Architectural drawings in SW19

Which postcode districts around SW19 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every SW19 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SW19 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

Which SW19 neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SW19 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside SW19: Wimbledon (SW19, SW20) — a drawing package in Wimbledon starts from victorian villas, edwardian terraces, and Wimbledon reads as Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces. in SW19. Merton Council assesses Wimbledon architectural drawings against its own Wimbledon character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Wimbledon references All England Club.
• Inside SW19: Wimbledon Village (SW19) — Georgian and Victorian village conservation defines Wimbledon Village, where georgian and victorian villas set what a drawing package can do. Any Wimbledon Village drawing package is validated by Merton Council, with Wimbledon Village High Street the usual Wimbledon Village reference point on the site plan.
• Inside SW19: Colliers Wood (SW19) — drawing package work in Colliers Wood means edwardian terraces, post-war flats. Colliers Wood is Edwardian terraces, post-war flats. Merton Council decides the Colliers Wood application, and Colliers Wood Tube anchors the Colliers Wood location plan.
• Inside SW19: South Wimbledon (SW19) — a drawing package in South Wimbledon starts from edwardian terraces, and South Wimbledon reads as Edwardian terraces. in SW19. Merton Council assesses South Wimbledon architectural drawings against its own South Wimbledon character guidance, and the location plan we draw for South Wimbledon references South Wimbledon Tube.
• Bordering SW19: Raynes Park (SW20) — a drawing package in Raynes Park starts from 1930s semi-detached, edwardian terraces, and Raynes Park reads as 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian terraces. in SW20. Merton Council assesses Raynes Park architectural drawings against its own Raynes Park character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Raynes Park references Raynes Park station.
• Bordering SW19: Morden (SM4) — 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats defines Morden, where 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats set what a drawing package can do. Any Morden drawing package is validated by Merton Council, with Morden Tube the usual Morden reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SW19: Mitcham (CR4) — a drawing package in Mitcham starts from 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates, and Mitcham reads as 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates. in CR4. Merton Council assesses Mitcham architectural drawings against its own Mitcham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Mitcham references Mitcham Cricket Green.
• Bordering SW19: 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 SW19: 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 SW19: 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.

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in SW19?

SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) conservation designations: there are 28 across Merton Council, Wimbledon Village, John Innes, Mitcham Cricket Green among them. Designation costs a SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) 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. Wimbledon Village is the SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

No blanket Article 4 over SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood): Merton Council has not withdrawn permitted development across SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood), so a drawing package outside a SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a SW19 owner wants on file.

The building fabric around SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood): 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. A drawing package in SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) 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 Merton Council.

SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) conservation designations: there are 45 across Wandsworth Council, Magdalen Park, Nightingale Triangle, Wandsworth Common among them. Designation costs a SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) 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. Tonsley is the SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

What Article 4 removes near SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood): Article 4 for HMO conversions covering the whole borough. Before pricing a drawing package we check whether the SW19 address is inside the mapped area, because Wandsworth Council draws the SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood).

The building fabric around SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood): 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. A drawing package in SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) 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 Wandsworth Council.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of SW19?

• Croydon — the Croydon boundary runs against Merton, so a drawing package a street from SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) is decided by Croydon Council instead. Croydon runs 24 conservation areas across CR0 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) are re-checked against Croydon policy whenever the SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) address sits on that edge.
• Sutton — adjoining SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood), with 17 conservation areas centred on SM1. A drawing package on the far side of the SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) line is determined by Sutton Council, so the SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Sutton guidance before it is issued.
• Kingston upon Thames — cross the SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) 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 SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) edge because Kingston upon Thames policy and Merton policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Wandsworth — adjoining SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood), with 45 conservation areas centred on SW8. A drawing package on the far side of the SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) line is determined by Wandsworth Council, so the SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Wandsworth guidance before it is issued.
• Richmond upon Thames — adjoining SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood), with 72 conservation areas centred on SW13. A drawing package on the far side of the SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) line is determined by Richmond Council, so the SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) 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 SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) 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 SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) are re-checked against Hammersmith and Fulham policy whenever the SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) address sits on that edge.
• Westminster — the Westminster boundary runs against Wandsworth, so a drawing package a street from SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) is decided by Westminster City Council instead. Westminster runs 56 conservation areas across SW1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) are re-checked against Westminster policy whenever the SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) address sits on that edge.
• Lambeth — cross the SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) 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 SW19 (Wimbledon / Colliers Wood) edge because Lambeth policy and Wandsworth policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this SW19 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.