Where in Wandsworth does a drawing package actually get determined?
Every Wandsworth postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. Wandsworth 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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| SW11 | Battersea / Clapham Junction | Victorian terraces, mansion blocks | A drawing package at an SW11 address in Battersea / Clapham Junction is determined by Wandsworth Council under its own Local Plan policies for Battersea / Clapham Junction. |
| SW12 | Balham | Victorian and Edwardian terraces | A drawing package in Balham may land with Wandsworth Council or Lambeth Council — SW12 crosses the boundary, and the SW12 policies map decides it street by street. |
| SW15 | Putney / Roehampton | Edwardian terraces, Victorian villas, mansion blocks | A drawing package at an SW15 address in Putney / Roehampton is determined by Wandsworth Council under its own Local Plan policies for Putney / Roehampton. |
| SW17 | Tooting / Earlsfield | Edwardian terraces | SW17 straddles a boundary: Tooting / Earlsfield addresses fall to Wandsworth Council or Merton Council, so confirm which authority validates the drawing package before submitting SW17 drawings. |
| SW18 | Wandsworth / Earlsfield / Southfields | Victorian villas and terraces | SW18 covers Wandsworth / Earlsfield / Southfields only; Wandsworth Council handles the drawing package, and Wandsworth / Earlsfield / Southfields case officers apply the SW18 conservation-area map. |
| SW4 | Clapham | Victorian terraces, Edwardian villas | A drawing package in Clapham may land with Lambeth Council or Wandsworth Council — SW4 crosses the boundary, and the SW4 policies map decides it street by street. |
| SW8 | South Lambeth / Nine Elms | Victorian terraces, new-build apartments | SW8 straddles a boundary: South Lambeth / Nine Elms addresses fall to Lambeth Council or Wandsworth Council, so confirm which authority validates the drawing package before submitting SW8 drawings. |
| SW16 | Streatham / Norbury | Edwardian terraces, post-war flats | SW16 straddles a boundary: Streatham / Norbury addresses fall to Lambeth Council or Wandsworth Council or Merton Council or Croydon Council, so confirm which authority validates the drawing package before submitting SW16 drawings. |
How does a drawing package differ street by street across Wandsworth?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Wandsworth
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Southfields (SW18) — drawing package work in Southfields means 1930s semi-detached, edwardian terraces. Southfields is 1930s semi-detached, grid plan. throughout SW18. Wandsworth Council decides the Southfields application, and Southfields station anchors the Southfields location plan.
- Tonsleys (SW18) — drawing package work in Tonsleys means victorian terraces. Tonsleys is Victorian conservation area. throughout SW18. Wandsworth Council decides the Tonsleys application, and Tonsley Hill anchors the Tonsleys location plan.
- Nightingale Triangle (SW12) — Edwardian conservation area defines Nightingale Triangle, where edwardian terraces and villas set what a drawing package can do. across SW12. Any Nightingale Triangle drawing package is validated by Wandsworth Council, with Nightingale Lane the usual Nightingale Triangle reference point on the site plan.
- Roehampton (SW15) — drawing package work in Roehampton means post-war estates, georgian villas. Roehampton is Modernist post-war estates, Georgian fragments. throughout SW15. Wandsworth Council decides the Roehampton application, and Alton Estate anchors the Roehampton location plan.
- Clapham Junction (SW11) — drawing package work in Clapham Junction means victorian terraces, mansion blocks. Clapham Junction is Victorian terraces, transport hub. throughout SW11. Wandsworth Council decides the Clapham Junction application, and Clapham Junction station anchors the Clapham Junction location plan.
- Battersea (SW8, SW11) — Victorian terraces, riverside regen at Power Station defines Battersea, where victorian terraces, new-build apartments set what a drawing package can do. across SW8. Any Battersea drawing package is validated by Wandsworth Council, with Battersea Power Station the usual Battersea reference point on the site plan.
- Balham (SW12) — Victorian and Edwardian terraces defines Balham, where victorian and edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. across SW12. 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 Wandsworth?
Conservation areas covering Wandsworth: Wandsworth Council runs 45, and Tonsley, Magdalen Park, Nightingale Triangle are the ones Wandsworth owners meet most. A drawing package inside a Wandsworth conservation area loses permitted development, so the Wandsworth submission is a householder application at £258 decided in 8 weeks — not a £120 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Clapham Common West a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.
Wandsworth and Article 4: Article 4 for HMO conversions covering the whole borough. A drawing package planned at a SW11 address is checked against that direction first; Wandsworth Council publishes the Wandsworth extent, and the SW11 line rarely follows the Wandsworth boundary you would expect.
Wandsworth housing stock: 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. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in Wandsworth — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Architectural drawings in Wandsworth start at £840 on a fixed fee, or £1,750 for the Complete package covering both Wandsworth Council submissions.
Who decides a drawing package on the edge of Wandsworth?
- Merton — adjoining Wandsworth, with 28 conservation areas centred on SW16. A drawing package on the far side of the Wandsworth line is determined by Merton Council, so the Wandsworth quote for architectural drawings is checked against Merton guidance before it is issued.
- Kingston upon Thames — adjoining Wandsworth, with 22 conservation areas centred on KT1. A drawing package on the far side of the Wandsworth line is determined by Kingston Council, so the Wandsworth quote for architectural drawings is checked against Kingston upon Thames guidance before it is issued.
- Richmond upon Thames — cross the Wandsworth boundary and Richmond Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 72 conservation areas of its own around SW13. We re-price architectural drawings at the Wandsworth edge because Richmond upon Thames policy and Wandsworth policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Hammersmith and Fulham — the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary runs against Wandsworth, so a drawing package a street from Wandsworth 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 Wandsworth are re-checked against Hammersmith and Fulham policy whenever the Wandsworth address sits on that edge.
Sources for this Wandsworth 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.
