Architectural drawings in SW2

Which postcode districts around SW2 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every SW2 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SW2 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across SW2?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SW2 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside SW2: Brixton (SW2, SW9) — Victorian terraces, vibrant centre defines Brixton, where victorian terraces, post-war estates set what a drawing package can do. Any Brixton drawing package is validated by Lambeth Council, with Brixton Market the usual Brixton reference point on the site plan.
• Inside SW2: Tulse Hill (SE27, SW2) — a drawing package in Tulse Hill starts from victorian villas, edwardian terraces, and Tulse Hill reads as Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces. in SE27. Lambeth Council assesses Tulse Hill architectural drawings against its own Tulse Hill character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Tulse Hill references Tulse Hill station.
• Bordering SW2: Clapham (SW4) — a drawing package in Clapham starts from victorian terraces, edwardian villas, and Clapham reads as Victorian terraces around the common. in SW4. Lambeth Council assesses Clapham architectural drawings against its own Clapham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Clapham references Clapham Common.
• Bordering SW2: Herne Hill (SE24) — a drawing package in Herne Hill starts from victorian villas, edwardian terraces, and Herne Hill reads as Victorian villas around Brockwell Park. in SE24. Lambeth Council assesses Herne Hill architectural drawings against its own Herne Hill character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Herne Hill references Brockwell Park.
• Bordering SW2: Kennington (SE11) — drawing package work in Kennington means georgian terraces, post-war estates. Kennington is Georgian terraces, Regency squares. Lambeth Council decides the Kennington application, and Kennington Park anchors the Kennington location plan.
• Bordering SW2: Streatham (SW16) — Edwardian terraces, post-war flats defines Streatham, where edwardian terraces, post-war flats set what a drawing package can do. Any Streatham drawing package is validated by Lambeth Council, with Streatham High Road the usual Streatham reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SW2: Stockwell (SW9) — a drawing package in Stockwell starts from victorian terraces, post-war estates, and Stockwell reads as Victorian terraces, post-war estates. in SW9. Lambeth Council assesses Stockwell architectural drawings against its own Stockwell character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Stockwell references Stockwell station.
• Bordering SW2: Vauxhall (SE11, SW8) — drawing package work in Vauxhall means regency terraces, modern apartments, post-war flats. Vauxhall is Regency fragments, riverside new-build. Lambeth Council decides the Vauxhall application, and Vauxhall Bridge anchors the Vauxhall location plan.
• Bordering SW2: West Norwood (SE27) — a drawing package in West Norwood starts from victorian terraces, edwardian villas, and West Norwood reads as Victorian terraces, Edwardian villas. in SE27. Lambeth Council assesses West Norwood architectural drawings against its own West Norwood character guidance, and the location plan we draw for West Norwood references West Norwood Cemetery.
• Bordering SW2: Waterloo (SE1) — a drawing package in Waterloo starts from georgian terraces, post-war flats, new-build, and Waterloo reads as Georgian fragments, post-war estates, regen. in SE1. Lambeth Council assesses Waterloo architectural drawings against its own Waterloo character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Waterloo references Southbank Centre.

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in SW2?

SW2 (Brixton Hill / Tulse Hill) conservation designations: there are 64 across Lambeth Council, Brockwell Park, Streatham Hill, Clapham Common among them. Designation costs a SW2 (Brixton Hill / Tulse Hill) 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. Streatham Hill is the SW2 (Brixton Hill / Tulse Hill) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

SW2 (Brixton Hill / Tulse Hill) and Article 4: Borough-wide Article 4 for HMO conversions; plus office-to-residential restrictions. A drawing package planned at a SW2 address is checked against that direction first; Lambeth Council publishes the SW2 (Brixton Hill / Tulse Hill) extent, and the SW2 line rarely follows the SW2 (Brixton Hill / Tulse Hill) boundary you would expect.

The building fabric around SW2 (Brixton Hill / Tulse Hill): Victorian terraces in Clapham, Brixton, Herne Hill; Edwardian villas; 1930s and post-war estates in parts of Streatham; Georgian in Kennington. Mix of dense Victorian residential and post-war estate; strong conservation area coverage; generally design-led planning decisions. A drawing package in SW2 (Brixton Hill / Tulse Hill) 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 Lambeth Council.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of SW2?

• Merton — adjoining SW2 (Brixton Hill / Tulse Hill), with 28 conservation areas centred on SW16. A drawing package on the far side of the SW2 (Brixton Hill / Tulse Hill) line is determined by Merton Council, so the SW2 (Brixton Hill / Tulse Hill) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Merton guidance before it is issued.
• Westminster — adjoining SW2 (Brixton Hill / Tulse Hill), with 56 conservation areas centred on SW1. A drawing package on the far side of the SW2 (Brixton Hill / Tulse Hill) line is determined by Westminster City Council, so the SW2 (Brixton Hill / Tulse Hill) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Westminster guidance before it is issued.
• Southwark — the Southwark boundary runs against Lambeth, so a drawing package a street from SW2 (Brixton Hill / Tulse Hill) is decided by Southwark Council instead. Southwark runs 43 conservation areas across SE1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SW2 (Brixton Hill / Tulse Hill) are re-checked against Southwark policy whenever the SW2 (Brixton Hill / Tulse Hill) address sits on that edge.
• Wandsworth — adjoining SW2 (Brixton Hill / Tulse Hill), with 45 conservation areas centred on SW8. A drawing package on the far side of the SW2 (Brixton Hill / Tulse Hill) line is determined by Wandsworth Council, so the SW2 (Brixton Hill / Tulse Hill) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Wandsworth guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this SW2 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.