Architectural drawings in SE16

Which SE16 postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

Every SE16 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SE16 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of SE16?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SE16 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

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

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in SE16?

Conservation areas covering SE16 (Bermondsey / Rotherhithe): Southwark Council runs 43, and Borough, Camberwell Grove, Bermondsey Street are the ones SE16 (Bermondsey / Rotherhithe) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a SE16 (Bermondsey / Rotherhithe) conservation area loses permitted development, so the SE16 (Bermondsey / Rotherhithe) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Bermondsey Street a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

What Article 4 removes near SE16 (Bermondsey / Rotherhithe): Article 4 for HMOs borough-wide; additional Article 4 for office-to-residential in Bermondsey and Elephant & Castle. Before pricing a drawing package we check whether the SE16 address is inside the mapped area, because Southwark Council draws the SE16 (Bermondsey / Rotherhithe) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of SE16 (Bermondsey / Rotherhithe).

SE16 (Bermondsey / Rotherhithe) 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 SE16 (Bermondsey / Rotherhithe) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Southwark Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of SE16?

• Lambeth — the Lambeth boundary runs against Southwark, so a drawing package a street from SE16 (Bermondsey / Rotherhithe) is decided by Lambeth Council instead. Lambeth runs 64 conservation areas across SE1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE16 (Bermondsey / Rotherhithe) are re-checked against Lambeth policy whenever the SE16 (Bermondsey / Rotherhithe) address sits on that edge.
• Lewisham — adjoining SE16 (Bermondsey / Rotherhithe), with 30 conservation areas centred on SE3. A drawing package on the far side of the SE16 (Bermondsey / Rotherhithe) line is determined by Lewisham Council, so the SE16 (Bermondsey / Rotherhithe) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Lewisham guidance before it is issued.
• Bromley — cross the SE16 (Bermondsey / Rotherhithe) boundary and Bromley Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 48 conservation areas of its own around BR1. We re-price architectural drawings at the SE16 (Bermondsey / Rotherhithe) edge because Bromley policy and Southwark policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Tower Hamlets — the Tower Hamlets boundary runs against Southwark, so a drawing package a street from SE16 (Bermondsey / Rotherhithe) is decided by Tower Hamlets Council instead. Tower Hamlets runs 58 conservation areas across E1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE16 (Bermondsey / Rotherhithe) are re-checked against Tower Hamlets policy whenever the SE16 (Bermondsey / Rotherhithe) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this SE16 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.