Architectural drawings in SE1

Which SE1 postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

Every SE1 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SE1 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across SE1?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SE1 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside SE1: Bermondsey (SE1, SE16) — a drawing package in Bermondsey starts from warehouse conversions, georgian terraces, new-build, and Bermondsey reads as warehouse conversions, Georgian fragments. in SE1. Southwark Council assesses Bermondsey architectural drawings against its own Bermondsey character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Bermondsey references Bermondsey Street.
• Inside SE1: Borough (SE1) — Georgian and Victorian terraces, market quarter defines Borough, where georgian and victorian terraces, warehouse conversions set what a drawing package can do. Any Borough drawing package is validated by Southwark Council, with Borough Market the usual Borough reference point on the site plan.
• Inside SE1: Elephant and Castle (SE1, SE17) — drawing package work in Elephant and Castle means post-war estates, new-build towers. Elephant and Castle is regenerated quarter, modernist origins. Southwark Council decides the Elephant and Castle application, and Elephant and Castle station anchors the Elephant and Castle location plan.
• Inside SE1: Waterloo (SE1) — drawing package work in Waterloo means georgian terraces, post-war flats, new-build. Waterloo is Georgian fragments, post-war estates, regen. Lambeth Council decides the Waterloo application, and Southbank Centre anchors the Waterloo location plan.
• Bordering SE1: Camberwell (SE5) — a drawing package in Camberwell starts from georgian villas, victorian terraces, and Camberwell reads as Georgian villas, Victorian terraces. in SE5. Southwark Council assesses Camberwell architectural drawings against its own Camberwell character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Camberwell references Camberwell Green.
• Bordering SE1: Peckham (SE15) — Victorian terraces, creative renewal defines Peckham, where victorian terraces, post-war estates set what a drawing package can do. Any Peckham drawing package is validated by Southwark Council, with Peckham Rye the usual Peckham reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SE1: Dulwich Village (SE21) — a drawing package in Dulwich Village starts from georgian villas, edwardian villas (dulwich estate), and Dulwich Village reads as Georgian and Edwardian villas, Estate-managed. in SE21. Southwark Council assesses Dulwich Village architectural drawings against its own Dulwich Village character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Dulwich Village references Dulwich Picture Gallery.
• Bordering SE1: East Dulwich (SE22) — a drawing package in East Dulwich starts from victorian and edwardian terraces, and East Dulwich reads as Victorian and Edwardian terraces. in SE22. Southwark Council assesses East Dulwich architectural drawings against its own East Dulwich character guidance, and the location plan we draw for East Dulwich references Lordship Lane.
• Bordering SE1: Rotherhithe (SE16) — drawing package work in Rotherhithe means warehouse conversions, post-war estates, new-build. Rotherhithe is warehouse conversions, riverside. Southwark Council decides the Rotherhithe application, and Surrey Quays anchors the Rotherhithe location plan.
• Bordering SE1: Nunhead (SE15) — drawing package work in Nunhead means victorian terraces. Nunhead is Victorian terraces around the cemetery. Southwark Council decides the Nunhead application, and Nunhead Cemetery anchors the Nunhead location plan.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in SE1?

SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) conservation designations: there are 43 across Southwark Council, Camberwell Grove, Bermondsey Street, Dulwich Village among them. Designation costs a SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) 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. Camberwell Grove is the SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) and Article 4: Article 4 for HMOs borough-wide; additional Article 4 for office-to-residential in Bermondsey and Elephant & Castle. A drawing package planned at a SE1 address is checked against that direction first; Southwark Council publishes the SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) extent, and the SE1 line rarely follows the SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) boundary you would expect.

SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) housing stock: Georgian and Regency in Bermondsey and Borough; Victorian terraces in Camberwell and Peckham; Dulwich Estate controlled housing; riverside new-build. Dulwich Estate private planning scheme affects much of SE21 and SE22; Southwark planning for rest of borough; strong heritage context. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Southwark Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) conservation designations: there are 64 across Lambeth Council, Herne Hill, Brixton Road, Kennington among them. Designation costs a SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) 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. Clapham Common is the SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) and Article 4: Borough-wide Article 4 for HMO conversions; plus office-to-residential restrictions. A drawing package planned at a SE1 address is checked against that direction first; Lambeth Council publishes the SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) extent, and the SE1 line rarely follows the SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) boundary you would expect.

SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) housing stock: Victorian terraces in Clapham, Brixton, Herne Hill; Edwardian villas; 1930s and post-war estates in parts of Streatham; Georgian in Kennington. Mix of dense Victorian residential and post-war estate; strong conservation area coverage; generally design-led planning decisions. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Lambeth Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of SE1?

• Lambeth — the Lambeth boundary runs against Southwark, so a drawing package a street from SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) is decided by Lambeth Council instead. Lambeth runs 64 conservation areas across SE1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) are re-checked against Lambeth policy whenever the SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) address sits on that edge.
• Lewisham — the Lewisham boundary runs against Southwark, so a drawing package a street from SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) is decided by Lewisham Council instead. Lewisham runs 30 conservation areas across SE3 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) are re-checked against Lewisham policy whenever the SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) address sits on that edge.
• Bromley — adjoining SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo), with 48 conservation areas centred on BR1. A drawing package on the far side of the SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) line is determined by Bromley Council, so the SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Bromley guidance before it is issued.
• Tower Hamlets — cross the SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) boundary and Tower Hamlets Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 58 conservation areas of its own around E1. We re-price architectural drawings at the SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) edge because Tower Hamlets policy and Southwark policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Southwark — the Southwark boundary runs against Lambeth, so a drawing package a street from SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) is decided by Southwark Council instead. Southwark runs 43 conservation areas across SE1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) are re-checked against Southwark policy whenever the SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) address sits on that edge.
• Wandsworth — the Wandsworth boundary runs against Lambeth, so a drawing package a street from SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) is decided by Wandsworth Council instead. Wandsworth runs 45 conservation areas across SW8 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) are re-checked against Wandsworth policy whenever the SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) address sits on that edge.
• Croydon — adjoining SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo), with 24 conservation areas centred on CR0. A drawing package on the far side of the SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) line is determined by Croydon Council, so the SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Croydon guidance before it is issued.
• Merton — cross the SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) 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 SE1 (Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo) edge because Merton policy and Lambeth policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this SE1 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.