Which postcode districts around Bermondsey do we cover for drawing package work?
Every Bermondsey postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. Bermondsey 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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| SE1 | Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo | Warehouse conversions, Georgian terraces, new-build | Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo is split at SE1. Either Southwark Council or Lambeth Council can determine a drawing package here, so the SE1 address is checked against both policies maps first. |
| SE16 | Bermondsey / Rotherhithe | Warehouse conversions, Georgian terraces, new-build | SE16 covers Bermondsey / Rotherhithe only; Southwark Council handles the drawing package, and Bermondsey / Rotherhithe case officers apply the SE16 conservation-area map. |
| SE1 | Borough | Georgian and Victorian terraces, warehouse conversions | Neighbouring Borough, where drawing package work is handled by the same Southwark Council case officers. |
| SE5 | Camberwell | Georgian villas, Victorian terraces | Neighbouring Camberwell, where drawing package work is handled by the same Southwark Council case officers. |
| SE15 | Peckham | Victorian terraces, post-war estates | Neighbouring Peckham, where drawing package work is handled by the same Southwark Council case officers. |
| SE21 | Dulwich Village | Georgian villas, Edwardian villas (Dulwich Estate) | Neighbouring Dulwich Village, where drawing package work is handled by the same Southwark Council case officers. |
| SE22 | East Dulwich | Victorian and Edwardian terraces | Neighbouring East Dulwich, where drawing package work is handled by the same Southwark Council case officers. |
| SE16 | Rotherhithe | Warehouse conversions, post-war estates, new-build | Neighbouring Rotherhithe, where drawing package work is handled by the same Southwark Council case officers. |
| SE1 | Elephant and Castle | Post-war estates, new-build towers | Neighbouring Elephant and Castle, where drawing package work is handled by the same Southwark Council case officers. |
| SE15 | Nunhead | Victorian terraces | Neighbouring Nunhead, where drawing package work is handled by the same Southwark Council case officers. |
What changes about a drawing package in each part of Bermondsey?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Bermondsey
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Bermondsey (SE1, SE16) — drawing package work in Bermondsey means warehouse conversions, georgian terraces, new-build. Bermondsey is warehouse conversions, Georgian fragments. throughout SE1. Southwark Council decides the Bermondsey application, and Bermondsey Street anchors the Bermondsey location plan.
- Near Bermondsey: Dulwich Village (SE21) — a drawing package in Dulwich Village starts from georgian villas, edwardian villas (dulwich estate), and Dulwich Village reads as Georgian and Edwardian villas, Estate-managed. in SE21. Southwark Council assesses Dulwich Village architectural drawings against its own Dulwich Village character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Dulwich Village references Dulwich Picture Gallery.
- Near Bermondsey: East Dulwich (SE22) — drawing package work in East Dulwich means victorian and edwardian terraces. East Dulwich is Victorian and Edwardian terraces. throughout SE22. Southwark Council decides the East Dulwich application, and Lordship Lane anchors the East Dulwich location plan.
- Near Bermondsey: Rotherhithe (SE16) — drawing package work in Rotherhithe means warehouse conversions, post-war estates, new-build. Rotherhithe is warehouse conversions, riverside. throughout SE16. Southwark Council decides the Rotherhithe application, and Surrey Quays anchors the Rotherhithe location plan.
- Near Bermondsey: Elephant and Castle (SE1, SE17) — regenerated quarter, modernist origins defines Elephant and Castle, where post-war estates, new-build towers set what a drawing package can do. across SE1. Any Elephant and Castle drawing package is validated by Southwark Council, with Elephant and Castle station the usual Elephant and Castle reference point on the site plan.
- Near Bermondsey: Nunhead (SE15) — Victorian terraces around the cemetery defines Nunhead, where victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. across SE15. Any Nunhead drawing package is validated by Southwark Council, with Nunhead Cemetery the usual Nunhead reference point on the site plan.
- Near Bermondsey: Borough (SE1) — drawing package work in Borough means georgian and victorian terraces, warehouse conversions. Borough is Georgian and Victorian terraces, market quarter. throughout SE1. Southwark Council decides the Borough application, and Borough Market anchors the Borough location plan.
Does Bermondsey planning policy restrict a drawing package?
How designation changes a Bermondsey drawing package: Southwark Council maintains 43 conservation areas, including Bermondsey Street, Dulwich Village, Peckham Rye. Inside any of them a Bermondsey 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. Borough sets the tone for Bermondsey casework.
Article 4 and your Bermondsey drawing package: Article 4 for HMOs borough-wide; additional Article 4 for office-to-residential in Bermondsey and Elephant & Castle. At a SE1 address that matters twice over, because Southwark Council applies the direction unevenly across Bermondsey — we read the Bermondsey policies map for the exact SE1 address before quoting architectural drawings.
The building fabric around Bermondsey: Georgian and Regency in Bermondsey and Borough; Victorian terraces in Camberwell and Peckham; Dulwich Estate controlled housing; riverside new-build. Dulwich Estate private planning scheme affects much of SE21 and SE22; Southwark planning for rest of borough; strong heritage context. A drawing package in Bermondsey is scoped against that stock first. Our Bermondsey fixed fee starts at £840; the £1,750 Complete package runs the Bermondsey scheme through Southwark Council planning and building control in one go.
What happens if a Bermondsey property sits on a boundary?
- Bromley — cross the Bermondsey boundary and Bromley Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 48 conservation areas of its own around BR1. We re-price architectural drawings at the Bermondsey edge because Bromley policy and Southwark policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Tower Hamlets — cross the Bermondsey boundary and Tower Hamlets Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 58 conservation areas of its own around E1. We re-price architectural drawings at the Bermondsey edge because Tower Hamlets policy and Southwark policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- City of London — adjoining Bermondsey, with 27 conservation areas centred on EC1. A drawing package on the far side of the Bermondsey line is determined by City of London Corporation, so the Bermondsey quote for architectural drawings is checked against City of London guidance before it is issued.
- Lambeth — adjoining Bermondsey, with 64 conservation areas centred on SE1. A drawing package on the far side of the Bermondsey line is determined by Lambeth Council, so the Bermondsey quote for architectural drawings is checked against Lambeth guidance before it is issued.
Sources for this Bermondsey 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.
