Which postcode districts around Forest Hill do we cover for drawing package work?
Every Forest Hill postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. Forest Hill 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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| 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. |
| SE4 | Brockley | Victorian and Edwardian terraces | Neighbouring Brockley, where drawing package work is handled by the same Lewisham Council case officers. |
| SE23 | Honor Oak | Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces | Neighbouring Honor Oak, where drawing package work is handled by the same Lewisham Council case officers. |
| SE13 | Lewisham | Victorian terraces, post-war flats | Neighbouring Lewisham, where drawing package work is handled by the same Lewisham Council case officers. |
| SE3 | Blackheath | Georgian villas, Victorian terraces | Neighbouring Blackheath, where drawing package work is handled by the same Lewisham Council case officers. |
| SE6 | Catford | 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats | Neighbouring Catford, where drawing package work is handled by the same Lewisham Council case officers. |
| SE8 | Deptford | Georgian terraces, post-war estates, new-build | Neighbouring Deptford, where drawing package work is handled by the same Lewisham Council case officers. |
| SE13 | Hither Green | Edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached | Neighbouring Hither Green, where drawing package work is handled by the same Lewisham Council case officers. |
| SE26 | Sydenham | Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces | Neighbouring Sydenham, where drawing package work is handled by the same Lewisham Council case officers. |
How does a drawing package differ street by street across Forest Hill?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Forest Hill
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Forest Hill (SE23) — a drawing package in Forest Hill starts from victorian villas, edwardian terraces, and Forest Hill reads as Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces. in SE23. Lewisham Council assesses Forest Hill architectural drawings against its own Forest Hill character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Forest Hill references Horniman Museum.
- Near Forest Hill: Honor Oak (SE23) — a drawing package in Honor Oak starts from victorian villas, edwardian terraces, and Honor Oak reads as Victorian villas on the hill. in SE23. Lewisham Council assesses Honor Oak architectural drawings against its own Honor Oak character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Honor Oak references One Tree Hill.
- Near Forest Hill: Lewisham (SE13) — Victorian terraces, post-war centre defines Lewisham, where victorian terraces, post-war flats set what a drawing package can do. across SE13. Any Lewisham drawing package is validated by Lewisham Council, with Lewisham station the usual Lewisham reference point on the site plan.
- Near Forest Hill: Blackheath (SE3) — Georgian and Victorian villas around the heath defines Blackheath, where georgian villas, victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. across SE3. Any Blackheath drawing package is validated by Lewisham Council, with Blackheath the usual Blackheath reference point on the site plan.
- Near Forest Hill: 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.
- Near Forest Hill: Deptford (SE8) — drawing package work in Deptford means georgian terraces, post-war estates, new-build. Deptford is Georgian fragments, regenerating quarter. throughout SE8. Lewisham Council decides the Deptford application, and Deptford High Street anchors the Deptford location plan.
- Near Forest Hill: Hither Green (SE13) — Edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached defines Hither Green, where edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. across SE13. Any Hither Green drawing package is validated by Lewisham Council, with Mountsfield Park the usual Hither Green reference point on the site plan.
Does Forest Hill planning policy restrict a drawing package?
Conservation areas covering Forest Hill: Lewisham Council runs 30, and Deptford High Street, Forest Hill, Hither Green are the ones Forest Hill owners meet most. A drawing package inside a Forest Hill conservation area loses permitted development, so the Forest Hill submission is a householder application at £258 decided in 8 weeks — not a £120 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Hither Green a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.
Article 4 and your Forest Hill drawing package: Lewisham Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a drawing package in Forest Hill generally survives outside Forest Hill conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £129 is how a SE23 owner records that a drawing package was lawful.
What Forest Hill 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 Forest Hill more than the postcode does. Our fixed fee for architectural drawings in Forest Hill starts at £840, against £1,750 for the Complete package that carries a Forest Hill scheme through Lewisham Council planning and building regulations together.
Which neighbouring authorities border Forest Hill?
- Southwark — cross the Forest Hill boundary and Southwark Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 43 conservation areas of its own around SE1. We re-price architectural drawings at the Forest Hill edge because Southwark policy and Lewisham policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Greenwich — the Greenwich boundary runs against Lewisham, so a drawing package a street from Forest Hill is decided by Greenwich Council instead. Greenwich runs 20 conservation areas across SE3 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for Forest Hill are re-checked against Greenwich policy whenever the Forest Hill address sits on that edge.
- Bromley — the Bromley boundary runs against Lewisham, so a drawing package a street from Forest Hill is decided by Bromley Council instead. Bromley runs 48 conservation areas across BR1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for Forest Hill are re-checked against Bromley policy whenever the Forest Hill address sits on that edge.
- Tower Hamlets — cross the Forest Hill 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 Forest Hill edge because Tower Hamlets policy and Lewisham policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
Sources for this Forest Hill 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.
