Architectural drawings in CR8

Where in CR8 does a drawing package actually get determined?

Every CR8 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. CR8 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across CR8?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few CR8 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside CR8: 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 CR8: Croydon (CR0) — drawing package work in Croydon means edwardian terraces, post-war flats. Croydon is post-war centre, Edwardian residential ring. Croydon Council decides the Croydon application, and Whitgift Centre anchors the Croydon location plan.
• Bordering CR8: Crystal Palace (SE19) — a drawing package in Crystal Palace starts from victorian villas, edwardian terraces, and Crystal Palace reads as Victorian villas, hill character. in SE19. Croydon Council assesses Crystal Palace architectural drawings against its own Crystal Palace character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Crystal Palace references Crystal Palace Park.
• Bordering CR8: 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 CR8: 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 CR8: Thornton Heath (CR7) — drawing package work in Thornton Heath means edwardian terraces. Thornton Heath is Edwardian terraces. Croydon Council decides the Thornton Heath application, and Thornton Heath station anchors the Thornton Heath location plan.
• Bordering CR8: Coulsdon (CR5) — drawing package work in Coulsdon means 1930s semi-detached. Coulsdon is 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. Croydon Council decides the Coulsdon application, and Coulsdon South anchors the Coulsdon location plan.
• Bordering CR8: Addiscombe (CR0) — a drawing package in Addiscombe starts from edwardian terraces, and Addiscombe reads as Edwardian terraces. in CR0. Croydon Council assesses Addiscombe architectural drawings against its own Addiscombe character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Addiscombe references Addiscombe Road.
• Bordering CR8: Shirley (CR0) — drawing package work in Shirley means 1930s semi-detached. Shirley is 1930s semi-detached. Croydon Council decides the Shirley application, and Shirley Park anchors the Shirley location plan.
• Bordering CR8: 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 CR8?

CR8 (Purley) conservation designations: there are 24 across Croydon Council, Purley, Shirley Park, South Norwood among them. Designation costs a CR8 (Purley) 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 CR8 (Purley) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

CR8 (Purley) permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Croydon Council, so a drawing package at a CR8 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a CR8 (Purley) sale to argue it later.

The building fabric around CR8 (Purley): 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 CR8 (Purley) 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.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of CR8?

• Sutton — the Sutton boundary runs against Croydon, so a drawing package a street from CR8 (Purley) is decided by Sutton Council instead. Sutton runs 17 conservation areas across SM1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for CR8 (Purley) are re-checked against Sutton policy whenever the CR8 (Purley) address sits on that edge.
• Merton — adjoining CR8 (Purley), with 28 conservation areas centred on SW16. A drawing package on the far side of the CR8 (Purley) line is determined by Merton Council, so the CR8 (Purley) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Merton guidance before it is issued.
• Lambeth — cross the CR8 (Purley) 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 CR8 (Purley) edge because Lambeth policy and Croydon policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Bromley — adjoining CR8 (Purley), with 48 conservation areas centred on BR1. A drawing package on the far side of the CR8 (Purley) line is determined by Bromley Council, so the CR8 (Purley) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Bromley guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this CR8 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.