Architectural drawings in KT6

Which postcode districts around KT6 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every KT6 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. KT6 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of KT6?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few KT6 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

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

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in KT6?

Conservation areas covering KT6 (Surbiton): Kingston Council runs 22, and Surbiton, Hampton Wick, Coombe Hill are the ones KT6 (Surbiton) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a KT6 (Surbiton) conservation area loses permitted development, so the KT6 (Surbiton) 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.

Article 4 and your KT6 (Surbiton) drawing package: Kingston Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a drawing package in KT6 (Surbiton) generally survives outside KT6 (Surbiton) conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a KT6 owner records that a drawing package was lawful.

What KT6 (Surbiton) is built from: 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. That mix decides the drawing package route in KT6 (Surbiton) more than the postcode does, and it is what a Kingston Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Kingston Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.

What happens if a KT6 property sits on a boundary?

• Richmond upon Thames — cross the KT6 (Surbiton) boundary and Richmond Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 72 conservation areas of its own around SW13. We re-price architectural drawings at the KT6 (Surbiton) edge because Richmond upon Thames policy and Kingston upon Thames policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Merton — cross the KT6 (Surbiton) boundary and Merton Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 28 conservation areas of its own around SW16. We re-price architectural drawings at the KT6 (Surbiton) edge because Merton policy and Kingston upon Thames policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Sutton — cross the KT6 (Surbiton) boundary and Sutton Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 17 conservation areas of its own around SM1. We re-price architectural drawings at the KT6 (Surbiton) edge because Sutton policy and Kingston upon Thames policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this KT6 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.