Architectural drawings in DA15

Which DA15 postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

Every DA15 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. DA15 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across DA15?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few DA15 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside DA15: Sidcup (DA14, DA15) — a drawing package in Sidcup starts from 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas, and Sidcup reads as 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. in DA14. Bexley Council assesses Sidcup architectural drawings against its own Sidcup character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Sidcup references Sidcup station.
• Bordering DA15: Bexleyheath (DA6, DA7) — a drawing package in Bexleyheath starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Bexleyheath reads as 1930s semi-detached. in DA6. Bexley Council assesses Bexleyheath architectural drawings against its own Bexleyheath character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Bexleyheath references Bexleyheath Broadway.
• Bordering DA15: Welling (DA16) — drawing package work in Welling means 1930s semi-detached. Welling is 1930s semi-detached. Bexley Council decides the Welling application, and Welling High Street anchors the Welling location plan.
• Bordering DA15: Erith (DA8) — drawing package work in Erith means victorian terraces, post-war estates. Erith is Victorian terraces, post-war estates. Bexley Council decides the Erith application, and Erith Riverside anchors the Erith location plan.
• Bordering DA15: Crayford (DA1) — drawing package work in Crayford means victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached. Crayford is Victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached. Bexley Council decides the Crayford application, and Crayford station anchors the Crayford location plan.
• Bordering DA15: Old Bexley (DA5) — drawing package work in Old Bexley means georgian villas, victorian cottages. Old Bexley is Georgian and Victorian village conservation. Bexley Council decides the Old Bexley application, and Old Bexley Village anchors the Old Bexley location plan.
• Bordering DA15: Belvedere (DA17) — drawing package work in Belvedere means 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. Belvedere is 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. Bexley Council decides the Belvedere application, and Belvedere station anchors the Belvedere location plan.
• Bordering DA15: Barnehurst (DA7) — a drawing package in Barnehurst starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Barnehurst reads as 1930s semi-detached. in DA7. Bexley Council assesses Barnehurst architectural drawings against its own Barnehurst character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Barnehurst references Barnehurst station.

Does DA15 planning policy restrict a drawing package?

Conservation areas covering DA15 (Sidcup): Bexley Council runs 16, and Bexley Village, Old Bexley, Crayford are the ones DA15 (Sidcup) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a DA15 (Sidcup) conservation area loses permitted development, so the DA15 (Sidcup) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Welling a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

DA15 (Sidcup) permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Bexley Council, so a drawing package at a DA15 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a DA15 (Sidcup) sale to argue it later.

DA15 (Sidcup) housing stock: 1930s semi-detached dominates; Victorian cottages in Bexley Village and Crayford; post-war estates in Thamesmead and Erith. Outer south-east London suburban; very permissive planning environment; strong PD uptake for extensions and loft conversions. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in DA15 (Sidcup) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Bexley Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

Which neighbouring authorities border DA15?

• Greenwich — the Greenwich boundary runs against Bexley, so a drawing package a street from DA15 (Sidcup) is decided by Greenwich Council instead. Greenwich runs 20 conservation areas across SE3 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for DA15 (Sidcup) are re-checked against Greenwich policy whenever the DA15 (Sidcup) address sits on that edge.
• Bromley — adjoining DA15 (Sidcup), with 48 conservation areas centred on BR1. A drawing package on the far side of the DA15 (Sidcup) line is determined by Bromley Council, so the DA15 (Sidcup) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Bromley guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this DA15 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.