Architectural drawings in SE7

Where in SE7 does a drawing package actually get determined?

Every SE7 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SE7 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across SE7?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SE7 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside SE7: Charlton (SE7) — drawing package work in Charlton means victorian villas, 1930s semi-detached. Charlton is Victorian villas, 1930s semi-detached. Greenwich Council decides the Charlton application, and Charlton House anchors the Charlton location plan.
• Bordering SE7: Greenwich (SE10) — a drawing package in Greenwich starts from georgian terraces, listed buildings, and Greenwich reads as Georgian World Heritage centre. in SE10. Greenwich Council assesses Greenwich architectural drawings against its own Greenwich character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Greenwich references Royal Observatory.
• Bordering SE7: Woolwich (SE18) — Georgian arsenal heritage, riverside regen defines Woolwich, where georgian fragments, post-war estates, new-build set what a drawing package can do. Any Woolwich drawing package is validated by Greenwich Council, with Royal Arsenal the usual Woolwich reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SE7: Eltham (SE9) — drawing package work in Eltham means 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. Eltham is 1930s semi-detached, Tudor fragments. Greenwich Council decides the Eltham application, and Eltham Palace anchors the Eltham location plan.
• Bordering SE7: Blackheath (Greenwich) (SE3) — Georgian villas around the heath defines Blackheath (Greenwich), where georgian villas, victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Blackheath (Greenwich) drawing package is validated by Greenwich Council, with Blackheath Common the usual Blackheath (Greenwich) reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SE7: Thamesmead (SE28) — drawing package work in Thamesmead means post-war estates, new-build. Thamesmead is post-war estate, Brutalist origins, regen. Greenwich Council decides the Thamesmead application, and Thamesmead Town Centre anchors the Thamesmead location plan.
• Bordering SE7: Kidbrooke (SE3) — drawing package work in Kidbrooke means new-build, post-war fragments. Kidbrooke is regenerated quarter, new-build estate. Greenwich Council decides the Kidbrooke application, and Kidbrooke Village anchors the Kidbrooke location plan.
• Bordering SE7: New Eltham (SE9) — drawing package work in New Eltham means 1930s semi-detached. New Eltham is 1930s semi-detached. Greenwich Council decides the New Eltham application, and New Eltham station anchors the New Eltham location plan.

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in SE7?

Conservation areas covering SE7 (Charlton): Greenwich Council runs 20, and Greenwich Town Centre (World Heritage Site), Blackheath, Charlton are the ones SE7 (Charlton) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a SE7 (Charlton) conservation area loses permitted development, so the SE7 (Charlton) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Charlton a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

SE7 (Charlton) permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Greenwich Council, so a drawing package at a SE7 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a SE7 (Charlton) sale to argue it later.

What SE7 (Charlton) is built from: Georgian in Greenwich town centre; Victorian terraces in East Greenwich, Charlton; inter-war semi-detached in Eltham; new-build along the riverside. World Heritage Site status in Greenwich town centre adds heritage weight; outer borough areas (Eltham, Thamesmead) generally permissive. That mix decides the drawing package route in SE7 (Charlton) more than the postcode does, and it is what a Greenwich Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Greenwich Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.

What happens if a SE7 property sits on a boundary?

• Newham — the Newham boundary runs against Greenwich, so a drawing package a street from SE7 (Charlton) is decided by Newham Council instead. Newham runs 10 conservation areas across E6 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE7 (Charlton) are re-checked against Newham policy whenever the SE7 (Charlton) address sits on that edge.
• Tower Hamlets — the Tower Hamlets boundary runs against Greenwich, so a drawing package a street from SE7 (Charlton) is decided by Tower Hamlets Council instead. Tower Hamlets runs 58 conservation areas across E1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SE7 (Charlton) are re-checked against Tower Hamlets policy whenever the SE7 (Charlton) address sits on that edge.
• Lewisham — cross the SE7 (Charlton) boundary and Lewisham Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 30 conservation areas of its own around SE3. We re-price architectural drawings at the SE7 (Charlton) edge because Lewisham policy and Greenwich policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Bexley — adjoining SE7 (Charlton), with 16 conservation areas centred on DA1. A drawing package on the far side of the SE7 (Charlton) line is determined by Bexley Council, so the SE7 (Charlton) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Bexley guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this SE7 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.