They go to a case officer who says yes more often than almost anywhere: 91.3% of householder applications approved, fourth highest of the 33 boroughs. The catch is the calendar — 5.9% of decisions ran past thirteen weeks and 9.4% of applications were withdrawn before determination.
| Measure | Wandsworth | London |
|---|---|---|
| Householder approval rate | 91.3% | 83.0% |
| Householder decisions made | 3,107 | 77,680 |
| Decided beyond thirteen weeks | 5.9% | — |
| Applications withdrawn before decision | 9.4% | 7.4% |
| Conservation areas | 46 covering 1,061 ha | 1,141 across London |
| Planning drawing package | from £840 | our fixed fee |
| Householder planning application fee | £548 | statutory, England 2026 |
Sources: decision figures from MHCLG District Planning Application Statistics (PS1 and PS2), twelve quarters to March 2026; conservation areas from planning.data.gov.uk, retrieved 1 September 2026; the statutory fee from the Fees for Applications Regulations 2012 as amended; the package fee is our own published fixed fee.
For Wandsworth homeowners in Extensive Victorian terraced streets — the classic London side-return extension opportunity; Edwardian villas around the commons; 1930s semi-detached in Southfields, a planning permission drawings package is the full measured-survey-to-submission drawing set London Borough of Wandsworth needs in order to determine an application: existing and proposed plans, elevations and sections at 1:100 and 1:50, a location and site plan, and the supporting statements the case officer asks for.
Prepared and reviewed by the chartered technologist team at Architectural Drawings London — MCIAT chartered, £2m PI insured.Last reviewed 2026-08-03.


Housing stock in Wandsworth: Extensive Victorian terraced streets — the classic London side-return extension opportunity; Edwardian villas around the commons; 1930s semi-detached in Southfields.
Character: Family-oriented, high side-return extension and loft conversion rates; planning department experienced with Victorian terrace modifications.
Article 4: Article 4 for HMO conversions covering the whole borough.
A chartered technologist visits and laser-measures every room. Typically 60–90 minutes on site.
Drafted in Revit or AutoCAD at 1:100 or 1:50. Fully annotated and council-ready.
Unlimited revisions until you approve. Shadow studies for committee-sensitive applications.
Site location plan, block plan, Design & Access Statement where required.
We lodge the application with Wandsworth Council and pay statutory fees directly.
Every officer query, consultation response and amendment handled through to determination.

