Which postcode districts around Wandsworth do we cover for drawing package work?
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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| 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. |
| SW19 | Wimbledon / Colliers Wood | Victorian villas, Edwardian terraces | A drawing package in Wimbledon / Colliers Wood may land with Merton Council or Wandsworth Council — SW19 crosses the boundary, and the SW19 policies map decides it street by street. |
| 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. |
What changes about a drawing package in each part of 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.
- Wandsworth Common (SW17, SW18) — Victorian villas around the common defines Wandsworth Common, where victorian villas and terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Wandsworth Common drawing package is validated by Wandsworth Council, with Wandsworth Common the usual Wandsworth Common reference point on the site plan.
- Earlsfield (SW18) — drawing package work in Earlsfield means victorian terraces. Earlsfield is Victorian terraced streets. Wandsworth Council decides the Earlsfield application, and Earlsfield station anchors the Earlsfield location plan.
- Putney (SW15) — a drawing package in Putney starts from edwardian terraces, victorian villas, mansion blocks, and Putney reads as Edwardian terraces, riverside. in SW15. Wandsworth Council assesses Putney architectural drawings against its own Putney character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Putney references Putney Bridge.
- Southfields (SW18) — a drawing package in Southfields starts from 1930s semi-detached, edwardian terraces, and Southfields reads as 1930s semi-detached, grid plan. in SW18. Wandsworth Council assesses Southfields architectural drawings against its own Southfields character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Southfields references Southfields station.
- Tonsleys (SW18) — Victorian conservation area defines Tonsleys, where victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Tonsleys drawing package is validated by Wandsworth Council, with Tonsley Hill the usual Tonsleys reference point on the site plan.
- Nightingale Triangle (SW12) — drawing package work in Nightingale Triangle means edwardian terraces and villas. Nightingale Triangle is Edwardian conservation area. Wandsworth Council decides the Nightingale Triangle application, and Nightingale Lane anchors the Nightingale Triangle location plan.
- Roehampton (SW15) — drawing package work in Roehampton means post-war estates, georgian villas. Roehampton is Modernist post-war estates, Georgian fragments. Wandsworth Council decides the Roehampton application, and Alton Estate anchors the Roehampton location plan.
How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in Wandsworth?
How designation changes a Wandsworth drawing package: Wandsworth Council maintains 45 conservation areas, including Wandsworth Common, Clapham Common West, Tonsley. Inside any of them a Wandsworth 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. Magdalen Park sets the tone for Wandsworth casework.
Article 4 and your Wandsworth drawing package: Article 4 for HMO conversions covering the whole borough. At a SW11 address that matters twice over, because Wandsworth Council applies the direction unevenly across Wandsworth — we read the Wandsworth policies map for the exact SW11 address before quoting architectural drawings.
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 drawing package 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.
Which neighbouring authorities border Wandsworth?
- 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.
- Westminster — cross the Wandsworth boundary and Westminster City Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 56 conservation areas of its own around SW1. We re-price architectural drawings at the Wandsworth edge because Westminster policy and Wandsworth policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Lambeth — cross the Wandsworth 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 Wandsworth edge because Lambeth policy and Wandsworth policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Merton — the Merton boundary runs against Wandsworth, so a drawing package a street from Wandsworth is decided by Merton Council instead. Merton runs 28 conservation areas across SW16 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for Wandsworth are re-checked against Merton 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.
