What Croydon clients say

Which Croydon postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

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

Which Croydon neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

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

• Croydon (CR0) — drawing package work in Croydon means edwardian terraces, post-war flats. Croydon is post-war centre, Edwardian residential ring. throughout CR0. Croydon Council decides the Croydon application, and Whitgift Centre anchors the Croydon location plan.
• Crystal Palace (SE19) — drawing package work in Crystal Palace means victorian villas, edwardian terraces. Crystal Palace is Victorian villas, hill character. throughout SE19. Croydon Council decides the Crystal Palace application, and Crystal Palace Park anchors the Crystal Palace location plan.
• Upper Norwood (SE19) — drawing package work in Upper Norwood means victorian villas, edwardian terraces. Upper Norwood is Victorian villas. throughout SE19. Croydon Council decides the Upper Norwood application, and Upper Norwood Triangle anchors the Upper Norwood location plan.
• South Norwood (SE25) — a drawing package in South Norwood starts from victorian terraces, and South Norwood reads as Victorian terraces. in SE25. Croydon Council assesses South Norwood drawing packages against its own South Norwood character guidance, and the location plan we draw for South Norwood references South Norwood Lake.
• Thornton Heath (CR7) — drawing package work in Thornton Heath means edwardian terraces. Thornton Heath is Edwardian terraces. throughout CR7. Croydon Council decides the Thornton Heath application, and Thornton Heath station anchors the Thornton Heath location plan.
• Purley (CR8) — 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas defines Purley, where 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas set what a drawing package can do. across CR8. Any Purley drawing package is validated by Croydon Council, with Purley Way the usual Purley reference point on the site plan.
• Coulsdon (CR5) — a drawing package in Coulsdon starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Coulsdon reads as 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. in CR5. Croydon Council assesses Coulsdon drawing packages against its own Coulsdon character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Coulsdon references Coulsdon South.

Does Croydon planning policy restrict a drawing package?

Croydon conservation designations: there are 24 across Croydon Council, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Shirley Park among them. Designation costs a Croydon 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. South Norwood is the Croydon designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

Croydon permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Croydon Council, so a drawing package at a SE19 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a Croydon sale to argue it later.

Croydon housing stock: Victorian villas in Upper Norwood and Crystal Palace; Edwardian terraces in Thornton Heath and Selhurst; 1930s semi-detached in Purley and Coulsdon; post-war in Croydon central. Large, mixed-density outer borough; permissive in outer areas; heritage controls in conservation pockets; major regeneration in central Croydon. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in Croydon — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable.

Which neighbouring authorities border Croydon?

• Sutton — adjoining Croydon, with 17 conservation areas centred on SM1. A drawing package on the far side of the Croydon line is determined by Sutton Council, so the Croydon quote for drawing packages is checked against Sutton guidance before it is issued.
• Merton — cross the Croydon boundary and Merton Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 28 conservation areas of its own around SW16. We re-price drawing packages at the Croydon edge because Merton policy and Croydon policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Lambeth — cross the Croydon boundary and Lambeth Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 64 conservation areas of its own around SE1. We re-price drawing packages at the Croydon edge because Lambeth policy and Croydon policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Bromley — the Bromley boundary runs against Croydon, so a drawing package a street from Croydon is decided by Bromley Council instead. Bromley runs 48 conservation areas across BR1 and its neighbours, which is why drawing packages priced for Croydon are re-checked against Bromley policy whenever the Croydon address sits on that edge.

Sources for this Croydon 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.