Single planning or regs submission.
Planning + building regs + structural.
Listed, conservation, complex sites.
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Build costs are separate and quoted by your contractor. See our published fees.
Every Wandsworth postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a planning drawing set there. Wandsworth fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not planning drawing set estimates.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a planning drawing set |
|---|---|---|---|
| SW4 | Clapham | Victorian terraces, Edwardian villas | SW4 straddles a boundary: Clapham addresses fall to Lambeth Council or Wandsworth Council, so confirm which authority validates the planning drawing set before submitting SW4 drawings. |
| SW8 | South Lambeth / Nine Elms | Victorian terraces, new-build apartments | South Lambeth / Nine Elms is split at SW8. Either Lambeth Council or Wandsworth Council can determine a planning drawing set here, so the SW8 address is checked against both policies maps first. |
| SW16 | Streatham / Norbury | Edwardian terraces, post-war flats | Streatham / Norbury is split at SW16. Either Lambeth Council or Wandsworth Council or Merton Council or Croydon Council can determine a planning drawing set here, so the SW16 address is checked against both policies maps first. |
| SW19 | Wimbledon / Colliers Wood | Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces | SW19 straddles a boundary: Wimbledon / Colliers Wood addresses fall to Merton Council or Wandsworth Council, so confirm which authority validates the planning drawing set before submitting SW19 drawings. |
| SW11 | Battersea / Clapham Junction | Victorian terraces, mansion blocks | SW11 covers Battersea / Clapham Junction only; Wandsworth Council handles the planning drawing set, and Battersea / Clapham Junction case officers apply the SW11 conservation-area map. |
| SW12 | Balham | Victorian and Edwardian terraces | SW12 straddles a boundary: Balham addresses fall to Wandsworth Council or Lambeth Council, so confirm which authority validates the planning drawing set before submitting SW12 drawings. |
| SW15 | Putney / Roehampton | Edwardian terraces, Victorian villas, mansion blocks | SW15 covers Putney / Roehampton only; Wandsworth Council handles the planning drawing set, and Putney / Roehampton case officers apply the SW15 conservation-area map. |
| SW17 | Tooting / Earlsfield | Edwardian terraces | A planning drawing set in Tooting / Earlsfield may land with Wandsworth Council or Merton Council — SW17 crosses the boundary, and the SW17 policies map decides it street by street. |
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Wandsworth streets, and each one changes what a planning drawing set can achieve at that address.
How designation changes a Wandsworth planning drawing set: Wandsworth Council maintains 45 conservation areas, including Tonsley, Magdalen Park, Nightingale Triangle. Inside any of them a Wandsworth planning drawing set 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. Wandsworth Common sets the tone for Wandsworth casework.
Wandsworth and Article 4: Article 4 for HMO conversions covering the whole borough. A planning drawing set 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.
What Wandsworth is built from: 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. That mix decides the planning drawing set route in Wandsworth more than the postcode does, and it is what a Wandsworth Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Wandsworth Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.
Sources for this Wandsworth planning drawing set 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.
Of 195 appeals on new-dwelling schemes decided in Wandsworth over the window covering appeals decided 2016-2026, Wandsworth sat close to the London norm, with 24.1% of appeals succeeding against 22.4% city-wide. 47 were allowed and 146 dismissed, with 2 split. Schemes creating a new home - conversions, infills, small developments - carry the most risk, and these 195 Wandsworth appeals are only the ones refused or left undetermined, never the approvals.
Half of those Wandsworth appeals took more than 103 days to decide from the day the appeal started — time added on top of the council's own determination period, which is the argument for getting the application right first. 96.4% were decided by written representations rather than a hearing or inquiry, meaning the written case and the drawings were the whole of the evidence.
195 appeals on new-dwelling schemes decided in Wandsworth. Source: Planning Inspectorate casework, OGL v3.0.
Direct answers to the questions Wandsworth homeowners ask every week about planning permission drawings.
Start a free quote →Our Wandsworth planning fee is fixed before we start and depends on the route — a householder application is the simplest, while major works, change of use and flat conversions carry more drawings and supporting documents. Wandsworth Council also charges its own statutory application fee on top, set nationally. See our fees for current figures.
Once validated, Wandsworth Council aims to decide householder applications within 8 weeks and major applications within 13 weeks — consistent with statutory targets. Our typical end-to-end timeline from instruction to submission is 3–4 weeks.
Yes — Wandsworth has Article 4 Directions in force. Article 4 for HMO conversions covering the whole borough. Article 4 removes specific permitted development rights that would otherwise apply, meaning full planning permission is required where PD would normally be sufficient. We check Article 4 status for your specific property before quoting.
Wandsworth has 45 designated conservation areas, including Wandsworth Common, Clapham Common West, Tonsley and others. Planning applications within conservation areas require additional heritage consideration and often a Heritage Statement.
For most householder work in Wandsworth, a chartered architectural technologist delivers the same planning outcomes as a dedicated consultant — usually at lower cost. Our MCIAT-chartered team handles drawings, submission and agent liaison as one package.
We cover all Wandsworth postcodes — SW8, SW11, SW12, SW15, SW17, SW18, SW19 — as well as the immediately adjacent boroughs. Survey appointments are available within 3 working days across Wandsworth.
Wandsworth's extensive Victorian terraced streets — the classic London side-return extension opportunity housing stock and 45 conservation areas mean that design quality matters. Wandsworth Council officers are experienced reviewers; well-drawn, consistent applications are processed faster than revisions-heavy ones.
Yes — Planning Inspectorate appeals are available as a right within 12 weeks of refusal from Wandsworth Council. Written representations take 16–20 weeks; hearings 24–32 weeks. We prepare appeal statements and revised drawings for cases where refusal was on design or policy grounds.

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