Architectural drawings in SE11

Which SE11 postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

Every SE11 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SE11 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across SE11?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SE11 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside SE11: Kennington (SE11) — drawing package work in Kennington means georgian terraces, post-war estates. Kennington is Georgian terraces, Regency squares. Lambeth Council decides the Kennington application, and Kennington Park anchors the Kennington location plan.
• Inside SE11: Vauxhall (SE11, SW8) — Regency fragments, riverside new-build defines Vauxhall, where regency terraces, modern apartments, post-war flats set what a drawing package can do. Any Vauxhall drawing package is validated by Lambeth Council, with Vauxhall Bridge the usual Vauxhall reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SE11: Clapham (SW4) — a drawing package in Clapham starts from victorian terraces, edwardian villas, and Clapham reads as Victorian terraces around the common. in SW4. Lambeth Council assesses Clapham architectural drawings against its own Clapham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Clapham references Clapham Common.
• Bordering SE11: Brixton (SW2, SW9) — drawing package work in Brixton means victorian terraces, post-war estates. Brixton is Victorian terraces, vibrant centre. Lambeth Council decides the Brixton application, and Brixton Market anchors the Brixton location plan.
• Bordering SE11: Herne Hill (SE24) — a drawing package in Herne Hill starts from victorian villas, edwardian terraces, and Herne Hill reads as Victorian villas around Brockwell Park. in SE24. Lambeth Council assesses Herne Hill architectural drawings against its own Herne Hill character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Herne Hill references Brockwell Park.
• Bordering SE11: Streatham (SW16) — drawing package work in Streatham means edwardian terraces, post-war flats. Streatham is Edwardian terraces, post-war flats. Lambeth Council decides the Streatham application, and Streatham High Road anchors the Streatham location plan.
• Bordering SE11: Stockwell (SW9) — drawing package work in Stockwell means victorian terraces, post-war estates. Stockwell is Victorian terraces, post-war estates. Lambeth Council decides the Stockwell application, and Stockwell station anchors the Stockwell location plan.
• Bordering SE11: West Norwood (SE27) — drawing package work in West Norwood means victorian terraces, edwardian villas. West Norwood is Victorian terraces, Edwardian villas. Lambeth Council decides the West Norwood application, and West Norwood Cemetery anchors the West Norwood location plan.
• Bordering SE11: Tulse Hill (SE27, SW2) — drawing package work in Tulse Hill means victorian villas, edwardian terraces. Tulse Hill is Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces. Lambeth Council decides the Tulse Hill application, and Tulse Hill station anchors the Tulse Hill location plan.
• Bordering SE11: 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.

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in SE11?

How designation changes a SE11 (Kennington / Vauxhall) drawing package: Lambeth Council maintains 64 conservation areas, including Streatham Hill, Clapham Common, Herne Hill. Inside any of them a SE11 (Kennington / Vauxhall) 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. Brixton Road sets the tone for SE11 (Kennington / Vauxhall) casework.

Article 4 and your SE11 (Kennington / Vauxhall) drawing package: Borough-wide Article 4 for HMO conversions; plus office-to-residential restrictions. At a SE11 address that matters twice over, because Lambeth Council applies the direction unevenly across SE11 (Kennington / Vauxhall) — we read the SE11 (Kennington / Vauxhall) policies map for the exact SE11 address before quoting architectural drawings.

The building fabric around SE11 (Kennington / Vauxhall): 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. A drawing package in SE11 (Kennington / Vauxhall) 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 Lambeth Council.

What happens if a SE11 property sits on a boundary?

• Croydon — adjoining SE11 (Kennington / Vauxhall), with 24 conservation areas centred on CR0. A drawing package on the far side of the SE11 (Kennington / Vauxhall) line is determined by Croydon Council, so the SE11 (Kennington / Vauxhall) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Croydon guidance before it is issued.
• Merton — the Merton boundary runs against Lambeth, so a drawing package a street from SE11 (Kennington / Vauxhall) is decided by Merton Council instead. Merton runs 28 conservation areas across SW16 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE11 (Kennington / Vauxhall) are re-checked against Merton policy whenever the SE11 (Kennington / Vauxhall) address sits on that edge.
• Westminster — cross the SE11 (Kennington / Vauxhall) boundary and Westminster City Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 56 conservation areas of its own around SW1. We re-price architectural drawings at the SE11 (Kennington / Vauxhall) edge because Westminster policy and Lambeth policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Southwark — cross the SE11 (Kennington / Vauxhall) boundary and Southwark Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 43 conservation areas of its own around SE1. We re-price architectural drawings at the SE11 (Kennington / Vauxhall) edge because Southwark policy and Lambeth policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this SE11 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.