Architectural drawings in SE4

Which SE4 postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

Every SE4 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SE4 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of SE4?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SE4 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside SE4: Brockley (SE4) — drawing package work in Brockley means victorian and edwardian terraces. Brockley is Victorian and Edwardian terraces. Lewisham Council decides the Brockley application, and Brockley station anchors the Brockley location plan.
• Bordering SE4: Forest Hill (SE23) — a drawing package in Forest Hill starts from victorian villas, edwardian terraces, and Forest Hill reads as Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces. in SE23. Lewisham Council assesses Forest Hill architectural drawings against its own Forest Hill character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Forest Hill references Horniman Museum.
• Bordering SE4: Honor Oak (SE23) — a drawing package in Honor Oak starts from victorian villas, edwardian terraces, and Honor Oak reads as Victorian villas on the hill. in SE23. Lewisham Council assesses Honor Oak architectural drawings against its own Honor Oak character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Honor Oak references One Tree Hill.
• Bordering SE4: Lewisham (SE13) — a drawing package in Lewisham starts from victorian terraces, post-war flats, and Lewisham reads as Victorian terraces, post-war centre. in SE13. Lewisham Council assesses Lewisham architectural drawings against its own Lewisham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Lewisham references Lewisham station.
• Bordering SE4: Blackheath (SE3) — Georgian and Victorian villas around the heath defines Blackheath, where georgian villas, victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Blackheath drawing package is validated by Lewisham Council, with Blackheath the usual Blackheath reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SE4: Catford (SE6) — a drawing package in Catford starts from 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats, and Catford reads as 1930s semi-detached, post-war centre. in SE6. Lewisham Council assesses Catford architectural drawings against its own Catford character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Catford references Catford Cat.
• Bordering SE4: Deptford (SE8) — Georgian fragments, regenerating quarter defines Deptford, where georgian terraces, post-war estates, new-build set what a drawing package can do. Any Deptford drawing package is validated by Lewisham Council, with Deptford High Street the usual Deptford reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SE4: Hither Green (SE13) — a drawing package in Hither Green starts from edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached, and Hither Green reads as Edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached. in SE13. Lewisham Council assesses Hither Green architectural drawings against its own Hither Green character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Hither Green references Mountsfield Park.
• Bordering SE4: Sydenham (SE26) — Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces defines Sydenham, where victorian villas, edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Sydenham drawing package is validated by Lewisham Council, with Sydenham Wells Park the usual Sydenham reference point on the site plan.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in SE4?

Conservation areas covering SE4 (Brockley): Lewisham Council runs 30, and Hither Green, Lee Green, Blackheath are the ones SE4 (Brockley) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a SE4 (Brockley) conservation area loses permitted development, so the SE4 (Brockley) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Lee Green a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

No blanket Article 4 over SE4 (Brockley): Lewisham Council has not withdrawn permitted development across SE4 (Brockley), so a drawing package outside a SE4 (Brockley) conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a SE4 owner wants on file.

SE4 (Brockley) housing stock: Victorian and Edwardian terraces across Brockley, Honor Oak, Forest Hill; 1930s semi-detached in Catford and Hither Green; post-war mixed in Deptford. Generally permissive planning compared to central boroughs; loft conversions and side-return extensions routinely approved under PD. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in SE4 (Brockley) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Lewisham Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of SE4?

• Southwark — the Southwark boundary runs against Lewisham, so a drawing package a street from SE4 (Brockley) is decided by Southwark Council instead. Southwark runs 43 conservation areas across SE1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE4 (Brockley) are re-checked against Southwark policy whenever the SE4 (Brockley) address sits on that edge.
• Greenwich — the Greenwich boundary runs against Lewisham, so a drawing package a street from SE4 (Brockley) is decided by Greenwich Council instead. Greenwich runs 20 conservation areas across SE3 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE4 (Brockley) are re-checked against Greenwich policy whenever the SE4 (Brockley) address sits on that edge.
• Bromley — cross the SE4 (Brockley) 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 SE4 (Brockley) edge because Bromley policy and Lewisham policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Tower Hamlets — adjoining SE4 (Brockley), with 58 conservation areas centred on E1. A drawing package on the far side of the SE4 (Brockley) line is determined by Tower Hamlets Council, so the SE4 (Brockley) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Tower Hamlets guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this SE4 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.