Architectural drawings in SE17

Which postcode districts around SE17 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every SE17 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SE17 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across SE17?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SE17 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside SE17: 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 SE17: Bermondsey (SE1, SE16) — drawing package work in Bermondsey means warehouse conversions, georgian terraces, new-build. Bermondsey is warehouse conversions, Georgian fragments. Southwark Council decides the Bermondsey application, and Bermondsey Street anchors the Bermondsey location plan.
• Bordering SE17: 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.
• Bordering SE17: Camberwell (SE5) — drawing package work in Camberwell means georgian villas, victorian terraces. Camberwell is Georgian villas, Victorian terraces. Southwark Council decides the Camberwell application, and Camberwell Green anchors the Camberwell location plan.
• Bordering SE17: Peckham (SE15) — drawing package work in Peckham means victorian terraces, post-war estates. Peckham is Victorian terraces, creative renewal. Southwark Council decides the Peckham application, and Peckham Rye anchors the Peckham location plan.
• Bordering SE17: 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 SE17: 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 SE17: 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 SE17: 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.

Does SE17 planning policy restrict a drawing package?

How designation changes a SE17 (Walworth) drawing package: Southwark Council maintains 43 conservation areas, including Camberwell Grove, Bermondsey Street, Dulwich Village. Inside any of them a SE17 (Walworth) 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. Camberwell Grove sets the tone for SE17 (Walworth) casework.

What Article 4 removes near SE17 (Walworth): 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 SE17 address is inside the mapped area, because Southwark Council draws the SE17 (Walworth) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of SE17 (Walworth).

What SE17 (Walworth) is built from: 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. That mix decides the drawing package route in SE17 (Walworth) more than the postcode does, and it is what a Southwark Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Southwark Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.

Which neighbouring authorities border SE17?

• City of London — cross the SE17 (Walworth) boundary and City of London Corporation takes the drawing package instead, applying 27 conservation areas of its own around EC1. We re-price architectural drawings at the SE17 (Walworth) edge because City of London policy and Southwark policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Lambeth — adjoining SE17 (Walworth), with 64 conservation areas centred on SE1. A drawing package on the far side of the SE17 (Walworth) line is determined by Lambeth Council, so the SE17 (Walworth) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Lambeth guidance before it is issued.
• Lewisham — cross the SE17 (Walworth) boundary and Lewisham Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 30 conservation areas of its own around SE3. We re-price architectural drawings at the SE17 (Walworth) edge because Lewisham policy and Southwark policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Bromley — cross the SE17 (Walworth) 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 SE17 (Walworth) edge because Bromley policy and Southwark policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this SE17 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.