Architectural drawings in CR4

Which CR4 postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

Every CR4 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. CR4 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

Which CR4 neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few CR4 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside CR4: Mitcham (CR4) — drawing package work in Mitcham means 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates. Mitcham is 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates. Merton Council decides the Mitcham application, and Mitcham Cricket Green anchors the Mitcham location plan.
• Bordering CR4: Wimbledon (SW19, SW20) — drawing package work in Wimbledon means victorian villas, edwardian terraces. Wimbledon is Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces. Merton Council decides the Wimbledon application, and All England Club anchors the Wimbledon location plan.
• Bordering CR4: Wimbledon Village (SW19) — Georgian and Victorian village conservation defines Wimbledon Village, where georgian and victorian villas set what a drawing package can do. Any Wimbledon Village drawing package is validated by Merton Council, with Wimbledon Village High Street the usual Wimbledon Village reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering CR4: Raynes Park (SW20) — a drawing package in Raynes Park starts from 1930s semi-detached, edwardian terraces, and Raynes Park reads as 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian terraces. in SW20. Merton Council assesses Raynes Park architectural drawings against its own Raynes Park character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Raynes Park references Raynes Park station.
• Bordering CR4: Morden (SM4) — 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats defines Morden, where 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats set what a drawing package can do. Any Morden drawing package is validated by Merton Council, with Morden Tube the usual Morden reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering CR4: Colliers Wood (SW19) — drawing package work in Colliers Wood means edwardian terraces, post-war flats. Colliers Wood is Edwardian terraces, post-war flats. Merton Council decides the Colliers Wood application, and Colliers Wood Tube anchors the Colliers Wood location plan.
• Bordering CR4: South Wimbledon (SW19) — drawing package work in South Wimbledon means edwardian terraces. South Wimbledon is Edwardian terraces. Merton Council decides the South Wimbledon application, and South Wimbledon Tube anchors the South Wimbledon location plan.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in CR4?

CR4 (Mitcham) conservation designations: there are 28 across Merton Council, Wimbledon Common, Wimbledon Village, John Innes among them. Designation costs a CR4 (Mitcham) 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. John Innes is the CR4 (Mitcham) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

No blanket Article 4 over CR4 (Mitcham): Merton Council has not withdrawn permitted development across CR4 (Mitcham), so a drawing package outside a CR4 (Mitcham) conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a CR4 owner wants on file.

The building fabric around CR4 (Mitcham): Victorian villas in Wimbledon; Edwardian terraces in Tooting and Colliers Wood; 1930s semi-detached in Morden and Raynes Park; post-war flats in Mitcham. Wimbledon is heavily conservation-controlled; outer Merton (Morden, Mitcham) is permissive. A drawing package in CR4 (Mitcham) 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 Merton Council.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of CR4?

• Croydon — adjoining CR4 (Mitcham), with 24 conservation areas centred on CR0. A drawing package on the far side of the CR4 (Mitcham) line is determined by Croydon Council, so the CR4 (Mitcham) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Croydon guidance before it is issued.
• Sutton — cross the CR4 (Mitcham) 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 CR4 (Mitcham) edge because Sutton policy and Merton policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Kingston upon Thames — adjoining CR4 (Mitcham), with 22 conservation areas centred on KT1. A drawing package on the far side of the CR4 (Mitcham) line is determined by Kingston Council, so the CR4 (Mitcham) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Kingston upon Thames guidance before it is issued.
• Wandsworth — cross the CR4 (Mitcham) boundary and Wandsworth Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 45 conservation areas of its own around SW8. We re-price architectural drawings at the CR4 (Mitcham) edge because Wandsworth policy and Merton policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this CR4 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.