Architectural drawings in SE24

Which postcode districts around SE24 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every SE24 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SE24 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across SE24?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SE24 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside SE24: Herne Hill (SE24) — drawing package work in Herne Hill means victorian villas, edwardian terraces. Herne Hill is Victorian villas around Brockwell Park. Lambeth Council decides the Herne Hill application, and Brockwell Park anchors the Herne Hill location plan.
• Bordering SE24: Clapham (SW4) — Victorian terraces around the common defines Clapham, where victorian terraces, edwardian villas set what a drawing package can do. Any Clapham drawing package is validated by Lambeth Council, with Clapham Common the usual Clapham reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SE24: 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 SE24: Kennington (SE11) — a drawing package in Kennington starts from georgian terraces, post-war estates, and Kennington reads as Georgian terraces, Regency squares. in SE11. Lambeth Council assesses Kennington architectural drawings against its own Kennington character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Kennington references Kennington Park.
• Bordering SE24: 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 SE24: Stockwell (SW9) — a drawing package in Stockwell starts from victorian terraces, post-war estates, and Stockwell reads as Victorian terraces, post-war estates. in SW9. Lambeth Council assesses Stockwell architectural drawings against its own Stockwell character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Stockwell references Stockwell station.
• Bordering SE24: Vauxhall (SE11, SW8) — a drawing package in Vauxhall starts from regency terraces, modern apartments, post-war flats, and Vauxhall reads as Regency fragments, riverside new-build. in SE11. Lambeth Council assesses Vauxhall architectural drawings against its own Vauxhall character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Vauxhall references Vauxhall Bridge.
• Bordering SE24: West Norwood (SE27) — Victorian terraces, Edwardian villas defines West Norwood, where victorian terraces, edwardian villas set what a drawing package can do. Any West Norwood drawing package is validated by Lambeth Council, with West Norwood Cemetery the usual West Norwood reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SE24: 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 SE24: Waterloo (SE1) — a drawing package in Waterloo starts from georgian terraces, post-war flats, new-build, and Waterloo reads as Georgian fragments, post-war estates, regen. in SE1. Lambeth Council assesses Waterloo architectural drawings against its own Waterloo character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Waterloo references Southbank Centre.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in SE24?

How designation changes a SE24 (Herne Hill) drawing package: Lambeth Council maintains 64 conservation areas, including Streatham Hill, Clapham Common, Herne Hill. Inside any of them a SE24 (Herne Hill) 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. Streatham Hill sets the tone for SE24 (Herne Hill) casework.

What Article 4 removes near SE24 (Herne Hill): Borough-wide Article 4 for HMO conversions; plus office-to-residential restrictions. Before pricing a drawing package we check whether the SE24 address is inside the mapped area, because Lambeth Council draws the SE24 (Herne Hill) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of SE24 (Herne Hill).

The building fabric around SE24 (Herne Hill): 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 SE24 (Herne Hill) 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.

How designation changes a SE24 (Herne Hill) drawing package: Southwark Council maintains 43 conservation areas, including Dulwich Village, Peckham Rye, Borough. Inside any of them a SE24 (Herne Hill) 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. Peckham Rye sets the tone for SE24 (Herne Hill) casework.

What Article 4 removes near SE24 (Herne Hill): 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 SE24 address is inside the mapped area, because Southwark Council draws the SE24 (Herne Hill) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of SE24 (Herne Hill).

The building fabric around SE24 (Herne Hill): 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. A drawing package in SE24 (Herne Hill) 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 Southwark Council.

Which neighbouring authorities border SE24?

• Southwark — the Southwark boundary runs against Lambeth, so a drawing package a street from SE24 (Herne Hill) is decided by Southwark Council instead. Southwark runs 43 conservation areas across SE1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE24 (Herne Hill) are re-checked against Southwark policy whenever the SE24 (Herne Hill) address sits on that edge.
• Wandsworth — adjoining SE24 (Herne Hill), with 45 conservation areas centred on SW8. A drawing package on the far side of the SE24 (Herne Hill) line is determined by Wandsworth Council, so the SE24 (Herne Hill) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Wandsworth guidance before it is issued.
• Croydon — cross the SE24 (Herne Hill) boundary and Croydon Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 24 conservation areas of its own around CR0. We re-price architectural drawings at the SE24 (Herne Hill) edge because Croydon policy and Lambeth policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Merton — adjoining SE24 (Herne Hill), with 28 conservation areas centred on SW16. A drawing package on the far side of the SE24 (Herne Hill) line is determined by Merton Council, so the SE24 (Herne Hill) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Merton guidance before it is issued.
• Lambeth — the Lambeth boundary runs against Southwark, so a drawing package a street from SE24 (Herne Hill) is decided by Lambeth Council instead. Lambeth runs 64 conservation areas across SE1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE24 (Herne Hill) are re-checked against Lambeth policy whenever the SE24 (Herne Hill) address sits on that edge.
• Lewisham — cross the SE24 (Herne Hill) 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 SE24 (Herne Hill) edge because Lewisham policy and Southwark policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Bromley — the Bromley boundary runs against Southwark, so a drawing package a street from SE24 (Herne Hill) is decided by Bromley Council instead. Bromley runs 48 conservation areas across BR1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE24 (Herne Hill) are re-checked against Bromley policy whenever the SE24 (Herne Hill) address sits on that edge.
• Tower Hamlets — the Tower Hamlets boundary runs against Southwark, so a drawing package a street from SE24 (Herne Hill) 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 SE24 (Herne Hill) are re-checked against Tower Hamlets policy whenever the SE24 (Herne Hill) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this SE24 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.