Architectural drawings in CR5

Which postcode districts around CR5 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every CR5 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. CR5 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of CR5?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few CR5 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

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

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in CR5?

CR5 (Coulsdon) conservation designations: there are 24 across Croydon Council, South Norwood, Crystal Palace, Old Coulsdon among them. Designation costs a CR5 (Coulsdon) 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. Crystal Palace is the CR5 (Coulsdon) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

CR5 (Coulsdon) permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Croydon Council, so a drawing package at a CR5 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a CR5 (Coulsdon) sale to argue it later.

The building fabric around CR5 (Coulsdon): 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. A drawing package in CR5 (Coulsdon) 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 Croydon Council.

What happens if a CR5 property sits on a boundary?

• Sutton — the Sutton boundary runs against Croydon, so a drawing package a street from CR5 (Coulsdon) is decided by Sutton Council instead. Sutton runs 17 conservation areas across SM1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for CR5 (Coulsdon) are re-checked against Sutton policy whenever the CR5 (Coulsdon) address sits on that edge.
• Merton — the Merton boundary runs against Croydon, so a drawing package a street from CR5 (Coulsdon) is decided by Merton Council instead. Merton runs 28 conservation areas across SW16 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for CR5 (Coulsdon) are re-checked against Merton policy whenever the CR5 (Coulsdon) address sits on that edge.
• Lambeth — the Lambeth boundary runs against Croydon, so a drawing package a street from CR5 (Coulsdon) is decided by Lambeth Council instead. Lambeth runs 64 conservation areas across SE1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for CR5 (Coulsdon) are re-checked against Lambeth policy whenever the CR5 (Coulsdon) address sits on that edge.
• Bromley — the Bromley boundary runs against Croydon, so a drawing package a street from CR5 (Coulsdon) is decided by Bromley Council instead. Bromley runs 48 conservation areas across BR1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for CR5 (Coulsdon) are re-checked against Bromley policy whenever the CR5 (Coulsdon) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this CR5 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.