Architectural drawings in DA5

Which postcode districts around DA5 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every DA5 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. DA5 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

Which DA5 neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few DA5 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside DA5: 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 DA5: 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 DA5: 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 DA5: Welling (DA16) — a drawing package in Welling starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Welling reads as 1930s semi-detached. in DA16. Bexley Council assesses Welling architectural drawings against its own Welling character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Welling references Welling High Street.
• Bordering DA5: Erith (DA8) — Victorian terraces, post-war estates defines Erith, where victorian terraces, post-war estates set what a drawing package can do. Any Erith drawing package is validated by Bexley Council, with Erith Riverside the usual Erith reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering DA5: 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 DA5: Belvedere (DA17) — a drawing package in Belvedere starts from 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats, and Belvedere reads as 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. in DA17. Bexley Council assesses Belvedere architectural drawings against its own Belvedere character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Belvedere references Belvedere station.
• Bordering DA5: Barnehurst (DA7) — 1930s semi-detached defines Barnehurst, where 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Barnehurst drawing package is validated by Bexley Council, with Barnehurst station the usual Barnehurst reference point on the site plan.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in DA5?

Conservation areas covering DA5 (Old Bexley): Bexley Council runs 16, and Crayford, Welling, Bexley Village are the ones DA5 (Old Bexley) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a DA5 (Old Bexley) conservation area loses permitted development, so the DA5 (Old Bexley) 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.

DA5 (Old Bexley) permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Bexley Council, so a drawing package at a DA5 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a DA5 (Old Bexley) sale to argue it later.

The building fabric around DA5 (Old Bexley): 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. A drawing package in DA5 (Old Bexley) 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 Bexley Council.

What happens if a DA5 property sits on a boundary?

• Greenwich — adjoining DA5 (Old Bexley), with 20 conservation areas centred on SE3. A drawing package on the far side of the DA5 (Old Bexley) line is determined by Greenwich Council, so the DA5 (Old Bexley) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Greenwich guidance before it is issued.
• Bromley — adjoining DA5 (Old Bexley), with 48 conservation areas centred on BR1. A drawing package on the far side of the DA5 (Old Bexley) line is determined by Bromley Council, so the DA5 (Old Bexley) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Bromley guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this DA5 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.