Architectural drawings in SW17

Which postcode districts around SW17 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every SW17 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SW17 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

Which SW17 neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SW17 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside SW17: Tooting (SW17) — Edwardian terraces, vibrant high street defines Tooting, where edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Tooting drawing package is validated by Wandsworth Council, with Tooting Market the usual Tooting reference point on the site plan.
• Inside SW17: 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 SW17: 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.
• Bordering SW17: 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 SW17: 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 SW17: 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 SW17: 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.
• Bordering SW17: 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 SW17: Tonsleys (SW18) — a drawing package in Tonsleys starts from victorian terraces, and Tonsleys reads as Victorian conservation area. in SW18. Wandsworth Council assesses Tonsleys architectural drawings against its own Tonsleys character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Tonsleys references Tonsley Hill.
• Bordering SW17: Nightingale Triangle (SW12) — a drawing package in Nightingale Triangle starts from edwardian terraces and villas, and Nightingale Triangle reads as Edwardian conservation area. in SW12. Wandsworth Council assesses Nightingale Triangle architectural drawings against its own Nightingale Triangle character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Nightingale Triangle references Nightingale Lane.

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in SW17?

How designation changes a SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) drawing package: Wandsworth Council maintains 45 conservation areas, including Wandsworth Common, Clapham Common West, Tonsley. Inside any of them a SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) 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. Magdalen Park sets the tone for SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) casework.

Article 4 and your SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) drawing package: Article 4 for HMO conversions covering the whole borough. At a SW17 address that matters twice over, because Wandsworth Council applies the direction unevenly across SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) — we read the SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) policies map for the exact SW17 address before quoting architectural drawings.

What SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) 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 SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) 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.

How designation changes a SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) drawing package: Merton Council maintains 28 conservation areas, including Wimbledon Common, Wimbledon Village, John Innes. Inside any of them a SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) 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. Wimbledon Village sets the tone for SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) casework.

Article 4 and your SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) drawing package: Merton Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a drawing package in SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) generally survives outside SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a SW17 owner records that a drawing package was lawful.

What SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) is built from: Victorian villas in Wimbledon; Edwardian terraces in Tooting and Colliers Wood; 1930s semi-detached in Morden and Raynes Park; post-war flats in Mitcham. Wimbledon is heavily conservation-controlled; outer Merton (Morden, Mitcham) is permissive. That mix decides the drawing package route in SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) more than the postcode does, and it is what a Merton Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Merton Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.

Which neighbouring authorities border SW17?

• Richmond upon Thames — adjoining SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield), with 72 conservation areas centred on SW13. A drawing package on the far side of the SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) line is determined by Richmond Council, so the SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Richmond upon Thames guidance before it is issued.
• Hammersmith and Fulham — the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary runs against Wandsworth, so a drawing package a street from SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) 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 SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) are re-checked against Hammersmith and Fulham policy whenever the SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) address sits on that edge.
• Westminster — cross the SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) boundary and Westminster City Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 56 conservation areas of its own around SW1. We re-price architectural drawings at the SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) edge because Westminster policy and Wandsworth policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Lambeth — cross the SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) 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 SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) edge because Lambeth policy and Wandsworth policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Croydon — the Croydon boundary runs against Merton, so a drawing package a street from SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) is decided by Croydon Council instead. Croydon runs 24 conservation areas across CR0 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) are re-checked against Croydon policy whenever the SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) address sits on that edge.
• Sutton — adjoining SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield), with 17 conservation areas centred on SM1. A drawing package on the far side of the SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) line is determined by Sutton Council, so the SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Sutton guidance before it is issued.
• Kingston upon Thames — cross the SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) 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 SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) edge because Kingston upon Thames policy and Merton policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Wandsworth — cross the SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) 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 SW17 (Tooting / Earlsfield) edge because Wandsworth policy and Merton policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this SW17 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.