Architectural drawings in BR7

Which BR7 postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

Every BR7 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. BR7 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

Which BR7 neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few BR7 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside BR7: 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 BR7: 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.
• Bordering BR7: 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 BR7: Bickley (BR1) — 1930s detached, conservation defines Bickley, where 1930s detached, edwardian villas set what a drawing package can do. Any Bickley drawing package is validated by Bromley Council, with Bickley station the usual Bickley reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering BR7: Orpington (BR5, BR6) — a drawing package in Orpington starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Orpington reads as 1930s semi-detached, post-war. in BR5. Bromley Council assesses Orpington architectural drawings against its own Orpington character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Orpington references Orpington High Street.
• Bordering BR7: Petts Wood (BR5) — drawing package work in Petts Wood means 1930s semi-detached. Petts Wood is 1930s semi-detached, garden suburb. Bromley Council decides the Petts Wood application, and Petts Wood station anchors the Petts Wood location plan.
• Bordering BR7: 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 BR7: 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 BR7: Keston (BR2) — a drawing package in Keston starts from edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached, and Keston reads as Edwardian and 1930s village. in BR2. Bromley Council assesses Keston architectural drawings against its own Keston character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Keston references Keston Ponds.
• Bordering BR7: 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 BR7?

BR7 (Chislehurst) conservation designations: there are 48 across Bromley Council, Bickley, Bromley Town, Chislehurst among them. Designation costs a BR7 (Chislehurst) 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. Bromley Town is the BR7 (Chislehurst) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

BR7 (Chislehurst) permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Bromley Council, so a drawing package at a BR7 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a BR7 (Chislehurst) sale to argue it later.

What BR7 (Chislehurst) 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 BR7 (Chislehurst) 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.

What happens if a BR7 property sits on a boundary?

• Southwark — the Southwark boundary runs against Bromley, so a drawing package a street from BR7 (Chislehurst) is decided by Southwark Council instead. Southwark runs 43 conservation areas across SE1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for BR7 (Chislehurst) are re-checked against Southwark policy whenever the BR7 (Chislehurst) address sits on that edge.
• Lewisham — the Lewisham boundary runs against Bromley, so a drawing package a street from BR7 (Chislehurst) is decided by Lewisham Council instead. Lewisham runs 30 conservation areas across SE3 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for BR7 (Chislehurst) are re-checked against Lewisham policy whenever the BR7 (Chislehurst) address sits on that edge.
• Greenwich — the Greenwich boundary runs against Bromley, so a drawing package a street from BR7 (Chislehurst) is decided by Greenwich Council instead. Greenwich runs 20 conservation areas across SE3 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for BR7 (Chislehurst) are re-checked against Greenwich policy whenever the BR7 (Chislehurst) address sits on that edge.
• Bexley — cross the BR7 (Chislehurst) 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 BR7 (Chislehurst) edge because Bexley policy and Bromley policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this BR7 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.