Architectural drawings in SM2

Which postcode districts around SM2 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every SM2 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SM2 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

Which SM2 neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SM2 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside SM2: Cheam (SM2, SM3) — Georgian village, 1930s semi-detached defines Cheam, where georgian villas, 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Cheam drawing package is validated by Sutton Council, with Cheam Village the usual Cheam reference point on the site plan.
• Inside SM2: Belmont (SM2) — 1930s semi-detached defines Belmont, where 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Belmont drawing package is validated by Sutton Council, with Belmont station the usual Belmont reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SM2: Sutton (SM1) — drawing package work in Sutton means edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached. Sutton is Edwardian centre, 1930s residential. Sutton Council decides the Sutton application, and Sutton High Street anchors the Sutton location plan.
• Bordering SM2: Carshalton (SM5) — a drawing package in Carshalton starts from victorian terraces, georgian villas, and Carshalton reads as Victorian and Georgian village. in SM5. Sutton Council assesses Carshalton architectural drawings against its own Carshalton character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Carshalton references Carshalton Ponds.
• Bordering SM2: Wallington (SM6) — Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached defines Wallington, where edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Wallington drawing package is validated by Sutton Council, with Wallington station the usual Wallington reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SM2: Worcester Park (KT4) — drawing package work in Worcester Park means 1930s semi-detached. Worcester Park is 1930s semi-detached. Sutton Council decides the Worcester Park application, and Worcester Park station anchors the Worcester Park location plan.
• Bordering SM2: Hackbridge (SM6) — drawing package work in Hackbridge means edwardian terraces, post-war. Hackbridge is Edwardian terraces, post-war. Sutton Council decides the Hackbridge application, and Hackbridge station anchors the Hackbridge location plan.

Does SM2 planning policy restrict a drawing package?

Conservation areas covering SM2 (Sutton / Belmont): Sutton Council runs 17, and Beddington Park, Cheam Village, Sutton Central are the ones SM2 (Sutton / Belmont) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a SM2 (Sutton / Belmont) conservation area loses permitted development, so the SM2 (Sutton / Belmont) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Carshalton Village a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

SM2 (Sutton / Belmont) permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Sutton Council, so a drawing package at a SM2 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a SM2 (Sutton / Belmont) sale to argue it later.

The building fabric around SM2 (Sutton / Belmont): 1930s semi-detached dominates; Edwardian terraces and villas in Sutton central; Victorian cottages in Carshalton; post-war in Hackbridge. Outer south London suburban; generally permissive; Carshalton and Cheam conservation areas add heritage in pockets. A drawing package in SM2 (Sutton / Belmont) is scoped against that stock first, because it decides whether the scheme runs as permitted development, a £274 Lawful Development Certificate, or a full £548 application to Sutton Council.

Which neighbouring authorities border SM2?

• Merton — the Merton boundary runs against Sutton, so a drawing package a street from SM2 (Sutton / Belmont) is decided by Merton Council instead. Merton runs 28 conservation areas across SW16 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SM2 (Sutton / Belmont) are re-checked against Merton policy whenever the SM2 (Sutton / Belmont) address sits on that edge.
• Croydon — the Croydon boundary runs against Sutton, so a drawing package a street from SM2 (Sutton / Belmont) is decided by Croydon Council instead. Croydon runs 24 conservation areas across CR0 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SM2 (Sutton / Belmont) are re-checked against Croydon policy whenever the SM2 (Sutton / Belmont) address sits on that edge.
• Kingston upon Thames — the Kingston upon Thames boundary runs against Sutton, so a drawing package a street from SM2 (Sutton / Belmont) is decided by Kingston Council instead. Kingston upon Thames runs 22 conservation areas across KT1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SM2 (Sutton / Belmont) are re-checked against Kingston upon Thames policy whenever the SM2 (Sutton / Belmont) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this SM2 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.