Architectural drawings in SE25

Which postcode districts around SE25 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every SE25 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SE25 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

Which SE25 neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SE25 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside SE25: South Norwood (SE25) — Victorian terraces defines South Norwood, where victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any South Norwood drawing package is validated by Croydon Council, with South Norwood Lake the usual South Norwood reference point on the site plan.
• Inside SE25: Selhurst (SE25) — drawing package work in Selhurst means edwardian terraces. Selhurst is Edwardian terraces. Croydon Council decides the Selhurst application, and Selhurst Park anchors the Selhurst location plan.
• Bordering SE25: Croydon (CR0) — a drawing package in Croydon starts from edwardian terraces, post-war flats, and Croydon reads as post-war centre, Edwardian residential ring. in CR0. Croydon Council assesses Croydon architectural drawings against its own Croydon character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Croydon references Whitgift Centre.
• Bordering SE25: Crystal Palace (SE19) — a drawing package in Crystal Palace starts from victorian villas, edwardian terraces, and Crystal Palace reads as Victorian villas, hill character. in SE19. Croydon Council assesses Crystal Palace architectural drawings against its own Crystal Palace character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Crystal Palace references Crystal Palace Park.
• Bordering SE25: Upper Norwood (SE19) — drawing package work in Upper Norwood means victorian villas, edwardian terraces. Upper Norwood is Victorian villas. Croydon Council decides the Upper Norwood application, and Upper Norwood Triangle anchors the Upper Norwood location plan.
• Bordering SE25: Thornton Heath (CR7) — drawing package work in Thornton Heath means edwardian terraces. Thornton Heath is Edwardian terraces. Croydon Council decides the Thornton Heath application, and Thornton Heath station anchors the Thornton Heath location plan.
• Bordering SE25: Purley (CR8) — 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas defines Purley, where 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas set what a drawing package can do. Any Purley drawing package is validated by Croydon Council, with Purley Way the usual Purley reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SE25: Coulsdon (CR5) — drawing package work in Coulsdon means 1930s semi-detached. Coulsdon is 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. Croydon Council decides the Coulsdon application, and Coulsdon South anchors the Coulsdon location plan.
• Bordering SE25: Addiscombe (CR0) — Edwardian terraces defines Addiscombe, where edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Addiscombe drawing package is validated by Croydon Council, with Addiscombe Road the usual Addiscombe reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SE25: Shirley (CR0) — drawing package work in Shirley means 1930s semi-detached. Shirley is 1930s semi-detached. Croydon Council decides the Shirley application, and Shirley Park anchors the Shirley location plan.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in SE25?

Conservation areas covering SE25 (South Norwood / Selhurst): Croydon Council runs 24, and Shirley Park, South Norwood, Crystal Palace are the ones SE25 (South Norwood / Selhurst) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a SE25 (South Norwood / Selhurst) conservation area loses permitted development, so the SE25 (South Norwood / Selhurst) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Crystal Palace a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

SE25 (South Norwood / Selhurst) permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Croydon Council, so a drawing package at a SE25 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a SE25 (South Norwood / Selhurst) sale to argue it later.

SE25 (South Norwood / Selhurst) housing stock: Victorian villas in Upper Norwood and Crystal Palace; Edwardian terraces in Thornton Heath and Selhurst; 1930s semi-detached in Purley and Coulsdon; post-war in Croydon central. Large, mixed-density outer borough; permissive in outer areas; heritage controls in conservation pockets; major regeneration in central Croydon. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in SE25 (South Norwood / Selhurst) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Croydon Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

Which neighbouring authorities border SE25?

• Sutton — cross the SE25 (South Norwood / Selhurst) boundary and Sutton Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 17 conservation areas of its own around SM1. We re-price architectural drawings at the SE25 (South Norwood / Selhurst) edge because Sutton policy and Croydon policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Merton — the Merton boundary runs against Croydon, so a drawing package a street from SE25 (South Norwood / Selhurst) is decided by Merton Council instead. Merton runs 28 conservation areas across SW16 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE25 (South Norwood / Selhurst) are re-checked against Merton policy whenever the SE25 (South Norwood / Selhurst) address sits on that edge.
• Lambeth — the Lambeth boundary runs against Croydon, so a drawing package a street from SE25 (South Norwood / Selhurst) is decided by Lambeth Council instead. Lambeth runs 64 conservation areas across SE1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE25 (South Norwood / Selhurst) are re-checked against Lambeth policy whenever the SE25 (South Norwood / Selhurst) address sits on that edge.
• Bromley — cross the SE25 (South Norwood / Selhurst) 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 SE25 (South Norwood / Selhurst) edge because Bromley policy and Croydon policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this SE25 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.