Planning Drawings · SE13 Lewisham
Lewisham controls the Corbett Estate and Ladywell conservation areas; SE13 is a strong, well-priced family-extension market.
The borough-level guide to planning drawings in Lewisham sets out how the same work is handled across the rest of the authority.
Planning drawings for Lewisham start by establishing whether your scheme is Permitted Development, needs a Lawful Development Certificate, or full planning from Lewisham Council. On SE13's victorian and edwardian terraces and bay-fronted houses, the recurring questions are roof additions, rear and side-return extensions, and alterations within Hither Green (Corbett Estate), Ladywell, Lewisham Park. We draw existing and proposed plans, elevations and a site location plan to the council's validation checklist for Lewisham, Hither Green, Ladywell, Blackheath fringe.
Across Lewisham, Hither Green, Ladywell, Blackheath fringe in SE13, the dominant property is victorian and edwardian terraces and bay-fronted houses around lewisham and hither green, with post-war estates and new-build near the centre. That stock shapes what planning permission drawings looks like here: the right approach for a period terrace differs from a mansion-block flat or a new-build, and Lewisham Council judges each on design quality and neighbour impact. We survey the specific Lewisham property, confirm the planning route — Permitted Development, a Lawful Development Certificate, or full planning — and draw a council-ready set tailored to the SE13 streetscape.
Housing stock in SE13: Victorian and Edwardian terraces and bay-fronted houses around Lewisham and Hither Green, with post-war estates and new-build near the centre.
Within the district: Lewisham, Hither Green, Ladywell, Blackheath fringe.
Streets we know in SE13: the Corbett Estate roads in Hither Green, the Ladywell streets and Manor Lane. Each road has its own building line, boundary treatment and precedent that Lewisham Council weighs when assessing a planning permission drawings scheme.
Conservation areas: Hither Green (Corbett Estate), Ladywell, Lewisham Park. Inside these, most external work needs full planning and a Heritage Statement.
Getting around SE13: Lewisham rail and DLR, plus Hither Green and Ladywell rail to London Bridge and Charing Cross.
Regeneration: Lewisham falls within or beside the Lewisham town centre regeneration, which shapes local planning policy and design expectations.
Property values: the 2025 price paid file gives SE13 a median of £445,000 across 521 completions. Almost the whole district lies in Lewisham — 98.1% of its recorded sales — so borough planning statistics apply here far more cleanly than in districts that straddle a boundary.
Borough character: Generally permissive planning compared to central boroughs; loft conversions and side-return extensions routinely approved under PD.
A chartered technologist visits and laser-measures every room. Typically 60–90 minutes on site.
Drafted in Revit or AutoCAD at 1:100 or 1:50. Fully annotated and council-ready.
Unlimited revisions until you approve. Shadow studies for committee-sensitive applications.
Site location plan, block plan, Design & Access Statement where required.
We lodge the application with Lewisham Council and pay statutory fees directly.
Every officer query, consultation response and amendment handled through to determination.
Single planning or building-regs submission.
Planning + building regs + structural.
Listed, conservation or complex sites.
Yes. The Corbett Estate's Edwardian bay-fronted terraces suit side-return and rear extensions and loft conversions, but the estate is a conservation area, so changes are assessed on materials and form, often by full planning. We design to match the original detailing and submit to Lewisham.
Usually yes outside the conservation areas — a rear dormer or L-shape over the back addition within the volume allowance, confirmed by a Lawful Development Certificate. Inside the Corbett Estate or Ladywell designations, roof changes need full planning. We confirm which applies to your road.
Family-house extensions and lofts on the Victorian and Edwardian terraces around Hither Green and Ladywell — side-returns, rear additions and dormers as families grow. With houses around £650,000-£900,000, SE13 offers strong value, and a council-ready scheme protects both approval and resale.
Lewisham's centre is being substantially rebuilt with new homes and improved public realm, supporting values across SE13, but it mainly affects the centre rather than the residential terraces. For a house project the relevant controls are Permitted Development limits and the local conservation area, which we check for your address.
