Planning Drawings · SE6 Catford
Lewisham controls the Culverley Green (Corbett Estate) and Bellingham conservation areas; Catford town centre is undergoing major regeneration.
The borough-level guide to planning drawings in Lewisham sets out how the same work is handled across the rest of the authority.
Planning drawings for Catford start by establishing whether your scheme is Permitted Development, needs a Lawful Development Certificate, or full planning from Lewisham Council. On SE6's edwardian and inter-war bay-fronted terraces and semis, the recurring questions are roof additions, rear and side-return extensions, and alterations within Culverley Green (Corbett Estate), Bellingham Garden Suburb. We draw existing and proposed plans, elevations and a site location plan to the council's validation checklist for Catford, Bellingham, Hither Green fringe, Corbett Estate.
Across Catford, Bellingham, Hither Green fringe, Corbett Estate in SE6, the dominant property is edwardian and inter-war bay-fronted terraces and semis around catford and bellingham, with the corbett estate streets and post-war housing. That stock shapes what planning permission drawings looks like here: the right approach for a period terrace differs from a mansion-block flat or a new-build, and Lewisham Council judges each on design quality and neighbour impact. We survey the specific Catford property, confirm the planning route — Permitted Development, a Lawful Development Certificate, or full planning — and draw a council-ready set tailored to the SE6 streetscape.
Housing stock in SE6: Edwardian and inter-war bay-fronted terraces and semis around Catford and Bellingham, with the Corbett Estate streets and post-war housing.
Within the district: Catford, Bellingham, Hither Green fringe, Corbett Estate.
Streets we know in SE6: the Corbett Estate roads (Torridon Road, Engleheart Road), Sangley Road and the Culverley Green streets. Each road has its own building line, boundary treatment and precedent that Lewisham Council weighs when assessing a planning permission drawings scheme.
Conservation areas: Culverley Green (Corbett Estate), Bellingham Garden Suburb. Inside these, most external work needs full planning and a Heritage Statement.
Getting around SE6: Catford and Catford Bridge rail to London Bridge, Charing Cross and Victoria.
Regeneration: Catford falls within or beside the Catford town centre regeneration (Lewisham's major scheme), which shapes local planning policy and design expectations.
Property values: £475,000 was the 2025 median for the SE6 district, drawn from 504 completed sales. The wider Lewisham median was £470,000, so Catford tracks the borough closely.
Borough character: Generally permissive planning compared to central boroughs; loft conversions and side-return extensions routinely approved under PD.
A chartered technologist visits and laser-measures every room. Typically 60–90 minutes on site.
Drafted in Revit or AutoCAD at 1:100 or 1:50. Fully annotated and council-ready.
Unlimited revisions until you approve. Shadow studies for committee-sensitive applications.
Site location plan, block plan, Design & Access Statement where required.
We lodge the application with Lewisham Council and pay statutory fees directly.
Every officer query, consultation response and amendment handled through to determination.
Single planning or building-regs submission.
Planning + building regs + structural.
Listed, conservation or complex sites.
Yes. The Corbett Estate's Edwardian bay-fronted terraces around Torridon Road and Engleheart Road suit side-return and rear extensions and loft conversions, but the Culverley Green conservation area covers much of the estate, so changes there need full planning. We design to match the estate's detailing and submit to Lewisham.
Catford's centre is being substantially redeveloped with new homes, a relocated South Circular and improved public realm, supporting values across SE6. For a house project the binding controls remain Permitted Development limits and the local conservation area, which we check for your address.
Outside the conservation areas, usually yes — a rear dormer or hip-to-gable within the volume allowance, confirmed by a Lawful Development Certificate. Inside Culverley Green or Bellingham, roof changes need full planning. We confirm which applies to your road and draw it for Building Control.
The town-centre regeneration is improving the area.
Lewisham Council charges its own statutory application fee (currently £548 for a householder planning application, £610 for a full application). We quote the drawings as one fixed price and the free site survey covers every SE6 address.
For a SE6 project across Catford, Bellingham, Hither Green fringe, Corbett Estate, expect roughly 3–4 weeks from instruction to submission: week 1 the measured survey, weeks 2–3 the drawings and your revisions, then validation and the statutory determination by Lewisham Council (8 weeks for a householder application). We carry the Catford application through every officer query to the decision.
Catford (SE6) sits primarily in Lewisham, so applications are decided by Lewisham Council. Conservation areas within SE6 include Culverley Green (Corbett Estate), Bellingham Garden Suburb, where full planning and a Heritage Statement are required. We confirm the planning route for your exact address before quoting.
Almost always. Any structural work behind planning permission drawings in Catford — new openings, steel beams, loft floors, foundations — needs Building Regulations approval covering structure (Part A), fire escape (Part B) and insulation (Part L), submitted to Lewisham Council Building Control or an approved inspector. On SE6's typically terraced and semi-detached stock, a Party Wall notice to adjoining neighbours is normally required before the steelwork. We coordinate both as part of the Complete package.
In value terms, yes. The bigger risk is an unapproved or non-compliant scheme — which is why council-ready drawings and a clean Building Control sign-off matter on SE6 homes.
Local policy varies more between adjoining boroughs than most owners expect. Full service detail for SE3, SE4, SE12, SE13, SE23 and SE26.
Pick a slot that suits you. No obligation and no sales pressure, just straight answers on your planning route.
Every SE6 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a planning drawing set there. SE6 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not planning drawing set estimates.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a planning drawing set |
|---|---|---|---|
| SE6 | Catford / Bellingham | 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats | A planning drawing set at an SE6 address in Catford / Bellingham is determined by Lewisham Council under its own Local Plan policies for Catford / Bellingham. |
| SE6 | Catford | 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats | Catford sits inside SE6; planning drawing set proposals here are determined by Lewisham Council. |
| SE4 | Brockley | Victorian and Edwardian terraces | Adjoining district to SE6, also inside Lewisham for planning drawing set purposes. |
| SE8 | Deptford | Georgian terraces, post-war estates, new-build | Adjoining district to SE6, also inside Lewisham for planning drawing set purposes. |
| SE12 | Lee / Grove Park | mixed stock | Adjoining district to SE6, also inside Lewisham for planning drawing set purposes. |
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SE6 streets, and each one changes what a planning drawing set can achieve at that address.
How designation changes a SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) planning drawing set: Lewisham Council maintains 30 conservation areas, including Lee Green, Blackheath, Deptford High Street. Inside any of them a SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) planning drawing set 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. Lee Green sets the tone for SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) casework.
Article 4 and your SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) planning drawing set: Lewisham Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a planning drawing set in SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) generally survives outside SE6 (Catford / Bellingham) conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a SE6 owner records that a planning drawing set was lawful.
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 planning drawing set 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.
Sources for this SE6 planning drawing set 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.
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