Architectural drawings in SE27

Which postcode districts around SE27 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every SE27 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SE27 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of SE27?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SE27 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside SE27: West Norwood (SE27) — drawing package work in West Norwood means victorian terraces, edwardian villas. West Norwood is Victorian terraces, Edwardian villas. Lambeth Council decides the West Norwood application, and West Norwood Cemetery anchors the West Norwood location plan.
• Inside SE27: 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 SE27: 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 SE27: Brixton (SW2, SW9) — Victorian terraces, vibrant centre defines Brixton, where victorian terraces, post-war estates set what a drawing package can do. Any Brixton drawing package is validated by Lambeth Council, with Brixton Market the usual Brixton reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SE27: Herne Hill (SE24) — a drawing package in Herne Hill starts from victorian villas, edwardian terraces, and Herne Hill reads as Victorian villas around Brockwell Park. in SE24. Lambeth Council assesses Herne Hill architectural drawings against its own Herne Hill character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Herne Hill references Brockwell Park.
• Bordering SE27: Kennington (SE11) — drawing package work in Kennington means georgian terraces, post-war estates. Kennington is Georgian terraces, Regency squares. Lambeth Council decides the Kennington application, and Kennington Park anchors the Kennington location plan.
• Bordering SE27: Streatham (SW16) — a drawing package in Streatham starts from edwardian terraces, post-war flats, and Streatham reads as Edwardian terraces, post-war flats. in SW16. Lambeth Council assesses Streatham architectural drawings against its own Streatham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Streatham references Streatham High Road.
• Bordering SE27: 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 SE27: Vauxhall (SE11, SW8) — Regency fragments, riverside new-build defines Vauxhall, where regency terraces, modern apartments, post-war flats set what a drawing package can do. Any Vauxhall drawing package is validated by Lambeth Council, with Vauxhall Bridge the usual Vauxhall reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SE27: Waterloo (SE1) — drawing package work in Waterloo means georgian terraces, post-war flats, new-build. Waterloo is Georgian fragments, post-war estates, regen. Lambeth Council decides the Waterloo application, and Southbank Centre anchors the Waterloo location plan.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in SE27?

How designation changes a SE27 (West Norwood / Tulse Hill) drawing package: Lambeth Council maintains 64 conservation areas, including Streatham Hill, Clapham Common, Herne Hill. Inside any of them a SE27 (West Norwood / Tulse 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 SE27 (West Norwood / Tulse Hill) casework.

What Article 4 removes near SE27 (West Norwood / Tulse Hill): Borough-wide Article 4 for HMO conversions; plus office-to-residential restrictions. Before pricing a drawing package we check whether the SE27 address is inside the mapped area, because Lambeth Council draws the SE27 (West Norwood / Tulse Hill) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of SE27 (West Norwood / Tulse Hill).

SE27 (West Norwood / Tulse Hill) housing stock: 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. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in SE27 (West Norwood / Tulse Hill) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Lambeth Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

What happens if a SE27 property sits on a boundary?

• Croydon — adjoining SE27 (West Norwood / Tulse Hill), with 24 conservation areas centred on CR0. A drawing package on the far side of the SE27 (West Norwood / Tulse Hill) line is determined by Croydon Council, so the SE27 (West Norwood / Tulse Hill) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Croydon guidance before it is issued.
• Merton — the Merton boundary runs against Lambeth, so a drawing package a street from SE27 (West Norwood / Tulse Hill) is decided by Merton Council instead. Merton runs 28 conservation areas across SW16 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE27 (West Norwood / Tulse Hill) are re-checked against Merton policy whenever the SE27 (West Norwood / Tulse Hill) address sits on that edge.
• Westminster — the Westminster boundary runs against Lambeth, so a drawing package a street from SE27 (West Norwood / Tulse Hill) is decided by Westminster City Council instead. Westminster runs 56 conservation areas across SW1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE27 (West Norwood / Tulse Hill) are re-checked against Westminster policy whenever the SE27 (West Norwood / Tulse Hill) address sits on that edge.
• Southwark — the Southwark boundary runs against Lambeth, so a drawing package a street from SE27 (West Norwood / Tulse Hill) is decided by Southwark Council instead. Southwark runs 43 conservation areas across SE1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE27 (West Norwood / Tulse Hill) are re-checked against Southwark policy whenever the SE27 (West Norwood / Tulse Hill) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this SE27 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.