Where in Croydon does a drawing package actually get determined?
Every Croydon postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. Croydon fees below are the
statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a drawing package |
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| SW16 | Streatham / Norbury | Edwardian terraces, post-war flats | SW16 straddles a boundary: Streatham / Norbury addresses fall to Lambeth Council or Wandsworth Council or Merton Council or Croydon Council, so confirm which authority validates the drawing package before submitting SW16 drawings. |
| SE19 | Upper Norwood / Crystal Palace | Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces | Upper Norwood / Crystal Palace is split at SE19. Either Croydon Council or Lambeth Council can determine a drawing package here, so the SE19 address is checked against both policies maps first. |
| SE25 | South Norwood / Selhurst | Victorian terraces | South Norwood / Selhurst sits wholly inside SE25, so Croydon Council validates every drawing package submitted from an SE25 address. |
| CR0 | Croydon / Addiscombe / Shirley | Edwardian terraces, post-war flats | CR0 covers Croydon / Addiscombe / Shirley only; Croydon Council handles the drawing package, and Croydon / Addiscombe / Shirley case officers apply the CR0 conservation-area map. |
| CR2 | South Croydon | Victorian villas in Upper Norwood and Crystal Palace; Edwardian terraces in Thornton Heath and Selhurst; 1930s semi-detached in Purley and Coulsdon; post-war in Croydon central | CR2 covers South Croydon only; Croydon Council handles the drawing package, and South Croydon case officers apply the CR2 conservation-area map. |
| CR5 | Coulsdon | 1930s semi-detached | A drawing package at an CR5 address in Coulsdon is determined by Croydon Council under its own Local Plan policies for Coulsdon. |
| CR7 | Thornton Heath | Edwardian terraces | A drawing package at an CR7 address in Thornton Heath is determined by Croydon Council under its own Local Plan policies for Thornton Heath. |
| CR8 | Purley | 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas | A drawing package at an CR8 address in Purley is determined by Croydon Council under its own Local Plan policies for Purley. |
Which Croydon neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Croydon
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Coulsdon (CR5) — a drawing package in Coulsdon starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Coulsdon reads as 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. in CR5. Croydon Council assesses Coulsdon architectural drawings against its own Coulsdon character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Coulsdon references Coulsdon South.
- Addiscombe (CR0) — Edwardian terraces defines Addiscombe, where edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Addiscombe drawing package is validated by Croydon Council, with Addiscombe Road the usual Addiscombe reference point on the site plan.
- Shirley (CR0) — a drawing package in Shirley starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Shirley reads as 1930s semi-detached. in CR0. Croydon Council assesses Shirley architectural drawings against its own Shirley character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Shirley references Shirley Park.
- Selhurst (SE25) — Edwardian terraces defines Selhurst, where edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Selhurst drawing package is validated by Croydon Council, with Selhurst Park the usual Selhurst reference point on the site plan.
- Croydon (CR0) — a drawing package in Croydon starts from edwardian terraces, post-war flats, and Croydon reads as post-war centre, Edwardian residential ring. in CR0. Croydon Council assesses Croydon architectural drawings against its own Croydon character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Croydon references Whitgift Centre.
- Crystal Palace (SE19) — a drawing package in Crystal Palace starts from victorian villas, edwardian terraces, and Crystal Palace reads as Victorian villas, hill character. in SE19. Croydon Council assesses Crystal Palace architectural drawings against its own Crystal Palace character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Crystal Palace references Crystal Palace Park.
- Upper Norwood (SE19) — drawing package work in Upper Norwood means victorian villas, edwardian terraces. Upper Norwood is Victorian villas. Croydon Council decides the Upper Norwood application, and Upper Norwood Triangle anchors the Upper Norwood location plan.
What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in Croydon?
Conservation areas covering Croydon: Croydon Council runs 24, and Purley, Shirley Park, South Norwood are the ones Croydon owners meet most. A drawing package inside a Croydon conservation area loses permitted development, so the Croydon submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Shirley Park a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.
No blanket Article 4 over Croydon: Croydon Council has not withdrawn permitted development across Croydon, so a drawing package outside a Croydon conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a SE19 owner wants on file.
The building fabric around Croydon: Victorian villas in Upper Norwood and Crystal Palace; Edwardian terraces in Thornton Heath and Selhurst; 1930s semi-detached in Purley and Coulsdon; post-war in Croydon central. Large, mixed-density outer borough; permissive in outer areas; heritage controls in conservation pockets; major regeneration in central Croydon. A drawing package in Croydon is scoped against that stock first, because it decides whether the scheme runs as permitted development, a £274 Lawful Development Certificate, or a full £548 application to Croydon Council.
Which neighbouring authorities border Croydon?
- Sutton — the Sutton boundary runs against Croydon, so a drawing package a street from Croydon is decided by Sutton Council instead. Sutton runs 17 conservation areas across SM1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for Croydon are re-checked against Sutton policy whenever the Croydon address sits on that edge.
- Merton — cross the Croydon boundary and Merton Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 28 conservation areas of its own around SW16. We re-price architectural drawings at the Croydon edge because Merton policy and Croydon policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Lambeth — cross the Croydon boundary and Lambeth Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 64 conservation areas of its own around SE1. We re-price architectural drawings at the Croydon edge because Lambeth policy and Croydon policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Bromley — cross the Croydon boundary and Bromley Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 48 conservation areas of its own around BR1. We re-price architectural drawings at the Croydon edge because Bromley policy and Croydon policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
Sources for this Croydon drawing package 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.
