Which Merton postcodes does this drawing package service cover?
Every Merton postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. Merton 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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| SW19 | Wimbledon / Colliers Wood | Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces | A drawing package in Wimbledon / Colliers Wood may land with Merton Council or Wandsworth Council — SW19 crosses the boundary, and the SW19 policies map decides it street by street. |
| SW20 | Raynes Park | Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces | SW20 covers Raynes Park only; Merton Council handles the drawing package, and Raynes Park case officers apply the SW20 conservation-area map. |
| SM4 | Morden | 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats | SM4 covers Morden only; Merton Council handles the drawing package, and Morden case officers apply the SM4 conservation-area map. |
| CR4 | Mitcham | 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates | Mitcham sits wholly inside CR4, so Merton Council validates every drawing package submitted from an CR4 address. |
| SW16 | Streatham / Norbury | Edwardian terraces, post-war flats | SW16 straddles a boundary: Streatham / Norbury addresses fall to Lambeth Council or Wandsworth Council or Merton Council or Croydon Council, so confirm which authority validates the drawing package before submitting SW16 drawings. |
| SW17 | Tooting / Earlsfield | Edwardian terraces | SW17 straddles a boundary: Tooting / Earlsfield addresses fall to Wandsworth Council or Merton Council, so confirm which authority validates the drawing package before submitting SW17 drawings. |
Which Merton neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Merton
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Wimbledon (SW19, SW20) — a drawing package in Wimbledon starts from victorian villas, edwardian terraces, and Wimbledon reads as Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces. in SW19. Merton Council assesses Wimbledon architectural drawings against its own Wimbledon character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Wimbledon references All England Club.
- Wimbledon Village (SW19) — Georgian and Victorian village conservation defines Wimbledon Village, where georgian and victorian villas set what a drawing package can do. across SW19. Any Wimbledon Village drawing package is validated by Merton Council, with Wimbledon Village High Street the usual Wimbledon Village reference point on the site plan.
- Raynes Park (SW20) — drawing package work in Raynes Park means 1930s semi-detached, edwardian terraces. Raynes Park is 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian terraces. throughout SW20. Merton Council decides the Raynes Park application, and Raynes Park station anchors the Raynes Park location plan.
- Morden (SM4) — drawing package work in Morden means 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. Morden is 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. throughout SM4. Merton Council decides the Morden application, and Morden Tube anchors the Morden location plan.
- Mitcham (CR4) — drawing package work in Mitcham means 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates. Mitcham is 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates. throughout CR4. Merton Council decides the Mitcham application, and Mitcham Cricket Green anchors the Mitcham location plan.
- Colliers Wood (SW19) — Edwardian terraces, post-war flats defines Colliers Wood, where edwardian terraces, post-war flats set what a drawing package can do. across SW19. Any Colliers Wood drawing package is validated by Merton Council, with Colliers Wood Tube the usual Colliers Wood reference point on the site plan.
- South Wimbledon (SW19) — a drawing package in South Wimbledon starts from edwardian terraces, and South Wimbledon reads as Edwardian terraces. in SW19. Merton Council assesses South Wimbledon architectural drawings against its own South Wimbledon character guidance, and the location plan we draw for South Wimbledon references South Wimbledon Tube.
Does Merton planning policy restrict a drawing package?
How designation changes a Merton drawing package: Merton Council maintains 28 conservation areas, including Wimbledon Village, John Innes, Mitcham Cricket Green. Inside any of them a Merton drawing package cannot rely on permitted development, and the route becomes a £258 householder application determined in 8 weeks rather than a £120 prior approval in 6 weeks. Wimbledon Common sets the tone for Merton casework.
No blanket Article 4 over Merton: Merton Council has not withdrawn permitted development across Merton, so a drawing package outside a Merton conservation area usually keeps it. The £129 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a SW19 owner wants on file.
The building fabric around Merton: Victorian villas in Wimbledon; Edwardian terraces in Tooting and Colliers Wood; 1930s semi-detached in Morden and Raynes Park; post-war flats in Mitcham. Wimbledon is heavily conservation-controlled; outer Merton (Morden, Mitcham) is permissive. A drawing package in Merton is scoped against that stock first. Our Merton fixed fee starts at £840; the £1,750 Complete package runs the Merton scheme through Merton Council planning and building control in one go.
Which neighbouring authorities border Merton?
- Kingston upon Thames — cross the Merton boundary and Kingston Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 22 conservation areas of its own around KT1. We re-price architectural drawings at the Merton edge because Kingston upon Thames policy and Merton policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Wandsworth — cross the Merton boundary and Wandsworth Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 45 conservation areas of its own around SW8. We re-price architectural drawings at the Merton edge because Wandsworth policy and Merton policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Lambeth — adjoining Merton, with 64 conservation areas centred on SE1. A drawing package on the far side of the Merton line is determined by Lambeth Council, so the Merton quote for architectural drawings is checked against Lambeth guidance before it is issued.
- Croydon — the Croydon boundary runs against Merton, so a drawing package a street from Merton is decided by Croydon Council instead. Croydon runs 24 conservation areas across CR0 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for Merton are re-checked against Croydon policy whenever the Merton address sits on that edge.
Sources for this Merton 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.
