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Architectural Drawings in Northwood | Fixed-Fee Plans

Hillingdon Council is the decision-maker for Northwood, applying Hillingdon Local Plan policy to every submission from the HA6 area.

What is architectural drawings in Northwood?

Architectural Drawings in Northwood are scaled Northwood floor plans, elevations and sections describing a HA6 property as existing and as proposed. Every HA6 application is decided by Hillingdon Council under the Hillingdon Local Plan, and they start with a laser measured survey of the Northwood address and carry every HA6 submission to Hillingdon Council, householder application through to full plans.

Architectural Drawings in Northwood — the local dataset

Northwood postcode districts
HA6 — Northwood
Local planning authority
Hillingdon Council (London Borough of Hillingdon)
Dominant Northwood stock
1930s detached, Edwardian villas
Statutory householder fee
£548, decided in 8 weeks
Landmarks near the HA6 sites we survey
Northwood Hills
Article 4 Direction
None borough-wide in Hillingdon
Northwood character
1930s detached and semi-detached
Conservation areas in Hillingdon
29, including Uxbridge Conservation Area
Adjoining borough
Harrow — nearest peer area Yiewsley
First-time approval rate
98% across our London caseload
Northwood page reviewed
August 2026

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Planning in Hillingdon

Do I need architectural drawings in Northwood?

No Article 4 Direction covers Hillingdon, which keeps the Northwood permitted-development route open on unlisted houses. The Northwood setting is 1930s detached and semi-detached, which shapes what passes near Northwood Hills. Hillingdon carries 29 conservation areas; if the HA6 address falls in Uxbridge or Ruislip Village, expect the permitted-development route to close and a full Hillingdon Council application to be the faster answer. That boundary is verified for the HA6 property at the outset.

Knowing how Article 4 directions apply to your HA6 address is the first thing we establish. The 1930s detached in Northwood decides the depth before policy does. The borough policy layer over every HA6 address is set out on Hillingdon planning. The Northwood survey then carries into building regulations drawings in Northwood if the project runs on to construction.

Northwood survey output: measured floor plan and elevation sheet drawn for a 1930s detached
Northwood survey output: measured floor plan and elevation sheet drawn for a 1930s detached
From validation to decision

How long does Hillingdon Council take to decide?

The Northwood clock does not start until London Borough of Hillingdon validates — one to two weeks. Step one at a HA6 address is a full measured survey of the existing building.

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.

London Borough of Hillingdon publishes the Northwood application online during consultation. Scales, north point and drawing numbers all follow Hillingdon Council validation requirements.

We design Northwood schemes to answer the amenity objection before it is written. We photograph the Northwood property alongside the measurements for the record.

On Northwood stock the party wall stage is routine and worth timetabling. Once consent is granted, loft conversion drawings follows for the HA6 property.

What we measure

What Northwood's housing stock means for your plans

Northwood is characterised by 1930s detached, edwardian villas, concentrated across HA6 in the Northwood area. On Northwood streets the 1930s detached sets the structural grammar for everything that follows. On the Northwood stock specifically: edwardian back additions here are often out of plumb, which matters once a steel goes in. It is the first thing checked at the Northwood survey. London Borough of Hillingdon officers compare a HA6 scheme to the block it sits in, not to a policy number.

Subterranean work in Northwood has no dedicated borough policy behind it; the HA6 water table and the party walls are the real constraints. Because the Northwood survey is drawn properly once, house extension drawings for HA6 properties and planning permission build on it rather than starting again.

What the Northwood drawing pack contains

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

Local landmarks that shape a Northwood application

  • Carpenders Park — terraced rear elevations — the Carpenders Park party wall position is drawn first.
  • Northwood Hills — massing on adjoining HA6 plots is tested against it.
  • Haydon School — sightlines from here are part of the Hillingdon Council character assessment.
  • Mount Vernon Hospital — schemes in view of it attract closer officer scrutiny.
  • Ealing Hospital — it fixes the local datum a Northwood roof extension is judged against.

Getting to a Northwood survey

Surveyors travel to HA6 addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are Northwood station, Northwood, Northwood Hills, Moor Park. Appointments are booked in Northwood on weekdays and Saturdays, and the measured survey of a standard 1930s detached takes two to three hours.

Where Northwood sits

Northwood lies 2 miles (23 km) northwest of Charing Cross, on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ095915, inside the Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner parliamentary constituency. Getting that wrong is the commonest reason a Northwood submission is returned. Source.

Practical detail for a Northwood submission: we reach Northwood sites via Northwood station and Northwood and Northwood Hills and Moor Park; NORTHWOOD is the post town on Northwood addresses; dialling code 020, 01923. Site plans are drawn to the address as Hillingdon Council holds it.

Northwood postcode coverage

Our Northwood coverage takes in HA6 (Northwood), which Northwood holds on its own.

Streets and stations in Northwood

Typical Northwood work sits on Carpenders Park. most Northwood sites are within walking distance of Northwood station or Northwood or Northwood Hills.

Areas we cover around Northwood

Coverage from Northwood extends to Yiewsley (UB7), Eastcote (HA5), Hillingdon (UB10), Harrow on the Hill (HA1), Pinner (HA5), Stanmore (HA7) and into Harrow.

An architectural technologist checking a printed set of house drawings, marking a proposed elevation in red — architectural drawings in Northwood
Every set is checked line by line against the validation checklist before it leaves the office.
Cost

How much do architectural drawings cost in Northwood?

You know the number before the surveyor is booked. Two Northwood jobs differ in price because of the 1930s detached and the Uxbridge designation, never because of hours booked.

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.

Statutory fees for HA6 addresses are payable to London Borough of Hillingdon on the day it is lodged. London planning approval-rate dataset · Hillingdon planning · Architectural Drawings London-wide · architectural drawings in Yiewsley.

Our Northwood team

MCIAT chartered technologists working across Hillingdon

Chartered accountability applies to every HA6 drawing we issue. A tight Northwood plot — Northwood Hills in the setting, a shared flank wall on HA6 — goes to Hillingdon Council for advice before it goes to determination.

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 Northwood property is usually enough to scope the job. This Northwood page was reviewed in August 2026.

Northwood questions

Architectural Drawings in Northwood — common questions

Do I need architectural drawings to extend a house in Northwood?

It depends on the Northwood address. Houses beat flats, unlisted beats listed, and outside Uxbridge the permitted-development route usually survives. No Article 4 Direction covers Hillingdon, which keeps the Northwood permitted-development route open on unlisted houses. We check yours free before quoting.

Does conservation-area status change architectural drawings in Northwood?

The relevant designation for most Northwood addresses is Uxbridge, among 29 in Hillingdon. It changes what can be done at the front far more than at the rear of a HA6 plot.

Which Northwood property types do you draw?

Predominantly 1930s detached, edwardian villas across HA6. On Northwood projects the 1930s detached governs what is structurally possible, and the measured survey establishes it on site.

What else do you cover near HA6?

Yes. Alongside Northwood we cover Yiewsley, the wider Hillingdon area and Harrow.

A printed planning application drawing set — proposed elevations, floor plans and the os location plan with the site outlined in red — architectural drawings in Northwood
The planning set that goes to the council through the Planning Portal: proposed elevations, plans, and the OS location plan with your site outlined.
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