Architectural drawings in BR2

Which BR2 postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

Every BR2 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. BR2 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of BR2?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few BR2 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside BR2: Bromley (BR1, BR2) — drawing package work in Bromley means victorian terraces, edwardian villas, post-war flats. Bromley is Victorian and Edwardian centre. Bromley Council decides the Bromley application, and Bromley High Street anchors the Bromley location plan.
• Inside BR2: Keston (BR2) — drawing package work in Keston means edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached. Keston is Edwardian and 1930s village. Bromley Council decides the Keston application, and Keston Ponds anchors the Keston location plan.
• Bordering BR2: Beckenham (BR3) — drawing package work in Beckenham means edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached. Beckenham is Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached. Bromley Council decides the Beckenham application, and Beckenham Junction anchors the Beckenham location plan.
• Bordering BR2: Chislehurst (BR7) — a drawing package in Chislehurst starts from 1930s detached, edwardian villas, and Chislehurst reads as Large 1930s detached, conservation. in BR7. Bromley Council assesses Chislehurst architectural drawings against its own Chislehurst character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Chislehurst references Chislehurst Caves.
• Bordering BR2: Bickley (BR1) — a drawing package in Bickley starts from 1930s detached, edwardian villas, and Bickley reads as 1930s detached, conservation. in BR1. Bromley Council assesses Bickley architectural drawings against its own Bickley character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Bickley references Bickley station.
• Bordering BR2: Orpington (BR5, BR6) — drawing package work in Orpington means 1930s semi-detached. Orpington is 1930s semi-detached, post-war. Bromley Council decides the Orpington application, and Orpington High Street anchors the Orpington location plan.
• Bordering BR2: Petts Wood (BR5) — a drawing package in Petts Wood starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Petts Wood reads as 1930s semi-detached, garden suburb. in BR5. Bromley Council assesses Petts Wood architectural drawings against its own Petts Wood character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Petts Wood references Petts Wood station.
• Bordering BR2: West Wickham (BR4) — a drawing package in West Wickham starts from 1930s semi-detached, and West Wickham reads as 1930s semi-detached. in BR4. Bromley Council assesses West Wickham architectural drawings against its own West Wickham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for West Wickham references West Wickham station.
• Bordering BR2: Biggin Hill (TN16) — 1930s semi-detached, rural fringe defines Biggin Hill, where 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Biggin Hill drawing package is validated by Bromley Council, with Biggin Hill Airport the usual Biggin Hill reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering BR2: Penge (SE20) — drawing package work in Penge means victorian and edwardian terraces. Penge is Victorian and Edwardian terraces. Bromley Council decides the Penge application, and Penge East station anchors the Penge location plan.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in BR2?

Conservation areas covering BR2 (Hayes / Keston): Bromley Council runs 48, and Bromley Town, Chislehurst, Beckenham are the ones BR2 (Hayes / Keston) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a BR2 (Hayes / Keston) conservation area loses permitted development, so the BR2 (Hayes / Keston) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Keston a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

Article 4 and your BR2 (Hayes / Keston) drawing package: Bromley Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a drawing package in BR2 (Hayes / Keston) generally survives outside BR2 (Hayes / Keston) conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a BR2 owner records that a drawing package was lawful.

BR2 (Hayes / Keston) housing stock: Large 1930s detached and semi-detached in Chislehurst and Bickley; Edwardian in Beckenham; Victorian in Bromley town; Metropolitan Green Belt covers significant rural-fringe land. Largest London borough by area; substantial Green Belt; conservation areas in most town centres; generally permissive elsewhere. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in BR2 (Hayes / Keston) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Bromley Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of BR2?

• Greenwich — the Greenwich boundary runs against Bromley, so a drawing package a street from BR2 (Hayes / Keston) is decided by Greenwich Council instead. Greenwich runs 20 conservation areas across SE3 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for BR2 (Hayes / Keston) are re-checked against Greenwich policy whenever the BR2 (Hayes / Keston) address sits on that edge.
• Bexley — cross the BR2 (Hayes / Keston) boundary and Bexley Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 16 conservation areas of its own around DA1. We re-price architectural drawings at the BR2 (Hayes / Keston) edge because Bexley policy and Bromley policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Croydon — cross the BR2 (Hayes / Keston) boundary and Croydon Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 24 conservation areas of its own around CR0. We re-price architectural drawings at the BR2 (Hayes / Keston) edge because Croydon policy and Bromley policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Southwark — cross the BR2 (Hayes / Keston) 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 BR2 (Hayes / Keston) edge because Southwark policy and Bromley policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this BR2 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.