Architectural drawings in KT2

Which KT2 postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

Every KT2 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. KT2 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

Which KT2 neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few KT2 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside KT2: Kingston (KT1, KT2) — Georgian and Victorian centre, riverside defines Kingston, where georgian fragments, victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Kingston drawing package is validated by Kingston Council, with Kingston Market the usual Kingston reference point on the site plan.
• Inside KT2: Norbiton (KT2) — drawing package work in Norbiton means victorian terraces, edwardian villas. Norbiton is Victorian terraces, Edwardian villas. Kingston Council decides the Norbiton application, and Norbiton station anchors the Norbiton location plan.
• Inside KT2: Coombe (KT2, KT3) — a drawing package in Coombe starts from 1930s detached, edwardian villas, and Coombe reads as 1930s detached and large semi-detached. in KT2. Kingston Council assesses Coombe architectural drawings against its own Coombe character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Coombe references Coombe Hill.
• Bordering KT2: Surbiton (KT5, KT6) — Edwardian villas, mansion blocks defines Surbiton, where edwardian villas, mansion blocks set what a drawing package can do. Any Surbiton drawing package is validated by Kingston Council, with Surbiton station the usual Surbiton reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering KT2: New Malden (KT3) — drawing package work in New Malden means edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached. New Malden is Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached. Kingston Council decides the New Malden application, and New Malden High Street anchors the New Malden location plan.
• Bordering KT2: Chessington (KT9) — drawing package work in Chessington means 1930s semi-detached. Chessington is 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates. Kingston Council decides the Chessington application, and Chessington World of Adventures anchors the Chessington location plan.
• Bordering KT2: Tolworth (KT5, KT6) — drawing package work in Tolworth means 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. Tolworth is 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. Kingston Council decides the Tolworth application, and Tolworth Tower anchors the Tolworth location plan.

Does KT2 planning policy restrict a drawing package?

Conservation areas covering KT2 (Kingston / Norbiton): Kingston Council runs 22, and Kingston Old Town, Surbiton, Hampton Wick are the ones KT2 (Kingston / Norbiton) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a KT2 (Kingston / Norbiton) conservation area loses permitted development, so the KT2 (Kingston / Norbiton) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Surbiton a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

KT2 (Kingston / Norbiton) permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Kingston Council, so a drawing package at a KT2 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a KT2 (Kingston / Norbiton) sale to argue it later.

The building fabric around KT2 (Kingston / Norbiton): Edwardian villas in Surbiton and New Malden; Victorian terraces in Kingston central; 1930s semi-detached in Chessington and Tolworth; post-war in New Malden. Outer south-west London suburban; generally permissive; riverside conservation areas add character in Kingston town. A drawing package in KT2 (Kingston / Norbiton) 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 Kingston Council.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of KT2?

• Richmond upon Thames — adjoining KT2 (Kingston / Norbiton), with 72 conservation areas centred on SW13. A drawing package on the far side of the KT2 (Kingston / Norbiton) line is determined by Richmond Council, so the KT2 (Kingston / Norbiton) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Richmond upon Thames guidance before it is issued.
• Merton — the Merton boundary runs against Kingston upon Thames, so a drawing package a street from KT2 (Kingston / Norbiton) is decided by Merton Council instead. Merton runs 28 conservation areas across SW16 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for KT2 (Kingston / Norbiton) are re-checked against Merton policy whenever the KT2 (Kingston / Norbiton) address sits on that edge.
• Sutton — the Sutton boundary runs against Kingston upon Thames, so a drawing package a street from KT2 (Kingston / Norbiton) is decided by Sutton Council instead. Sutton runs 17 conservation areas across SM1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for KT2 (Kingston / Norbiton) are re-checked against Sutton policy whenever the KT2 (Kingston / Norbiton) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this KT2 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.