Architectural drawings in DA7

Which postcode districts around DA7 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every DA7 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. DA7 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of DA7?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few DA7 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside DA7: 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.
• Inside DA7: 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.
• Bordering DA7: Sidcup (DA14, DA15) — drawing package work in Sidcup means 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas. Sidcup is 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. Bexley Council decides the Sidcup application, and Sidcup station anchors the Sidcup location plan.
• Bordering DA7: 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 DA7: Erith (DA8) — a drawing package in Erith starts from victorian terraces, post-war estates, and Erith reads as Victorian terraces, post-war estates. in DA8. Bexley Council assesses Erith architectural drawings against its own Erith character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Erith references Erith Riverside.
• Bordering DA7: Crayford (DA1) — a drawing package in Crayford starts from victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached, and Crayford reads as Victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached. in DA1. Bexley Council assesses Crayford architectural drawings against its own Crayford character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Crayford references Crayford station.
• Bordering DA7: Old Bexley (DA5) — Georgian and Victorian village conservation defines Old Bexley, where georgian villas, victorian cottages set what a drawing package can do. Any Old Bexley drawing package is validated by Bexley Council, with Old Bexley Village the usual Old Bexley reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering DA7: 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.

Does DA7 planning policy restrict a drawing package?

Conservation areas covering DA7 (Bexleyheath / Barnehurst): Bexley Council runs 16, and Crayford, Welling, Bexley Village are the ones DA7 (Bexleyheath / Barnehurst) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a DA7 (Bexleyheath / Barnehurst) conservation area loses permitted development, so the DA7 (Bexleyheath / Barnehurst) 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.

Article 4 and your DA7 (Bexleyheath / Barnehurst) drawing package: Bexley Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a drawing package in DA7 (Bexleyheath / Barnehurst) generally survives outside DA7 (Bexleyheath / Barnehurst) conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a DA7 owner records that a drawing package was lawful.

The building fabric around DA7 (Bexleyheath / Barnehurst): 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 DA7 (Bexleyheath / Barnehurst) 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.

Which neighbouring authorities border DA7?

• Greenwich — adjoining DA7 (Bexleyheath / Barnehurst), with 20 conservation areas centred on SE3. A drawing package on the far side of the DA7 (Bexleyheath / Barnehurst) line is determined by Greenwich Council, so the DA7 (Bexleyheath / Barnehurst) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Greenwich guidance before it is issued.
• Bromley — adjoining DA7 (Bexleyheath / Barnehurst), with 48 conservation areas centred on BR1. A drawing package on the far side of the DA7 (Bexleyheath / Barnehurst) line is determined by Bromley Council, so the DA7 (Bexleyheath / Barnehurst) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Bromley guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this DA7 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.