Architectural drawings in SW15

Which postcode districts around SW15 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every SW15 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SW15 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of SW15?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SW15 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

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

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in SW15?

How designation changes a SW15 (Putney / Roehampton) drawing package: Wandsworth Council maintains 45 conservation areas, including Clapham Common West, Tonsley, Magdalen Park. Inside any of them a SW15 (Putney / Roehampton) 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. Tonsley sets the tone for SW15 (Putney / Roehampton) casework.

What Article 4 removes near SW15 (Putney / Roehampton): Article 4 for HMO conversions covering the whole borough. Before pricing a drawing package we check whether the SW15 address is inside the mapped area, because Wandsworth Council draws the SW15 (Putney / Roehampton) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of SW15 (Putney / Roehampton).

What SW15 (Putney / Roehampton) is built from: 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. That mix decides the drawing package route in SW15 (Putney / Roehampton) more than the postcode does, and it is what a Wandsworth Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Wandsworth Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.

Which neighbouring authorities border SW15?

• Kingston upon Thames — cross the SW15 (Putney / Roehampton) boundary and Kingston Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 22 conservation areas of its own around KT1. We re-price architectural drawings at the SW15 (Putney / Roehampton) edge because Kingston upon Thames policy and Wandsworth policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Richmond upon Thames — cross the SW15 (Putney / Roehampton) boundary and Richmond Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 72 conservation areas of its own around SW13. We re-price architectural drawings at the SW15 (Putney / Roehampton) edge because Richmond upon Thames policy and Wandsworth policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Hammersmith and Fulham — the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary runs against Wandsworth, so a drawing package a street from SW15 (Putney / Roehampton) is decided by Hammersmith & Fulham Council instead. Hammersmith and Fulham runs 45 conservation areas across W6 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SW15 (Putney / Roehampton) are re-checked against Hammersmith and Fulham policy whenever the SW15 (Putney / Roehampton) address sits on that edge.
• Westminster — adjoining SW15 (Putney / Roehampton), with 56 conservation areas centred on SW1. A drawing package on the far side of the SW15 (Putney / Roehampton) line is determined by Westminster City Council, so the SW15 (Putney / Roehampton) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Westminster guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this SW15 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.