Party Wall Drawings & Notices in Greenwich

Where in Greenwich does a party wall package actually get determined?

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

How does a party wall package differ street by street across Greenwich?

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

• Kidbrooke (SE3) — regenerated quarter, new-build estate defines Kidbrooke, where new-build, post-war fragments set what a party wall package can do. Post-war blocks here have shared structure in several directions across SE3. Any Kidbrooke party wall package is validated by Greenwich Council, with Kidbrooke Village the usual Kidbrooke reference point on the site plan.
• New Eltham (SE9) — a party wall package in New Eltham starts from 1930s semi-detached, and New Eltham reads as 1930s semi-detached. 1930s semis here trigger section 6 whenever foundations go within 3 m of the neighbour and deeper than theirs in SE9. Greenwich Council assesses New Eltham party wall services against its own New Eltham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for New Eltham references New Eltham station.
• Greenwich (SE10) — Georgian World Heritage centre defines Greenwich, where georgian terraces, listed buildings set what a party wall package can do. Georgian party walls here are shared brick across SE10. Any Greenwich party wall package is validated by Greenwich Council, with Royal Observatory the usual Greenwich reference point on the site plan.
• Charlton (SE7) — party wall package work in Charlton means victorian villas, 1930s semi-detached. Charlton is Victorian villas, 1930s semi-detached. Victorian terraces here almost guarantee a party wall notice — the party structure notice runs one month throughout SE7. Greenwich Council decides the Charlton application, and Charlton House anchors the Charlton location plan.
• Woolwich (SE18) — party wall package work in Woolwich means georgian fragments, post-war estates, new-build. Woolwich is Georgian arsenal heritage, riverside regen. Georgian party walls here are shared brick throughout SE18. Greenwich Council decides the Woolwich application, and Royal Arsenal anchors the Woolwich location plan.
• Eltham (SE9) — 1930s semi-detached, Tudor fragments defines Eltham, where 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats set what a party wall package can do. 1930s semis here trigger section 6 whenever foundations go within 3 m of the neighbour and deeper than theirs across SE9. Any Eltham party wall package is validated by Greenwich Council, with Eltham Palace the usual Eltham reference point on the site plan.
• Blackheath (Greenwich) (SE3) — a party wall package in Blackheath (Greenwich) starts from georgian villas, victorian terraces, and Blackheath (Greenwich) reads as Georgian villas around the heath. Georgian party walls here are shared brick in SE3. Greenwich Council assesses Blackheath (Greenwich) party wall services against its own Blackheath (Greenwich) character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Blackheath (Greenwich) references Blackheath Common.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a party wall package in Greenwich?

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

Article 4 and your Greenwich party wall package: Greenwich Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a party wall package in Greenwich generally survives outside Greenwich conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a SE2 owner records that a party wall package was lawful.

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 party wall 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.

Who decides a party wall package on the edge of Greenwich?

• Newham — cross the Greenwich boundary and Newham Council takes the party wall package instead, applying 10 conservation areas of its own around E6. We re-price party wall services at the Greenwich edge because Newham policy and Greenwich policy rarely align on party wall package depth.
• Tower Hamlets — adjoining Greenwich, with 58 conservation areas centred on E1. A party wall package on the far side of the Greenwich line is determined by Tower Hamlets Council, so the Greenwich quote for party wall services is checked against Tower Hamlets guidance before it is issued.
• Lewisham — adjoining Greenwich, with 30 conservation areas centred on SE3. A party wall package on the far side of the Greenwich line is determined by Lewisham Council, so the Greenwich quote for party wall services is checked against Lewisham guidance before it is issued.
• Bexley — adjoining Greenwich, with 16 conservation areas centred on DA1. A party wall package on the far side of the Greenwich line is determined by Bexley Council, so the Greenwich quote for party wall services is checked against Bexley guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this Greenwich party wall 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.