Which postcode districts around Sutton do we cover for drawing package work?
Every Sutton postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. Sutton fees below are the
statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a drawing package |
|---|
| KT4 | Worcester Park | 1930s semi-detached | Sutton validates drawings for the Sutton part of KT4, which is not all of it. Worcester Park sits across the Sutton and Kingston upon Thames boundary and the district edges into Epsom and Ewell as well, so three authorities can be in play within one postcode. We establish which one owns the address before a package is prepared. |
| SM1 | Sutton | Edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached | Sutton sits wholly inside SM1, so Sutton Council validates every drawing package submitted from an SM1 address. |
| SM2 | Sutton / Belmont | Georgian villas, 1930s semi-detached | SM2 covers Sutton / Belmont only; Sutton Council handles the drawing package. |
| SM3 | Cheam / North Cheam | Georgian villas, 1930s semi-detached | Cheam / North Cheam sits wholly inside SM3, so Sutton Council validates every drawing package submitted from an SM3 address. |
| SM5 | Carshalton | Victorian terraces, Georgian villas | A drawing package at an SM5 address in Carshalton is determined by Sutton Council under its own Local Plan policies for Carshalton. |
| SM6 | Wallington / Hackbridge | Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached | A drawing package at an SM6 address in Wallington / Hackbridge is determined by Sutton Council under its own Local Plan policies for Wallington / Hackbridge. |
| SM7 | Banstead | 1930s semi-detached dominates; Edwardian terraces and villas in Sutton central; Victorian cottages in Carshalton; post-war in Hackbridge | No — SM7 sits over the county line. Banstead is administered by Reigate and Banstead Borough Council in Surrey, whose local plan and validation requirements are what an application there must meet. The SM area carries a Sutton-derived name on both sides of that line, which is why the question keeps arising; the answer turns on the administrative boundary, not on the sorting district. |
How does a drawing package differ street by street across Sutton?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Sutton
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Sutton (SM1) — a drawing package in Sutton starts from edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached, and Sutton reads as Edwardian centre, 1930s residential. in SM1. Sutton Council assesses Sutton architectural drawings against its own Sutton character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Sutton references Sutton High Street.
- Carshalton (SM5) — drawing package work in Carshalton means victorian terraces, georgian villas. Carshalton is Victorian and Georgian village. Sutton Council decides the Carshalton application, and Carshalton Ponds anchors the Carshalton location plan.
- Cheam (SM2, SM3) — a drawing package in Cheam starts from georgian villas, 1930s semi-detached, and Cheam reads as Georgian village, 1930s semi-detached. in SM2. Sutton Council assesses Cheam architectural drawings against its own Cheam character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Cheam references Cheam Village.
- Wallington (SM6) — a drawing package in Wallington starts from edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached, and Wallington reads as Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached. in SM6. Sutton Council assesses Wallington architectural drawings against its own Wallington character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Wallington references Wallington station.
- Worcester Park (KT4) — 1930s semi-detached defines Worcester Park, where 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Worcester Park drawing package is validated by Sutton Council, with Worcester Park station the usual Worcester Park reference point on the site plan.
- Belmont (SM2) — drawing package work in Belmont means 1930s semi-detached. Belmont is 1930s semi-detached. Sutton Council decides the Belmont application, and Belmont station anchors the Belmont location plan.
- Hackbridge (SM6) — drawing package work in Hackbridge means edwardian terraces, post-war. Hackbridge is Edwardian terraces, post-war. Sutton Council decides the Hackbridge application, and Hackbridge station anchors the Hackbridge location plan.
How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in Sutton?
Sutton conservation designations: there are 17 across Sutton Council, Sutton Central, Carshalton Village, Beddington Park among them. Designation costs a Sutton 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. Beddington Park is the Sutton designation that most often changes a drawing package design.
Article 4 and your Sutton drawing package: Sutton Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a drawing package in Sutton generally survives outside Sutton conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a KT4 owner records that a drawing package was lawful.
What Sutton is built from: 1930s semi-detached dominates; Edwardian terraces and villas in Sutton central; Victorian cottages in Carshalton; post-war in Hackbridge. Outer south London suburban; generally permissive; Carshalton and Cheam conservation areas add heritage in pockets. That mix decides the drawing package route in Sutton more than the postcode does, and it is what a Sutton Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Sutton Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.
What happens if a Sutton property sits on a boundary?
- Merton — adjoining Sutton, with 28 conservation areas centred on SW16. A drawing package on the far side of the Sutton line is determined by Merton Council, so the Sutton quote for architectural drawings is checked against Merton guidance before it is issued.
- Croydon — cross the Sutton 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 Sutton edge because Croydon policy and Sutton policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Kingston upon Thames — adjoining Sutton, with 22 conservation areas centred on KT1. A drawing package on the far side of the Sutton line is determined by Kingston Council, so the Sutton quote for architectural drawings is checked against Kingston upon Thames guidance before it is issued.
Sources for this Sutton 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.
