Architectural drawings in BR5

Where in BR5 does a drawing package actually get determined?

Every BR5 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. BR5 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

Which BR5 neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few BR5 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside BR5: 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.
• Inside BR5: 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 BR5: 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 BR5: Beckenham (BR3) — Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached defines Beckenham, where edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Beckenham drawing package is validated by Bromley Council, with Beckenham Junction the usual Beckenham reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering BR5: Chislehurst (BR7) — Large 1930s detached, conservation defines Chislehurst, where 1930s detached, edwardian villas set what a drawing package can do. Any Chislehurst drawing package is validated by Bromley Council, with Chislehurst Caves the usual Chislehurst reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering BR5: Bickley (BR1) — drawing package work in Bickley means 1930s detached, edwardian villas. Bickley is 1930s detached, conservation. Bromley Council decides the Bickley application, and Bickley station anchors the Bickley location plan.
• Bordering BR5: 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 BR5: Biggin Hill (TN16) — drawing package work in Biggin Hill means 1930s semi-detached. Biggin Hill is 1930s semi-detached, rural fringe. Bromley Council decides the Biggin Hill application, and Biggin Hill Airport anchors the Biggin Hill location plan.
• Bordering BR5: 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 BR5: Penge (SE20) — Victorian and Edwardian terraces defines Penge, where victorian and edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Penge drawing package is validated by Bromley Council, with Penge East station the usual Penge reference point on the site plan.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in BR5?

BR5 (Orpington / Petts Wood) conservation designations: there are 48 across Bromley Council, Chislehurst, Beckenham, Keston among them. Designation costs a BR5 (Orpington / Petts Wood) owner the permitted-development route: a drawing package then needs a £548 householder application over 8 weeks, in place of the £249 prior approval route that takes 6 weeks. Keston is the BR5 (Orpington / Petts Wood) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

No blanket Article 4 over BR5 (Orpington / Petts Wood): Bromley Council has not withdrawn permitted development across BR5 (Orpington / Petts Wood), so a drawing package outside a BR5 (Orpington / Petts Wood) conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a BR5 owner wants on file.

The building fabric around BR5 (Orpington / Petts Wood): 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. A drawing package in BR5 (Orpington / Petts Wood) is scoped against that stock first, because it decides whether the scheme runs as permitted development, a £274 Lawful Development Certificate, or a full £548 application to Bromley Council.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of BR5?

• Croydon — adjoining BR5 (Orpington / Petts Wood), with 24 conservation areas centred on CR0. A drawing package on the far side of the BR5 (Orpington / Petts Wood) line is determined by Croydon Council, so the BR5 (Orpington / Petts Wood) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Croydon guidance before it is issued.
• Southwark — adjoining BR5 (Orpington / Petts Wood), with 43 conservation areas centred on SE1. A drawing package on the far side of the BR5 (Orpington / Petts Wood) line is determined by Southwark Council, so the BR5 (Orpington / Petts Wood) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Southwark guidance before it is issued.
• Lewisham — the Lewisham boundary runs against Bromley, so a drawing package a street from BR5 (Orpington / Petts Wood) is decided by Lewisham Council instead. Lewisham runs 30 conservation areas across SE3 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for BR5 (Orpington / Petts Wood) are re-checked against Lewisham policy whenever the BR5 (Orpington / Petts Wood) address sits on that edge.
• Greenwich — cross the BR5 (Orpington / Petts Wood) boundary and Greenwich Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 20 conservation areas of its own around SE3. We re-price architectural drawings at the BR5 (Orpington / Petts Wood) edge because Greenwich policy and Bromley policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this BR5 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.