Architectural drawings in DA8

Which postcode districts around DA8 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every DA8 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. DA8 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

Which DA8 neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few DA8 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside DA8: 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 DA8: 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 DA8: 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 DA8: 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 DA8: Crayford (DA1) — Victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached defines Crayford, where victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Crayford drawing package is validated by Bexley Council, with Crayford station the usual Crayford reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering DA8: 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 DA8: 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 DA8: 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 DA8 planning policy restrict a drawing package?

How designation changes a DA8 (Erith) drawing package: Bexley Council maintains 16 conservation areas, including Welling, Bexley Village, Old Bexley. Inside any of them a DA8 (Erith) drawing package cannot rely on permitted development, and the route becomes a £548 householder application determined in 8 weeks rather than a £249 prior approval in 6 weeks. Welling sets the tone for DA8 (Erith) casework.

No blanket Article 4 over DA8 (Erith): Bexley Council has not withdrawn permitted development across DA8 (Erith), so a drawing package outside a DA8 (Erith) conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a DA8 owner wants on file.

The building fabric around DA8 (Erith): 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 DA8 (Erith) 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.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of DA8?

• Greenwich — adjoining DA8 (Erith), with 20 conservation areas centred on SE3. A drawing package on the far side of the DA8 (Erith) line is determined by Greenwich Council, so the DA8 (Erith) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Greenwich guidance before it is issued.
• Bromley — the Bromley boundary runs against Bexley, so a drawing package a street from DA8 (Erith) is decided by Bromley Council instead. Bromley runs 48 conservation areas across BR1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for DA8 (Erith) are re-checked against Bromley policy whenever the DA8 (Erith) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this DA8 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.