Where in Tooting does a drawing package actually get determined?
Every Tooting postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. Tooting 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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| 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. |
| SW11 | Clapham Junction | Victorian terraces, mansion blocks | Neighbouring Clapham Junction, where drawing package work is handled by the same Wandsworth Council case officers. |
| SW8 | Battersea | Victorian terraces, new-build apartments | Neighbouring Battersea, where drawing package work is handled by the same Wandsworth Council case officers. |
| SW12 | Balham | Victorian and Edwardian terraces | Neighbouring Balham, where drawing package work is handled by the same Wandsworth Council case officers. |
| SW17 | Wandsworth Common | Victorian villas and terraces | Neighbouring Wandsworth Common, where drawing package work is handled by the same Wandsworth Council case officers. |
| SW18 | Earlsfield | Victorian terraces | Neighbouring Earlsfield, where drawing package work is handled by the same Wandsworth Council case officers. |
| SW15 | Putney | Edwardian terraces, Victorian villas, mansion blocks | Neighbouring Putney, where drawing package work is handled by the same Wandsworth Council case officers. |
| SW18 | Southfields | 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian terraces | Neighbouring Southfields, where drawing package work is handled by the same Wandsworth Council case officers. |
| SW18 | Tonsleys | Victorian terraces | Neighbouring Tonsleys, where drawing package work is handled by the same Wandsworth Council case officers. |
| SW12 | Nightingale Triangle | Edwardian terraces and villas | Neighbouring Nightingale Triangle, where drawing package work is handled by the same Wandsworth Council case officers. |
| SW15 | Roehampton | Post-war estates, Georgian villas | Neighbouring Roehampton, where drawing package work is handled by the same Wandsworth Council case officers. |
Which Tooting neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Tooting
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Tooting (SW17) — Edwardian terraces, vibrant high street defines Tooting, where edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. across SW17. Any Tooting drawing package is validated by Wandsworth Council, with Tooting Market the usual Tooting reference point on the site plan.
- Near Tooting: Battersea (SW8, SW11) — Victorian terraces, riverside regen at Power Station defines Battersea, where victorian terraces, new-build apartments set what a drawing package can do. across SW8. Any Battersea drawing package is validated by Wandsworth Council, with Battersea Power Station the usual Battersea reference point on the site plan.
- Near Tooting: Balham (SW12) — a drawing package in Balham starts from victorian and edwardian terraces, and Balham reads as Victorian and Edwardian terraces. in SW12. Wandsworth Council assesses Balham architectural drawings against its own Balham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Balham references Balham High Road.
- Near Tooting: Wandsworth Common (SW17, SW18) — Victorian villas around the common defines Wandsworth Common, where victorian villas and terraces set what a drawing package can do. across SW17. Any Wandsworth Common drawing package is validated by Wandsworth Council, with Wandsworth Common the usual Wandsworth Common reference point on the site plan.
- Near Tooting: Earlsfield (SW18) — a drawing package in Earlsfield starts from victorian terraces, and Earlsfield reads as Victorian terraced streets. in SW18. Wandsworth Council assesses Earlsfield architectural drawings against its own Earlsfield character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Earlsfield references Earlsfield station.
- Near Tooting: Putney (SW15) — drawing package work in Putney means edwardian terraces, victorian villas, mansion blocks. Putney is Edwardian terraces, riverside. throughout SW15. Wandsworth Council decides the Putney application, and Putney Bridge anchors the Putney location plan.
- Near Tooting: Southfields (SW18) — 1930s semi-detached, grid plan defines Southfields, where 1930s semi-detached, edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. across SW18. Any Southfields drawing package is validated by Wandsworth Council, with Southfields station the usual Southfields reference point on the site plan.
What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in Tooting?
Tooting conservation designations: there are 45 across Wandsworth Council, Nightingale Triangle, Wandsworth Common, Clapham Common West among them. Designation costs a Tooting owner the permitted-development route: a drawing package then needs a £258 householder application over 8 weeks, in place of the £120 prior approval route that takes 6 weeks. Magdalen Park is the Tooting designation that most often changes a drawing package design.
What Article 4 removes near Tooting: Article 4 for HMO conversions covering the whole borough. Before pricing a drawing package we check whether the SW17 address is inside the mapped area, because Wandsworth Council draws the Tooting boundary street by street rather than across the whole of Tooting.
Tooting housing stock: Extensive Victorian terraced streets — the classic London side-return extension opportunity; Edwardian villas around the commons; 1930s semi-detached in Southfields. Family-oriented, high side-return extension and loft conversion rates; planning department experienced with Victorian terrace modifications. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in Tooting — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Architectural drawings in Tooting start at £840 on a fixed fee, or £1,750 for the Complete package covering both Wandsworth Council submissions.
What happens if a Tooting property sits on a boundary?
- Hammersmith and Fulham — the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary runs against Wandsworth, so a drawing package a street from Tooting is decided by Hammersmith & Fulham Council instead. Hammersmith and Fulham runs 45 conservation areas across W6 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for Tooting are re-checked against Hammersmith and Fulham policy whenever the Tooting address sits on that edge.
- Westminster — the Westminster boundary runs against Wandsworth, so a drawing package a street from Tooting is decided by Westminster City Council instead. Westminster runs 56 conservation areas across SW1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for Tooting are re-checked against Westminster policy whenever the Tooting address sits on that edge.
- Lambeth — adjoining Tooting, with 64 conservation areas centred on SE1. A drawing package on the far side of the Tooting line is determined by Lambeth Council, so the Tooting quote for architectural drawings is checked against Lambeth guidance before it is issued.
- Merton — the Merton boundary runs against Wandsworth, so a drawing package a street from Tooting is decided by Merton Council instead. Merton runs 28 conservation areas across SW16 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for Tooting are re-checked against Merton policy whenever the Tooting address sits on that edge.
Sources for this Tooting 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.
