Architectural drawings in BR4

Which postcode districts around BR4 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every BR4 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. BR4 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across BR4?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few BR4 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

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

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in BR4?

Conservation areas covering BR4 (West Wickham): Bromley Council runs 48, and Bickley, Bromley Town, Chislehurst are the ones BR4 (West Wickham) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a BR4 (West Wickham) conservation area loses permitted development, so the BR4 (West Wickham) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Bickley a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

No blanket Article 4 over BR4 (West Wickham): Bromley Council has not withdrawn permitted development across BR4 (West Wickham), so a drawing package outside a BR4 (West Wickham) conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a BR4 owner wants on file.

What BR4 (West Wickham) is built from: 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. That mix decides the drawing package route in BR4 (West Wickham) more than the postcode does, and it is what a Bromley Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Bromley Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of BR4?

• Croydon — adjoining BR4 (West Wickham), with 24 conservation areas centred on CR0. A drawing package on the far side of the BR4 (West Wickham) line is determined by Croydon Council, so the BR4 (West Wickham) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Croydon guidance before it is issued.
• Southwark — cross the BR4 (West Wickham) 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 BR4 (West Wickham) edge because Southwark policy and Bromley policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Lewisham — the Lewisham boundary runs against Bromley, so a drawing package a street from BR4 (West Wickham) is decided by Lewisham Council instead. Lewisham runs 30 conservation areas across SE3 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for BR4 (West Wickham) are re-checked against Lewisham policy whenever the BR4 (West Wickham) address sits on that edge.
• Greenwich — the Greenwich boundary runs against Bromley, so a drawing package a street from BR4 (West Wickham) is decided by Greenwich Council instead. Greenwich runs 20 conservation areas across SE3 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for BR4 (West Wickham) are re-checked against Greenwich policy whenever the BR4 (West Wickham) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this BR4 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.