Lewisham Council charges its own statutory application fee (currently £548 for a householder planning application, £610 for a full application). We quote the drawings as one fixed price and the free site survey covers every SE13 address.
For a SE13 project across Lewisham, Hither Green, Ladywell, Blackheath fringe, expect roughly 3–4 weeks from instruction to submission: week 1 the measured survey, weeks 2–3 the drawings and your revisions, then validation and the statutory determination by Lewisham Council (8 weeks for a householder application). We carry the Lewisham application through every officer query to the decision.
Lewisham (SE13) sits primarily in Lewisham, so applications are decided by Lewisham Council. Conservation areas within SE13 include Hither Green (Corbett Estate), Ladywell, Lewisham Park, where full planning and a Heritage Statement are required. We confirm the planning route for your exact address before quoting.
Almost always. Any structural work behind planning permission drawings in Lewisham — new openings, steel beams, loft floors, foundations — needs Building Regulations approval covering structure (Part A), fire escape (Part B) and insulation (Part L), submitted to Lewisham Council Building Control or an approved inspector. On SE13's typically terraced and semi-detached stock, a Party Wall notice to adjoining neighbours is normally required before the steelwork. We coordinate both as part of the Complete package.
In value terms, yes. The bigger risk is an unapproved or non-compliant scheme — which is why council-ready drawings and a clean Building Control sign-off matter on SE13 homes.
Planning history and precedent stop at the borough line, so the comparable approvals nearby may sit elsewhere. See all services in SE3, SE4, SE6, SE12, SE23 and SE26.
Pick a slot that suits you. No obligation and no sales pressure, just straight answers on your planning route.
Every SE13 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a planning drawing set there. SE13 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not planning drawing set estimates.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a planning drawing set |
|---|---|---|---|
| SE13 | Lewisham / Hither Green | Victorian terraces, post-war flats | A planning drawing set at an SE13 address in Lewisham / Hither Green is determined by Lewisham Council under its own Local Plan policies for Lewisham / Hither Green. |
| SE13 | Lewisham | Victorian terraces, post-war flats | Lewisham sits inside SE13; planning drawing set proposals here are determined by Lewisham Council. |
| SE13 | Hither Green | Edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached | Hither Green sits inside SE13; planning drawing set proposals here are determined by Lewisham Council. |
| SE4 | Brockley | Victorian and Edwardian terraces | Adjoining district to SE13, also inside Lewisham for planning drawing set purposes. |
| SE6 | Catford / Bellingham | 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats | Adjoining district to SE13, also inside Lewisham for planning drawing set purposes. |
| SE8 | Deptford | Georgian terraces, post-war estates, new-build | Adjoining district to SE13, also inside Lewisham for planning drawing set purposes. |
| SE12 | Lee / Grove Park | mixed stock | Adjoining district to SE13, also inside Lewisham for planning drawing set purposes. |
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SE13 streets, and each one changes what a planning drawing set can achieve at that address.
How designation changes a SE13 (Lewisham / Hither Green) planning drawing set: Lewisham Council maintains 30 conservation areas, including Blackheath, Deptford High Street, Forest Hill. Inside any of them a SE13 (Lewisham / Hither Green) planning drawing set 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. Blackheath sets the tone for SE13 (Lewisham / Hither Green) casework.
SE13 (Lewisham / Hither Green) permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Lewisham Council, so a planning drawing set at a SE13 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a SE13 (Lewisham / Hither Green) sale to argue it later.
What SE13 (Lewisham / Hither Green) is built from: Victorian and Edwardian terraces across Brockley, Honor Oak, Forest Hill; 1930s semi-detached in Catford and Hither Green; post-war mixed in Deptford. Generally permissive planning compared to central boroughs; loft conversions and side-return extensions routinely approved under PD. That mix decides the planning drawing set route in SE13 (Lewisham / Hither Green) more than the postcode does, and it is what a Lewisham Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Lewisham Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.
Sources for this SE13 planning drawing set 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.
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