Which postcode districts around Lewisham do we cover for drawing package work?
Every Lewisham postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. Lewisham 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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| SE12 | Lee / Grove Park | Victorian and Edwardian terraces across Brockley | SE12 straddles a boundary: Lee / Grove Park addresses fall to Lewisham Council or Bromley Council, so confirm which authority validates the drawing package before submitting SE12 drawings. |
| SE13 | Lewisham / Hither Green | Victorian terraces, post-war flats | SE13 covers Lewisham / Hither Green only; Lewisham Council handles the drawing package, and Lewisham / Hither Green case officers apply the SE13 conservation-area map. |
| SE14 | New Cross | Victorian and Edwardian terraces across Brockley | New Cross sits wholly inside SE14, so Lewisham Council validates every drawing package submitted from an SE14 address. |
| SE23 | Forest Hill / Honor Oak | Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces | A drawing package at an SE23 address in Forest Hill / Honor Oak is determined by Lewisham Council under its own Local Plan policies for Forest Hill / Honor Oak. |
| SE26 | Sydenham | Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces | SE26 straddles a boundary: Sydenham addresses fall to Lewisham Council or Bromley Council, so confirm which authority validates the drawing package before submitting SE26 drawings. |
| SE3 | Blackheath / Kidbrooke | Georgian villas, Victorian terraces | Blackheath / Kidbrooke is split at SE3. Either Greenwich Council or Lewisham Council can determine a drawing package here, so the SE3 address is checked against both policies maps first. |
| SE4 | Brockley | Victorian and Edwardian terraces | A drawing package at an SE4 address in Brockley is determined by Lewisham Council under its own Local Plan policies for Brockley. |
| SE6 | Catford / Bellingham | 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats | SE6 covers Catford / Bellingham only; Lewisham Council handles the drawing package, and Catford / Bellingham case officers apply the SE6 conservation-area map. |
Which Lewisham neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Lewisham
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Lewisham (SE13) — drawing package work in Lewisham means victorian terraces, post-war flats. Lewisham is Victorian terraces, post-war centre. Lewisham Council decides the Lewisham application, and Lewisham station anchors the Lewisham location plan.
- Blackheath (SE3) — a drawing package in Blackheath starts from georgian villas, victorian terraces, and Blackheath reads as Georgian and Victorian villas around the heath. in SE3. Lewisham Council assesses Blackheath architectural drawings against its own Blackheath character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Blackheath references Blackheath.
- Catford (SE6) — a drawing package in Catford starts from 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats, and Catford reads as 1930s semi-detached, post-war centre. in SE6. Lewisham Council assesses Catford architectural drawings against its own Catford character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Catford references Catford Cat.
- Deptford (SE8) — drawing package work in Deptford means georgian terraces, post-war estates, new-build. Deptford is Georgian fragments, regenerating quarter. Lewisham Council decides the Deptford application, and Deptford High Street anchors the Deptford location plan.
- Hither Green (SE13) — a drawing package in Hither Green starts from edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached, and Hither Green reads as Edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached. in SE13. Lewisham Council assesses Hither Green architectural drawings against its own Hither Green character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Hither Green references Mountsfield Park.
- Sydenham (SE26) — Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces defines Sydenham, where victorian villas, edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Sydenham drawing package is validated by Lewisham Council, with Sydenham Wells Park the usual Sydenham reference point on the site plan.
- Brockley (SE4) — a drawing package in Brockley starts from victorian and edwardian terraces, and Brockley reads as Victorian and Edwardian terraces. in SE4. Lewisham Council assesses Brockley architectural drawings against its own Brockley character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Brockley references Brockley station.
Does Lewisham planning policy restrict a drawing package?
Lewisham conservation designations: there are 30 across Lewisham Council, Hither Green, Lee Green, Blackheath among them. Designation costs a Lewisham owner the permitted-development route: a drawing package then needs a £548 householder application over 8 weeks, in place of the £249 prior approval route that takes 6 weeks. Forest Hill is the Lewisham designation that most often changes a drawing package design.
Article 4 and your Lewisham drawing package: Lewisham Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a drawing package in Lewisham generally survives outside Lewisham conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a SE4 owner records that a drawing package was lawful.
What Lewisham is built from: Victorian and Edwardian terraces across Brockley, Honor Oak, Forest Hill; 1930s semi-detached in Catford and Hither Green; post-war mixed in Deptford. Generally permissive planning compared to central boroughs; loft conversions and side-return extensions routinely approved under PD. That mix decides the drawing package route in Lewisham more than the postcode does, and it is what a Lewisham Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Lewisham Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.
What happens if a Lewisham property sits on a boundary?
- Southwark — the Southwark boundary runs against Lewisham, so a drawing package a street from Lewisham is decided by Southwark Council instead. Southwark runs 43 conservation areas across SE1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for Lewisham are re-checked against Southwark policy whenever the Lewisham address sits on that edge.
- Greenwich — the Greenwich boundary runs against Lewisham, so a drawing package a street from Lewisham is decided by Greenwich Council instead. Greenwich runs 20 conservation areas across SE3 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for Lewisham are re-checked against Greenwich policy whenever the Lewisham address sits on that edge.
- Bromley — adjoining Lewisham, with 48 conservation areas centred on BR1. A drawing package on the far side of the Lewisham line is determined by Bromley Council, so the Lewisham quote for architectural drawings is checked against Bromley guidance before it is issued.
- Tower Hamlets — adjoining Lewisham, with 58 conservation areas centred on E1. A drawing package on the far side of the Lewisham line is determined by Tower Hamlets Council, so the Lewisham quote for architectural drawings is checked against Tower Hamlets guidance before it is issued.
Sources for this Lewisham 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.
