Architectural drawings in SW11

Where in SW11 does a drawing package actually get determined?

Every SW11 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SW11 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across SW11?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SW11 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside SW11: Clapham Junction (SW11) — drawing package work in Clapham Junction means victorian terraces, mansion blocks. Clapham Junction is Victorian terraces, transport hub. Wandsworth Council decides the Clapham Junction application, and Clapham Junction station anchors the Clapham Junction location plan.
• Inside SW11: Battersea (SW8, SW11) — drawing package work in Battersea means victorian terraces, new-build apartments. Battersea is Victorian terraces, riverside regen at Power Station. Wandsworth Council decides the Battersea application, and Battersea Power Station anchors the Battersea location plan.
• Bordering SW11: Balham (SW12) — drawing package work in Balham means victorian and edwardian terraces. Balham is Victorian and Edwardian terraces. Wandsworth Council decides the Balham application, and Balham High Road anchors the Balham location plan.
• Bordering SW11: Tooting (SW17) — drawing package work in Tooting means edwardian terraces. Tooting is Edwardian terraces, vibrant high street. Wandsworth Council decides the Tooting application, and Tooting Market anchors the Tooting location plan.
• Bordering SW11: Wandsworth Common (SW17, SW18) — drawing package work in Wandsworth Common means victorian villas and terraces. Wandsworth Common is Victorian villas around the common. Wandsworth Council decides the Wandsworth Common application, and Wandsworth Common anchors the Wandsworth Common location plan.
• Bordering SW11: Earlsfield (SW18) — a drawing package in Earlsfield starts from victorian terraces, and Earlsfield reads as Victorian terraced streets. in SW18. Wandsworth Council assesses Earlsfield architectural drawings against its own Earlsfield character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Earlsfield references Earlsfield station.
• Bordering SW11: Putney (SW15) — drawing package work in Putney means edwardian terraces, victorian villas, mansion blocks. Putney is Edwardian terraces, riverside. Wandsworth Council decides the Putney application, and Putney Bridge anchors the Putney location plan.
• Bordering SW11: Southfields (SW18) — a drawing package in Southfields starts from 1930s semi-detached, edwardian terraces, and Southfields reads as 1930s semi-detached, grid plan. in SW18. Wandsworth Council assesses Southfields architectural drawings against its own Southfields character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Southfields references Southfields station.
• Bordering SW11: Tonsleys (SW18) — drawing package work in Tonsleys means victorian terraces. Tonsleys is Victorian conservation area. Wandsworth Council decides the Tonsleys application, and Tonsley Hill anchors the Tonsleys location plan.
• Bordering SW11: Nightingale Triangle (SW12) — Edwardian conservation area defines Nightingale Triangle, where edwardian terraces and villas set what a drawing package can do. Any Nightingale Triangle drawing package is validated by Wandsworth Council, with Nightingale Lane the usual Nightingale Triangle reference point on the site plan.

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in SW11?

How designation changes a SW11 (Battersea / Clapham Junction) drawing package: Wandsworth Council maintains 45 conservation areas, including Clapham Common West, Tonsley, Magdalen Park. Inside any of them a SW11 (Battersea / Clapham Junction) drawing package 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. Clapham Common West sets the tone for SW11 (Battersea / Clapham Junction) casework.

SW11 (Battersea / Clapham Junction) and Article 4: Article 4 for HMO conversions covering the whole borough. A drawing package planned at a SW11 address is checked against that direction first; Wandsworth Council publishes the SW11 (Battersea / Clapham Junction) extent, and the SW11 line rarely follows the SW11 (Battersea / Clapham Junction) boundary you would expect.

SW11 (Battersea / Clapham Junction) housing stock: Extensive Victorian terraced streets — the classic London side-return extension opportunity; Edwardian villas around the commons; 1930s semi-detached in Southfields. Family-oriented, high side-return extension and loft conversion rates; planning department experienced with Victorian terrace modifications. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in SW11 (Battersea / Clapham Junction) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Wandsworth Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

Which neighbouring authorities border SW11?

• Richmond upon Thames — the Richmond upon Thames boundary runs against Wandsworth, so a drawing package a street from SW11 (Battersea / Clapham Junction) is decided by Richmond Council instead. Richmond upon Thames runs 72 conservation areas across SW13 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SW11 (Battersea / Clapham Junction) are re-checked against Richmond upon Thames policy whenever the SW11 (Battersea / Clapham Junction) address sits on that edge.
• Hammersmith and Fulham — adjoining SW11 (Battersea / Clapham Junction), with 45 conservation areas centred on W6. A drawing package on the far side of the SW11 (Battersea / Clapham Junction) line is determined by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, so the SW11 (Battersea / Clapham Junction) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Hammersmith and Fulham guidance before it is issued.
• Westminster — adjoining SW11 (Battersea / Clapham Junction), with 56 conservation areas centred on SW1. A drawing package on the far side of the SW11 (Battersea / Clapham Junction) line is determined by Westminster City Council, so the SW11 (Battersea / Clapham Junction) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Westminster guidance before it is issued.
• Lambeth — cross the SW11 (Battersea / Clapham Junction) boundary and Lambeth Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 64 conservation areas of its own around SE1. We re-price architectural drawings at the SW11 (Battersea / Clapham Junction) edge because Lambeth policy and Wandsworth policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this SW11 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.