Planning Permission Drawings in Lewisham

Where in Lewisham does a planning drawing set actually get determined?

Every Lewisham postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a planning drawing set there. Lewisham 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 Lewisham?

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

• Honor Oak (SE23) — planning drawing set work in Honor Oak means victorian villas, edwardian terraces. Honor Oak is Victorian villas on the hill. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans throughout SE23. Lewisham Council decides the Honor Oak application, and One Tree Hill anchors the Honor Oak location plan.
• Lewisham (SE13) — Victorian terraces, post-war centre defines Lewisham, where victorian terraces, post-war flats set what a planning drawing set can do. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans across SE13. Any Lewisham planning drawing set is validated by Lewisham Council, with Lewisham station the usual Lewisham reference point on the site plan.
• Blackheath (SE3) — planning drawing set work in Blackheath means georgian villas, victorian terraces. Blackheath is Georgian and Victorian villas around the heath. Applications on Georgian stock here almost always need a heritage statement alongside the drawings throughout SE3. Lewisham Council decides the Blackheath application, and Blackheath anchors the Blackheath location plan.
• Catford (SE6) — 1930s semi-detached, post-war centre defines Catford, where 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats set what a planning drawing set can do. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application across SE6. Any Catford planning drawing set is validated by Lewisham Council, with Catford Cat the usual Catford reference point on the site plan.
• Deptford (SE8) — a planning drawing set in Deptford starts from georgian terraces, post-war estates, new-build, and Deptford reads as Georgian fragments, regenerating quarter. Applications on Georgian stock here almost always need a heritage statement alongside the drawings in SE8. Lewisham Council assesses Deptford planning drawings against its own Deptford character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Deptford references Deptford High Street.
• Hither Green (SE13) — planning drawing set work in Hither Green means edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached. Hither Green is Edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed throughout SE13. Lewisham Council decides the Hither Green application, and Mountsfield Park anchors the Hither Green location plan.
• Sydenham (SE26) — Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces defines Sydenham, where victorian villas, edwardian terraces set what a planning drawing set can do. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans across SE26. Any Sydenham planning drawing set is validated by Lewisham Council, with Sydenham Wells Park the usual Sydenham reference point on the site plan.

What local planning policy applies to a planning drawing set in Lewisham?

Lewisham conservation designations: there are 30 across Lewisham Council, Deptford High Street, Forest Hill, Hither Green among them. Designation costs a Lewisham 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. Lee Green is the Lewisham designation that most often changes a planning drawing set design.

No blanket Article 4 over Lewisham: Lewisham Council has not withdrawn permitted development across Lewisham, so a planning drawing set outside a Lewisham conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a SE4 owner wants on file.

The building fabric around Lewisham: 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. A planning drawing set in Lewisham 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 Lewisham Council.

Who decides a planning drawing set on the edge of Lewisham?

• Southwark — adjoining Lewisham, with 43 conservation areas centred on SE1. A planning drawing set on the far side of the Lewisham line is determined by Southwark Council, so the Lewisham quote for planning drawings is checked against Southwark guidance before it is issued.
• Greenwich — the Greenwich boundary runs against Lewisham, so a planning drawing set a street from Lewisham is decided by Greenwich Council instead. Greenwich runs 20 conservation areas across SE3 and its neighbours, which is why planning drawings priced for Lewisham are re-checked against Greenwich policy whenever the Lewisham address sits on that edge.
• Bromley — the Bromley boundary runs against Lewisham, so a planning drawing set a street from Lewisham is decided by Bromley Council instead. Bromley runs 48 conservation areas across BR1 and its neighbours, which is why planning drawings priced for Lewisham are re-checked against Bromley policy whenever the Lewisham address sits on that edge.
• Tower Hamlets — adjoining Lewisham, with 58 conservation areas centred on E1. A planning drawing set on the far side of the Lewisham line is determined by Tower Hamlets Council, so the Lewisham quote for planning drawings is checked against Tower Hamlets guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this Lewisham 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.