Architectural drawings in DA6

Which postcode districts around DA6 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every DA6 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. DA6 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of DA6?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few DA6 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside DA6: Bexleyheath (DA6, DA7) — 1930s semi-detached defines Bexleyheath, where 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Bexleyheath drawing package is validated by Bexley Council, with Bexleyheath Broadway the usual Bexleyheath reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering DA6: 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 DA6: Welling (DA16) — 1930s semi-detached defines Welling, where 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Welling drawing package is validated by Bexley Council, with Welling High Street the usual Welling reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering DA6: 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 DA6: 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 DA6: Old Bexley (DA5) — a drawing package in Old Bexley starts from georgian villas, victorian cottages, and Old Bexley reads as Georgian and Victorian village conservation. in DA5. Bexley Council assesses Old Bexley architectural drawings against its own Old Bexley character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Old Bexley references Old Bexley Village.
• Bordering DA6: 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 DA6: 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 DA6 planning policy restrict a drawing package?

DA6 (Bexleyheath) conservation designations: there are 16 across Bexley Council, Bexley Village, Old Bexley, Crayford among them. Designation costs a DA6 (Bexleyheath) 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. Welling is the DA6 (Bexleyheath) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

Article 4 and your DA6 (Bexleyheath) drawing package: Bexley Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a drawing package in DA6 (Bexleyheath) generally survives outside DA6 (Bexleyheath) conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a DA6 owner records that a drawing package was lawful.

DA6 (Bexleyheath) 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 DA6 (Bexleyheath) — 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 DA6?

• Greenwich — adjoining DA6 (Bexleyheath), with 20 conservation areas centred on SE3. A drawing package on the far side of the DA6 (Bexleyheath) line is determined by Greenwich Council, so the DA6 (Bexleyheath) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Greenwich guidance before it is issued.
• Bromley — cross the DA6 (Bexleyheath) boundary and Bromley Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 48 conservation areas of its own around BR1. We re-price architectural drawings at the DA6 (Bexleyheath) edge because Bromley policy and Bexley policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this DA6 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.