Building Regulations Drawings in Greenwich

Where in Greenwich does a building regulations package actually get determined?

Every Greenwich postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a building regulations package there. Greenwich fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not building regulations package estimates.

Which Greenwich neighbourhoods suit a building regulations package best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Greenwich streets, and each one changes what a building regulations package can achieve at that address.

• New Eltham (SE9) — 1930s semi-detached defines New Eltham, where 1930s semi-detached set what a building regulations package can do. 1930s cavity walls here take standard full-fill or partial-fill detailing across SE9. Any New Eltham building regulations package is validated by Greenwich Council, with New Eltham station the usual New Eltham reference point on the site plan.
• Greenwich (SE10) — building regulations package work in Greenwich means georgian terraces, listed buildings. Greenwich is Georgian World Heritage centre. Georgian solid walls here cannot take standard cavity detailing throughout SE10. Greenwich Council decides the Greenwich application, and Royal Observatory anchors the Greenwich location plan.
• Charlton (SE7) — a building regulations package in Charlton starts from victorian villas, 1930s semi-detached, and Charlton reads as Victorian villas, 1930s semi-detached. Victorian solid brickwork here drives the Part L strategy and the Part C damp detailing in SE7. Greenwich Council assesses Charlton building regulations drawings against its own Charlton character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Charlton references Charlton House.
• Woolwich (SE18) — Georgian arsenal heritage, riverside regen defines Woolwich, where georgian fragments, post-war estates, new-build set what a building regulations package can do. Georgian solid walls here cannot take standard cavity detailing across SE18. Any Woolwich building regulations package is validated by Greenwich Council, with Royal Arsenal the usual Woolwich reference point on the site plan.
• Eltham (SE9) — a building regulations package in Eltham starts from 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats, and Eltham reads as 1930s semi-detached, Tudor fragments. 1930s cavity walls here take standard full-fill or partial-fill detailing in SE9. Greenwich Council assesses Eltham building regulations drawings against its own Eltham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Eltham references Eltham Palace.
• Blackheath (Greenwich) (SE3) — a building regulations package in Blackheath (Greenwich) starts from georgian villas, victorian terraces, and Blackheath (Greenwich) reads as Georgian villas around the heath. Georgian solid walls here cannot take standard cavity detailing in SE3. Greenwich Council assesses Blackheath (Greenwich) building regulations drawings against its own Blackheath (Greenwich) character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Blackheath (Greenwich) references Blackheath Common.
• Thamesmead (SE28) — building regulations package work in Thamesmead means post-war estates, new-build. Thamesmead is post-war estate, Brutalist origins, regen. Post-war concrete frames here need a Part B fire strategy that addresses the existing compartmentation throughout SE28. Greenwich Council decides the Thamesmead application, and Thamesmead Town Centre anchors the Thamesmead location plan.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a building regulations package in Greenwich?

Greenwich conservation designations: there are 20 across Greenwich Council, Blackheath, Charlton, Eltham Park among them. Designation costs a Greenwich owner the permitted-development route: a building regulations package then needs a £548 householder application over 8 weeks, in place of the £249 prior approval route that takes 6 weeks. Blackheath is the Greenwich designation that most often changes a building regulations package design.

Greenwich permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Greenwich Council, so a building regulations package at a SE2 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a Greenwich sale to argue it later.

The building fabric around Greenwich: Georgian in Greenwich town centre; Victorian terraces in East Greenwich, Charlton; inter-war semi-detached in Eltham; new-build along the riverside. World Heritage Site status in Greenwich town centre adds heritage weight; outer borough areas (Eltham, Thamesmead) generally permissive. A building regulations package in Greenwich 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 Greenwich Council.

Which neighbouring authorities border Greenwich?

• Tower Hamlets — adjoining Greenwich, with 58 conservation areas centred on E1. A building regulations package on the far side of the Greenwich line is determined by Tower Hamlets Council, so the Greenwich quote for building regulations drawings is checked against Tower Hamlets guidance before it is issued.
• Lewisham — the Lewisham boundary runs against Greenwich, so a building regulations package a street from Greenwich is decided by Lewisham Council instead. Lewisham runs 30 conservation areas across SE3 and its neighbours, which is why building regulations drawings priced for Greenwich are re-checked against Lewisham policy whenever the Greenwich address sits on that edge.
• Bexley — cross the Greenwich boundary and Bexley Council takes the building regulations package instead, applying 16 conservation areas of its own around DA1. We re-price building regulations drawings at the Greenwich edge because Bexley policy and Greenwich policy rarely align on building regulations package depth.
• Bromley — cross the Greenwich boundary and Bromley Council takes the building regulations package instead, applying 48 conservation areas of its own around BR1. We re-price building regulations drawings at the Greenwich edge because Bromley policy and Greenwich policy rarely align on building regulations package depth.

Sources for this Greenwich building regulations 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.