Planning Permission Drawings in Croydon

Which postcode districts around Croydon do we cover for planning drawing set work?

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

How does a planning drawing set differ street by street across Croydon?

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

• Crystal Palace (SE19) — planning drawing set work in Crystal Palace means victorian villas, edwardian terraces. Crystal Palace is Victorian villas, hill character. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans throughout SE19. Croydon Council decides the Crystal Palace application, and Crystal Palace Park anchors the Crystal Palace location plan.
• Upper Norwood (SE19) — a planning drawing set in Upper Norwood starts from victorian villas, edwardian terraces, and Upper Norwood reads as Victorian villas. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans in SE19. Croydon Council assesses Upper Norwood planning drawings against its own Upper Norwood character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Upper Norwood references Upper Norwood Triangle.
• South Norwood (SE25) — a planning drawing set in South Norwood starts from victorian terraces, and South Norwood reads as Victorian terraces. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans in SE25. Croydon Council assesses South Norwood planning drawings against its own South Norwood character guidance, and the location plan we draw for South Norwood references South Norwood Lake.
• Thornton Heath (CR7) — Edwardian terraces defines Thornton Heath, where edwardian terraces set what a planning drawing set can do. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed across CR7. Any Thornton Heath planning drawing set is validated by Croydon Council, with Thornton Heath station the usual Thornton Heath reference point on the site plan.
• Purley (CR8) — a planning drawing set in Purley starts from 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas, and Purley reads as 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed in CR8. Croydon Council assesses Purley planning drawings against its own Purley character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Purley references Purley Way.
• Coulsdon (CR5) — 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas defines Coulsdon, 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 CR5. Any Coulsdon planning drawing set is validated by Croydon Council, with Coulsdon South the usual Coulsdon reference point on the site plan.
• Addiscombe (CR0) — planning drawing set work in Addiscombe means edwardian terraces. Addiscombe is Edwardian terraces. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed throughout CR0. Croydon Council decides the Addiscombe application, and Addiscombe Road anchors the Addiscombe location plan.

Does Croydon planning policy restrict a planning drawing set?

Croydon conservation designations: there are 24 across Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Old Coulsdon, Purley among them. Designation costs a Croydon 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. Shirley Park is the Croydon designation that most often changes a planning drawing set design.

Croydon permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Croydon Council, so a planning drawing set at a SE19 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a Croydon sale to argue it later.

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 planning drawing set 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.

What happens if a Croydon property sits on a boundary?

• Sutton — the Sutton boundary runs against Croydon, so a planning drawing set a street from Croydon is decided by Sutton Council instead. Sutton runs 17 conservation areas across SM1 and its neighbours, which is why planning drawings priced for Croydon are re-checked against Sutton policy whenever the Croydon address sits on that edge.
• Merton — adjoining Croydon, with 28 conservation areas centred on SW16. A planning drawing set on the far side of the Croydon line is determined by Merton Council, so the Croydon quote for planning drawings is checked against Merton guidance before it is issued.
• Lambeth — cross the Croydon boundary and Lambeth Council takes the planning drawing set instead, applying 64 conservation areas of its own around SE1. We re-price planning drawings at the Croydon edge because Lambeth policy and Croydon policy rarely align on planning drawing set depth.
• Bromley — cross the Croydon boundary and Bromley Council takes the planning drawing set instead, applying 48 conservation areas of its own around BR1. We re-price planning drawings at the Croydon edge because Bromley policy and Croydon policy rarely align on planning drawing set depth.

Sources for this Croydon 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.