Architectural drawings in SW20

Where in SW20 does a drawing package actually get determined?

Every SW20 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SW20 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across SW20?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SW20 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside SW20: Wimbledon (SW19, SW20) — drawing package work in Wimbledon means victorian villas, edwardian terraces. Wimbledon is Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces. Merton Council decides the Wimbledon application, and All England Club anchors the Wimbledon location plan.
• Inside SW20: Raynes Park (SW20) — 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian terraces defines Raynes Park, where 1930s semi-detached, edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Raynes Park drawing package is validated by Merton Council, with Raynes Park station the usual Raynes Park reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SW20: 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.
• Bordering SW20: Morden (SM4) — drawing package work in Morden means 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. Morden is 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. Merton Council decides the Morden application, and Morden Tube anchors the Morden location plan.
• Bordering SW20: Mitcham (CR4) — 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates defines Mitcham, where 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates set what a drawing package can do. Any Mitcham drawing package is validated by Merton Council, with Mitcham Cricket Green the usual Mitcham reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SW20: 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.
• Bordering SW20: South Wimbledon (SW19) — Edwardian terraces defines South Wimbledon, where edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any South Wimbledon drawing package is validated by Merton Council, with South Wimbledon Tube the usual South Wimbledon reference point on the site plan.

Does SW20 planning policy restrict a drawing package?

How designation changes a SW20 (Raynes Park) drawing package: Merton Council maintains 28 conservation areas, including Wimbledon Common, Wimbledon Village, John Innes. Inside any of them a SW20 (Raynes Park) 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. John Innes sets the tone for SW20 (Raynes Park) casework.

No blanket Article 4 over SW20 (Raynes Park): Merton Council has not withdrawn permitted development across SW20 (Raynes Park), so a drawing package outside a SW20 (Raynes Park) conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a SW20 owner wants on file.

The building fabric around SW20 (Raynes Park): 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 SW20 (Raynes Park) 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.

Which neighbouring authorities border SW20?

• Wandsworth — cross the SW20 (Raynes Park) 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 SW20 (Raynes Park) edge because Wandsworth policy and Merton policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Lambeth — adjoining SW20 (Raynes Park), with 64 conservation areas centred on SE1. A drawing package on the far side of the SW20 (Raynes Park) line is determined by Lambeth Council, so the SW20 (Raynes Park) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Lambeth guidance before it is issued.
• Croydon — cross the SW20 (Raynes Park) boundary and Croydon Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 24 conservation areas of its own around CR0. We re-price architectural drawings at the SW20 (Raynes Park) edge because Croydon policy and Merton policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Sutton — the Sutton boundary runs against Merton, so a drawing package a street from SW20 (Raynes Park) is decided by Sutton Council instead. Sutton runs 17 conservation areas across SM1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SW20 (Raynes Park) are re-checked against Sutton policy whenever the SW20 (Raynes Park) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this SW20 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.