What Bromley clients say

Which Bromley postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

Every Bromley postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. Bromley fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of Bromley?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Bromley streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Orpington (BR5, BR6) — drawing package work in Orpington means 1930s semi-detached. Orpington is 1930s semi-detached, post-war. throughout BR5. Bromley Council decides the Orpington application, and Orpington High Street anchors the Orpington location plan.
• Petts Wood (BR5) — a drawing package in Petts Wood starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Petts Wood reads as 1930s semi-detached, garden suburb. in BR5. Bromley Council assesses Petts Wood drawing packages against its own Petts Wood character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Petts Wood references Petts Wood station.
• West Wickham (BR4) — a drawing package in West Wickham starts from 1930s semi-detached, and West Wickham reads as 1930s semi-detached. in BR4. Bromley Council assesses West Wickham drawing packages against its own West Wickham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for West Wickham references West Wickham station.
• Biggin Hill (TN16) — drawing package work in Biggin Hill means 1930s semi-detached. Biggin Hill is 1930s semi-detached, rural fringe. throughout TN16. Bromley Council decides the Biggin Hill application, and Biggin Hill Airport anchors the Biggin Hill location plan.
• Keston (BR2) — a drawing package in Keston starts from edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached, and Keston reads as Edwardian and 1930s village. in BR2. Bromley Council assesses Keston drawing packages against its own Keston character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Keston references Keston Ponds.
• Penge (SE20) — drawing package work in Penge means victorian and edwardian terraces. Penge is Victorian and Edwardian terraces. throughout SE20. Bromley Council decides the Penge application, and Penge East station anchors the Penge location plan.
• Bromley (BR1, BR2) — a drawing package in Bromley starts from victorian terraces, edwardian villas, post-war flats, and Bromley reads as Victorian and Edwardian centre. in BR1. Bromley Council assesses Bromley drawing packages against its own Bromley character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Bromley references Bromley High Street.

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in Bromley?

How designation changes a Bromley drawing package: Bromley Council maintains 48 conservation areas, including Bickley, Bromley Town, Chislehurst. Inside any of them a Bromley 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. Keston sets the tone for Bromley casework.

No blanket Article 4 over Bromley: Bromley Council has not withdrawn permitted development across Bromley, so a drawing package outside a Bromley conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a SE20 owner wants on file.

What Bromley is built from: Large 1930s detached and semi-detached in Chislehurst and Bickley; Edwardian in Beckenham; Victorian in Bromley town; Metropolitan Green Belt covers significant rural-fringe land. Largest London borough by area; substantial Green Belt; conservation areas in most town centres; generally permissive elsewhere. That mix decides the drawing package route in Bromley more than the postcode does.

Which neighbouring authorities border Bromley?

• Southwark — adjoining Bromley, with 43 conservation areas centred on SE1. A drawing package on the far side of the Bromley line is determined by Southwark Council, so the Bromley quote for drawing packages is checked against Southwark guidance before it is issued.
• Lewisham — cross the Bromley boundary and Lewisham Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 30 conservation areas of its own around SE3. We re-price drawing packages at the Bromley edge because Lewisham policy and Bromley policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Greenwich — adjoining Bromley, with 20 conservation areas centred on SE3. A drawing package on the far side of the Bromley line is determined by Greenwich Council, so the Bromley quote for drawing packages is checked against Greenwich guidance before it is issued.
• Bexley — adjoining Bromley, with 16 conservation areas centred on DA1. A drawing package on the far side of the Bromley line is determined by Bexley Council, so the Bromley quote for drawing packages is checked against Bexley guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this Bromley 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.