Architectural Drawings in Eastcote | Fixed-Fee Plans

No Article 4 Direction covers Hillingdon, which keeps the Eastcote permitted-development route open on unlisted houses. Because Eastcote is 1930s semi-detached, the officer's assessment leans on streetscape impact around Eastcote Tube as much as on the numbers. A HA5 property inside Ruislip Village loses part of its permitted development and generally goes to Hillingdon Council in full. The designation map is read street by street in Eastcote.

We map how Article 4 directions bite across HA5 before a line is drawn. What can be built on a Eastcote plot is decided by the 1930s semi-detached — the original rear wall position first, the Eastcote Tube roofline second. The borough policy layer over every HA5 address is set out on Hillingdon planning. The Eastcote survey then carries into building regulations drawings in Eastcote if the project runs on to construction.

London Borough of Hillingdon takes one to two weeks to validate a Eastcote submission. The first visit to Eastcote is a measured survey — every room, every opening, every level change recorded on site.

Statutory periods: 8 weeks from validation for a householder application, 13 weeks for a major scheme, 6 weeks for prior approval with a 21 days neighbour consultation, and 5 weeks for a full plans building control submission. A party structure notice requires one month notice and two months where excavation is involved.

An officer report on the HA5 case is written after the consultation closes. The set is checked against the London Borough of Hillingdon validation list before it goes in.

London Borough of Hillingdon weighs material objections only — a Eastcote neighbour disliking the design is not one. Existing structure in the 1930s semi-detached is identified at survey, not guessed later.

Budget notice time on any Eastcote job touching a shared wall. Once consent is granted, loft conversion drawings follows for the HA5 property.

Eastcote is characterised by 1930s semi-detached, concentrated across HA5 in the Pinner / Eastcote area. The 1930s semi-detached that dominates Eastcote behaves differently from the borough average, and the drawings follow the building rather than a house type. For a typical Eastcote house, 1930s semis here are dimensionally consistent, so the survey is quick and the drawings come back inside the shorter end of the window. On the 1930s semi-detached in Eastcote it sets the beam run. Hillingdon Council judges massing against the established Eastcote rhythm — the eaves and ridge lines running past Eastcote Tube.

No borough-specific basement policy applies in Hillingdon, so subterranean work at a Eastcote address is judged on amenity, drainage and structural grounds. Survey once, use it for every HA5 submission that follows.

What the Eastcote drawing pack contains

No add-ons later — the Eastcote scope is set out here.

• laser measured survey for the Eastcote property
• existing floor plans at 1:50
• proposed floor plans
• all elevations
• site and location plans

Local landmarks that shape a Eastcote application

• Rayners Lane — closet wings that change how a rear extension meets the Rayners Lane back addition.
• Eastcote House Gardens — shared flank walls, so Eastcote House Gardens party structure notices go out before work starts.
• Bletchley Park — shared flank walls, so Bletchley Park party structure notices go out before work starts.
• Eastcote Tube — the surrounding 1930s semi-detached takes its scale from it.
• Mount Vernon Hospital — proposals in its setting are drawn with the Eastcote context elevation.
• Ealing Hospital — sightlines from here are part of the Hillingdon Council character assessment.

Getting to a Eastcote survey

Surveyors travel to HA5 addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are File:Eastcote, Eastcote Underground station. Appointments are booked in Eastcote on weekdays and Saturdays, and the measured survey of a standard 1930s semi-detached takes two to three hours.

Where Eastcote sits

on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ115885, inside the Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner parliamentary constituency. We draw the Eastcote location and block plans from that reference, which is what Hillingdon Council validates against. Source.

Practical detail for a Eastcote submission: we reach Eastcote sites via File:Eastcote and Eastcote Underground station; the postal town here is RUISLIP; dialling code 020. Site plans are drawn to the address as Hillingdon Council holds it.

Eastcote postcode coverage

Coverage runs across HA5 (Pinner / Eastcote), shared with Pinner — and Hillingdon Council validates against the address, so the district line matters more than the street name.

Streets and stations in Eastcote

Typical Eastcote work sits on Rayners Lane, Eastcote House Gardens and Bletchley Park. most Eastcote sites are within walking distance of File:Eastcote or Eastcote Underground station.

Areas we cover around Eastcote

Coverage from Eastcote extends to West Ealing (W13), Southall (UB1, UB2), Greenford (UB6), Northolt (UB5), Bedford Park (W4), Pitshanger (W5) and into Ealing.

What moves the number on a Eastcote job is the 1930s semi-detached itself — party walls, level changes, and whether Ruislip Village pulls a heritage statement into scope.

Statutory application fees are set by regulation, not by the council: £548 householder, £610 for a new dwelling, £274 for a lawful development certificate, £249 for prior approval.

London Borough of Hillingdon collects the statutory fee when the Eastcote application is submitted. London planning approval-rate dataset · Hillingdon planning · architectural drawings in London · architectural drawings in West Ealing.

Every Eastcote drawing set is produced and signed off by a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (MCIAT). We would rather spend on Hillingdon Council advice than lose a Eastcote decision and resubmit.

Drawings are produced by chartered members of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (MCIAT), the professional body for technical design and building-regulations competence. First-time approval across our London caseload is 98%. Statutory fees shown are those in force in England in 2026 under the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) Regulations. Confirm your local authority at gov.uk and submission requirements on the Planning Portal. Studio: 71–75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ.

A short call about the Eastcote property is usually enough to scope the job. This Eastcote page was reviewed in August 2026.