What Wandsworth clients say

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.

Which Wandsworth neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

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.

• Earlsfield (SW18) — drawing package work in Earlsfield means victorian terraces. Earlsfield is Victorian terraced streets. throughout SW18. Wandsworth Council decides the Earlsfield application, and Earlsfield station anchors the Earlsfield location plan.
• Putney (SW15) — Edwardian terraces, riverside defines Putney, where edwardian terraces, victorian villas, mansion blocks set what a drawing package can do. across SW15. Any Putney drawing package is validated by Wandsworth Council, with Putney Bridge the usual Putney reference point on the site plan.
• Southfields (SW18) — 1930s semi-detached, grid plan defines Southfields, where 1930s semi-detached, edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. across SW18. Any Southfields drawing package is validated by Wandsworth Council, with Southfields station the usual Southfields reference point on the site plan.
• Tonsleys (SW18) — a drawing package in Tonsleys starts from victorian terraces, and Tonsleys reads as Victorian conservation area. in SW18. Wandsworth Council assesses Tonsleys drawing packages against its own Tonsleys character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Tonsleys references Tonsley Hill.
• Nightingale Triangle (SW12) — a drawing package in Nightingale Triangle starts from edwardian terraces and villas, and Nightingale Triangle reads as Edwardian conservation area. in SW12. Wandsworth Council assesses Nightingale Triangle drawing packages against its own Nightingale Triangle character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Nightingale Triangle references Nightingale Lane.
• 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) — Victorian terraces, transport hub defines Clapham Junction, where victorian terraces, mansion blocks set what a drawing package can do. across SW11. Any Clapham Junction drawing package is validated by Wandsworth Council, with Clapham Junction station the usual Clapham Junction reference point on the site plan.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect 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 £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Magdalen Park a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

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 drawing packages.

The building fabric around Wandsworth: 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. A drawing package in Wandsworth is scoped against that stock first.

What happens if a Wandsworth property sits on a boundary?

• 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 drawing packages at the Wandsworth edge because Westminster policy and Wandsworth policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Lambeth — adjoining Wandsworth, with 64 conservation areas centred on SE1. A drawing package on the far side of the Wandsworth line is determined by Lambeth Council, so the Wandsworth quote for drawing packages is checked against Lambeth guidance before it is issued.
• 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 drawing packages priced for Wandsworth are re-checked against Merton policy whenever the Wandsworth address sits on that edge.
• Kingston upon Thames — the Kingston upon Thames boundary runs against Wandsworth, so a drawing package a street from Wandsworth is decided by Kingston Council instead. Kingston upon Thames runs 22 conservation areas across KT1 and its neighbours, which is why drawing packages priced for Wandsworth are re-checked against Kingston upon Thames 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.