Architectural drawings in CR2

Where in CR2 does a drawing package actually get determined?

Every CR2 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. CR2 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across CR2?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few CR2 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Bordering CR2: Croydon (CR0) — a drawing package in Croydon starts from edwardian terraces, post-war flats, and Croydon reads as post-war centre, Edwardian residential ring. in CR0. Croydon Council assesses Croydon architectural drawings against its own Croydon character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Croydon references Whitgift Centre.
• Bordering CR2: Crystal Palace (SE19) — Victorian villas, hill character defines Crystal Palace, where victorian villas, edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Crystal Palace drawing package is validated by Croydon Council, with Crystal Palace Park the usual Crystal Palace reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering CR2: Upper Norwood (SE19) — Victorian villas defines Upper Norwood, where victorian villas, edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Upper Norwood drawing package is validated by Croydon Council, with Upper Norwood Triangle the usual Upper Norwood reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering CR2: South Norwood (SE25) — Victorian terraces defines South Norwood, where victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any South Norwood drawing package is validated by Croydon Council, with South Norwood Lake the usual South Norwood reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering CR2: Thornton Heath (CR7) — Edwardian terraces defines Thornton Heath, where edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Thornton Heath drawing package is validated by Croydon Council, with Thornton Heath station the usual Thornton Heath reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering CR2: Purley (CR8) — a drawing package in Purley starts from 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas, and Purley reads as 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. in CR8. Croydon Council assesses Purley architectural drawings against its own Purley character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Purley references Purley Way.
• Bordering CR2: Coulsdon (CR5) — a drawing package in Coulsdon starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Coulsdon reads as 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. in CR5. Croydon Council assesses Coulsdon architectural drawings against its own Coulsdon character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Coulsdon references Coulsdon South.
• Bordering CR2: Addiscombe (CR0) — Edwardian terraces defines Addiscombe, where edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Addiscombe drawing package is validated by Croydon Council, with Addiscombe Road the usual Addiscombe reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering CR2: Shirley (CR0) — 1930s semi-detached defines Shirley, where 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Shirley drawing package is validated by Croydon Council, with Shirley Park the usual Shirley reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering CR2: Selhurst (SE25) — a drawing package in Selhurst starts from edwardian terraces, and Selhurst reads as Edwardian terraces. in SE25. Croydon Council assesses Selhurst architectural drawings against its own Selhurst character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Selhurst references Selhurst Park.

Does CR2 planning policy restrict a drawing package?

How designation changes a CR2 (South Croydon) drawing package: Croydon Council maintains 24 conservation areas, including Crystal Palace, Old Coulsdon, Purley. Inside any of them a CR2 (South Croydon) drawing package cannot rely on permitted development, and the route becomes a £548 householder application determined in 8 weeks rather than a £249 prior approval in 6 weeks. Crystal Palace sets the tone for CR2 (South Croydon) casework.

Article 4 and your CR2 (South Croydon) drawing package: Croydon Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a drawing package in CR2 (South Croydon) generally survives outside CR2 (South Croydon) conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a CR2 owner records that a drawing package was lawful.

What CR2 (South Croydon) is built from: Victorian villas in Upper Norwood and Crystal Palace; Edwardian terraces in Thornton Heath and Selhurst; 1930s semi-detached in Purley and Coulsdon; post-war in Croydon central. Large, mixed-density outer borough; permissive in outer areas; heritage controls in conservation pockets; major regeneration in central Croydon. That mix decides the drawing package route in CR2 (South Croydon) more than the postcode does, and it is what a Croydon Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Croydon Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.

Which neighbouring authorities border CR2?

• Sutton — cross the CR2 (South Croydon) boundary and Sutton Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 17 conservation areas of its own around SM1. We re-price architectural drawings at the CR2 (South Croydon) edge because Sutton policy and Croydon policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Merton — cross the CR2 (South Croydon) boundary and Merton Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 28 conservation areas of its own around SW16. We re-price architectural drawings at the CR2 (South Croydon) edge because Merton policy and Croydon policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Lambeth — cross the CR2 (South Croydon) boundary and Lambeth Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 64 conservation areas of its own around SE1. We re-price architectural drawings at the CR2 (South Croydon) edge because Lambeth policy and Croydon policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Bromley — cross the CR2 (South Croydon) boundary and Bromley Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 48 conservation areas of its own around BR1. We re-price architectural drawings at the CR2 (South Croydon) edge because Bromley policy and Croydon policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this CR2 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.