Architectural drawings in SW14

Where in SW14 does a drawing package actually get determined?

Every SW14 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SW14 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

Which SW14 neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SW14 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside SW14: East Sheen (SW14) — Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached defines East Sheen, where edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any East Sheen drawing package is validated by Richmond Council, with Sheen Lane the usual East Sheen reference point on the site plan.
• Inside SW14: Mortlake (SW14) — Victorian and Edwardian terraces defines Mortlake, where victorian and edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Mortlake drawing package is validated by Richmond Council, with Mortlake station the usual Mortlake reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SW14: Richmond (TW9, TW10) — a drawing package in Richmond starts from georgian terraces, victorian villas, and Richmond reads as Georgian centre, riverside conservation. in TW9. Richmond Council assesses Richmond architectural drawings against its own Richmond character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Richmond references Richmond Green.
• Bordering SW14: Twickenham (TW1, TW2) — Georgian and Victorian riverside town defines Twickenham, where georgian fragments, victorian terraces, edwardian villas set what a drawing package can do. Any Twickenham drawing package is validated by Richmond Council, with Twickenham Stadium the usual Twickenham reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SW14: Kew (TW9) — a drawing package in Kew starts from georgian and edwardian villas, and Kew reads as Georgian and Edwardian villas around the green. in TW9. Richmond Council assesses Kew architectural drawings against its own Kew character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Kew references Kew Gardens.
• Bordering SW14: Barnes (SW13) — drawing package work in Barnes means georgian villas, edwardian terraces. Barnes is Georgian and Edwardian village. Richmond Council decides the Barnes application, and Barnes Common anchors the Barnes location plan.
• Bordering SW14: Teddington (TW11) — Edwardian villas, Victorian terraces defines Teddington, where edwardian villas, victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Teddington drawing package is validated by Richmond Council, with Teddington Lock the usual Teddington reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SW14: Hampton (TW12) — a drawing package in Hampton starts from georgian villas, edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached, and Hampton reads as Georgian and Edwardian villages. in TW12. Richmond Council assesses Hampton architectural drawings against its own Hampton character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Hampton references Hampton Court Palace.
• Bordering SW14: Whitton (TW2) — drawing package work in Whitton means 1930s semi-detached. Whitton is 1930s semi-detached. Richmond Council decides the Whitton application, and Whitton station anchors the Whitton location plan.
• Bordering SW14: Ham (TW10) — a drawing package in Ham starts from georgian villas, post-war estates, and Ham reads as Georgian common, post-war estate. in TW10. Richmond Council assesses Ham architectural drawings against its own Ham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Ham references Ham Common.

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in SW14?

SW14 (Mortlake / East Sheen) conservation designations: there are 72 across Richmond Council, Kew Green, Hampton Wick, Twickenham Riverside among them. Designation costs a SW14 (Mortlake / East Sheen) 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. Richmond Green is the SW14 (Mortlake / East Sheen) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

No blanket Article 4 over SW14 (Mortlake / East Sheen): Richmond Council has not withdrawn permitted development across SW14 (Mortlake / East Sheen), so a drawing package outside a SW14 (Mortlake / East Sheen) conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a SW14 owner wants on file.

The building fabric around SW14 (Mortlake / East Sheen): Georgian in Richmond Green and Twickenham; Edwardian villas in Barnes and East Sheen; 1930s semi-detached in Whitton; riverside cottages along the Thames. Highest conservation area coverage in London; Royal Parks and Thames corridor add heritage layers; design quality heavily scrutinised. A drawing package in SW14 (Mortlake / East Sheen) 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 Richmond Council.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of SW14?

• Hounslow — cross the SW14 (Mortlake / East Sheen) boundary and Hounslow Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 30 conservation areas of its own around W3. We re-price architectural drawings at the SW14 (Mortlake / East Sheen) edge because Hounslow policy and Richmond upon Thames policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Kingston upon Thames — the Kingston upon Thames boundary runs against Richmond upon Thames, so a drawing package a street from SW14 (Mortlake / East Sheen) 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 SW14 (Mortlake / East Sheen) are re-checked against Kingston upon Thames policy whenever the SW14 (Mortlake / East Sheen) address sits on that edge.
• Wandsworth — cross the SW14 (Mortlake / East Sheen) boundary and Wandsworth Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 45 conservation areas of its own around SW8. We re-price architectural drawings at the SW14 (Mortlake / East Sheen) edge because Wandsworth policy and Richmond upon Thames policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Hammersmith and Fulham — cross the SW14 (Mortlake / East Sheen) boundary and Hammersmith & Fulham Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 45 conservation areas of its own around W6. We re-price architectural drawings at the SW14 (Mortlake / East Sheen) edge because Hammersmith and Fulham policy and Richmond upon Thames policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this SW14 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.