Architectural drawings in SM6

Which SM6 postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

Every SM6 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SM6 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across SM6?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SM6 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

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

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in SM6?

SM6 (Wallington / Hackbridge) conservation designations: there are 17 across Sutton Council, Carshalton Village, Beddington Park, Cheam Village among them. Designation costs a SM6 (Wallington / Hackbridge) owner the permitted-development route: a drawing package then needs a £548 householder application over 8 weeks, in place of the £249 prior approval route that takes 6 weeks. Carshalton Village is the SM6 (Wallington / Hackbridge) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

Article 4 and your SM6 (Wallington / Hackbridge) drawing package: Sutton Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a drawing package in SM6 (Wallington / Hackbridge) generally survives outside SM6 (Wallington / Hackbridge) conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a SM6 owner records that a drawing package was lawful.

The building fabric around SM6 (Wallington / Hackbridge): 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 SM6 (Wallington / Hackbridge) 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.

What happens if a SM6 property sits on a boundary?

• Merton — the Merton boundary runs against Sutton, so a drawing package a street from SM6 (Wallington / Hackbridge) is decided by Merton Council instead. Merton runs 28 conservation areas across SW16 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SM6 (Wallington / Hackbridge) are re-checked against Merton policy whenever the SM6 (Wallington / Hackbridge) address sits on that edge.
• Croydon — the Croydon boundary runs against Sutton, so a drawing package a street from SM6 (Wallington / Hackbridge) is decided by Croydon Council instead. Croydon runs 24 conservation areas across CR0 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SM6 (Wallington / Hackbridge) are re-checked against Croydon policy whenever the SM6 (Wallington / Hackbridge) address sits on that edge.
• Kingston upon Thames — the Kingston upon Thames boundary runs against Sutton, so a drawing package a street from SM6 (Wallington / Hackbridge) 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 SM6 (Wallington / Hackbridge) are re-checked against Kingston upon Thames policy whenever the SM6 (Wallington / Hackbridge) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this SM6 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.