Which Southwark postcodes does this drawing package service cover?
Every Southwark postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. Southwark fees below are the
statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a drawing package |
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| SE1 | Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo | Georgian terraces, post-war flats, new-build | Bermondsey / Borough / Waterloo is split at SE1. Either Southwark Council or Lambeth Council can determine a drawing package here, so the SE1 address is checked against both policies maps first. |
| SE5 | Camberwell | Georgian villas, Victorian terraces | A drawing package in Camberwell may land with Southwark Council or Lambeth Council — SE5 crosses the boundary, and the SE5 policies map decides it street by street. |
| SE15 | Peckham / Nunhead | Victorian terraces, post-war estates | A drawing package at an SE15 address in Peckham / Nunhead is determined by Southwark Council under its own Local Plan policies for Peckham / Nunhead. |
| SE16 | Bermondsey / Rotherhithe | Warehouse conversions, Georgian terraces, new-build | SE16 covers Bermondsey / Rotherhithe only; Southwark Council handles the drawing package, and Bermondsey / Rotherhithe case officers apply the SE16 conservation-area map. |
| SE17 | Walworth | Post-war estates, new-build towers | A drawing package at an SE17 address in Walworth is determined by Southwark Council under its own Local Plan policies for Walworth. |
| SE21 | Dulwich Village | Georgian villas, Edwardian villas (Dulwich Estate) | Dulwich Village is split at SE21. Either Southwark Council or Lambeth Council can determine a drawing package here, so the SE21 address is checked against both policies maps first. |
| SE22 | East Dulwich | Victorian and Edwardian terraces | SE22 covers East Dulwich only; Southwark Council handles the drawing package, and East Dulwich case officers apply the SE22 conservation-area map. |
| SE24 | Herne Hill | Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces | Herne Hill is split at SE24. Either Lambeth Council or Southwark Council can determine a drawing package here, so the SE24 address is checked against both policies maps first. |
Which Southwark neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Southwark
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Nunhead (SE15) — Victorian terraces around the cemetery defines Nunhead, where victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Nunhead drawing package is validated by Southwark Council, with Nunhead Cemetery the usual Nunhead reference point on the site plan.
- Bermondsey (SE1, SE16) — warehouse conversions, Georgian fragments defines Bermondsey, where warehouse conversions, georgian terraces, new-build set what a drawing package can do. Any Bermondsey drawing package is validated by Southwark Council, with Bermondsey Street the usual Bermondsey reference point on the site plan.
- Borough (SE1) — Georgian and Victorian terraces, market quarter defines Borough, where georgian and victorian terraces, warehouse conversions set what a drawing package can do. Any Borough drawing package is validated by Southwark Council, with Borough Market the usual Borough reference point on the site plan.
- Camberwell (SE5) — drawing package work in Camberwell means georgian villas, victorian terraces. Camberwell is Georgian villas, Victorian terraces. Southwark Council decides the Camberwell application, and Camberwell Green anchors the Camberwell location plan.
- Peckham (SE15) — a drawing package in Peckham starts from victorian terraces, post-war estates, and Peckham reads as Victorian terraces, creative renewal. in SE15. Southwark Council assesses Peckham architectural drawings against its own Peckham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Peckham references Peckham Rye.
- Dulwich Village (SE21) — Georgian and Edwardian villas, Estate-managed defines Dulwich Village, where georgian villas, edwardian villas (dulwich estate) set what a drawing package can do. Any Dulwich Village drawing package is validated by Southwark Council, with Dulwich Picture Gallery the usual Dulwich Village reference point on the site plan.
- East Dulwich (SE22) — a drawing package in East Dulwich starts from victorian and edwardian terraces, and East Dulwich reads as Victorian and Edwardian terraces. in SE22. Southwark Council assesses East Dulwich architectural drawings against its own East Dulwich character guidance, and the location plan we draw for East Dulwich references Lordship Lane.
How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in Southwark?
Southwark conservation designations: there are 43 across Southwark Council, Peckham Rye, Borough, Camberwell Grove among them. Designation costs a Southwark 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. Dulwich Village is the Southwark designation that most often changes a drawing package design.
Article 4 and your Southwark drawing package: Article 4 for HMOs borough-wide; additional Article 4 for office-to-residential in Bermondsey and Elephant & Castle. At a SE1 address that matters twice over, because Southwark Council applies the direction unevenly across Southwark — we read the Southwark policies map for the exact SE1 address before quoting architectural drawings.
The building fabric around Southwark: Georgian and Regency in Bermondsey and Borough; Victorian terraces in Camberwell and Peckham; Dulwich Estate controlled housing; riverside new-build. Dulwich Estate private planning scheme affects much of SE21 and SE22; Southwark planning for rest of borough; strong heritage context. A drawing package in Southwark 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 Southwark Council.
Who decides a drawing package on the edge of Southwark?
- Bromley — adjoining Southwark, with 48 conservation areas centred on BR1. A drawing package on the far side of the Southwark line is determined by Bromley Council, so the Southwark quote for architectural drawings is checked against Bromley guidance before it is issued.
- Tower Hamlets — adjoining Southwark, with 58 conservation areas centred on E1. A drawing package on the far side of the Southwark line is determined by Tower Hamlets Council, so the Southwark quote for architectural drawings is checked against Tower Hamlets guidance before it is issued.
- City of London — cross the Southwark boundary and City of London Corporation takes the drawing package instead, applying 27 conservation areas of its own around EC1. We re-price architectural drawings at the Southwark edge because City of London policy and Southwark policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Lambeth — cross the Southwark 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 Southwark edge because Lambeth policy and Southwark policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
Sources for this Southwark 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.
