Architectural drawings in SE6

Which SE6 postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

Every SE6 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SE6 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

Which SE6 neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SE6 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

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

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in SE6?

Conservation areas covering SE6 (Catford / Bellingham): Lewisham Council runs 30, and Blackheath, Deptford High Street, Forest Hill are the ones SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) conservation area loses permitted development, so the SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Blackheath a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

No blanket Article 4 over SE6 (Catford / Bellingham): Lewisham Council has not withdrawn permitted development across SE6 (Catford / Bellingham), so a drawing package outside a SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a SE6 owner wants on file.

What SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) is built from: 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. That mix decides the drawing package route in SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) more than the postcode does, and it is what a Lewisham Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Lewisham Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.

Which neighbouring authorities border SE6?

• Southwark — adjoining SE6 (Catford / Bellingham), with 43 conservation areas centred on SE1. A drawing package on the far side of the SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) line is determined by Southwark Council, so the SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Southwark guidance before it is issued.
• Greenwich — the Greenwich boundary runs against Lewisham, so a drawing package a street from SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) is decided by Greenwich Council instead. Greenwich runs 20 conservation areas across SE3 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) are re-checked against Greenwich policy whenever the SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) address sits on that edge.
• Bromley — cross the SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) 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 SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) edge because Bromley policy and Lewisham policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Tower Hamlets — cross the SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) boundary and Tower Hamlets Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 58 conservation areas of its own around E1. We re-price architectural drawings at the SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) edge because Tower Hamlets policy and Lewisham policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this SE6 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.