detached dominates; Victorian cottages in Bexley Village and Crayford; post-war estates in Thamesmead and Erith. Outer south-east London suburban; very permissive planning environment; strong PD uptake for extensions and loft conversions. That mix decides the planning drawing set route in Bexley more than the postcode does, and it is what a Bexley Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Bexley Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.

What happens if a Bexley property sits on a boundary?

• Greenwich — the Greenwich boundary runs against Bexley, so a planning drawing set a street from Bexley is decided by Greenwich Council instead. Greenwich runs 20 conservation areas across SE3 and its neighbours, which is why planning drawings priced for Bexley are re-checked against Greenwich policy whenever the Bexley address sits on that edge.
• Bromley — the Bromley boundary runs against Bexley, so a planning drawing set a street from Bexley is decided by Bromley Council instead. Bromley runs 48 conservation areas across BR1 and its neighbours, which is why planning drawings priced for Bexley are re-checked against Bromley policy whenever the Bexley address sits on that edge.

Sources for this Bexley planning drawing set page: borough policies maps and conservation-area registers (2025–26), Royal Mail postcode district boundaries, the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (England) Regulations, the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended, and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.