Architectural Drawings in West Drayton | Fixed-Fee Plans

No Article 4 Direction covers Hillingdon, which keeps the West Drayton permitted-development route open on unlisted houses. In West Drayton the streetscape argument usually decides the case before the numbers do, because the area is 1930s semi-detached. Check Ickenham before assuming permitted development on a West Drayton house; Hillingdon designates 29 such areas. That check comes before anything else on a West Drayton job.

That check — Article 4 directions against the West Drayton property — happens on day one. Everything on a West Drayton scheme is measured from the 1930s semi-detached outward. The borough policy layer over every UB7 address is set out on Hillingdon planning. The West Drayton survey then carries into planning permission in West Drayton if the project runs on to construction.

Validation alone costs London Borough of Hillingdon one to two weeks even when the West Drayton pack is complete, and that queue — not the determination — is where most UB7 delay starts. A surveyor measures the West Drayton property before any UB7 design begins.

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.

Consultation responses on a West Drayton scheme are public and readable before the decision. West Drayton clients receive existing and proposed sheets in one indexed set.

The West Drayton consultation period is where a weak scheme is exposed. A West Drayton measured survey captures the roof structure as well as the plan.

Party wall procedure catches most UB7 owners late; on West Drayton stock assume it applies and serve in good time. Once consent is granted, building regulations drawings follows for the UB7 property.

West Drayton is characterised by 1930s semi-detached, post-war, concentrated across UB7 in the West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth area. Every West Drayton scheme starts from what is actually there: 1930s semi-detached, post-war, surveyed to the millimetre before a proposal is drawn. Applied to UB7 property: 1930s semis here are dimensionally consistent, so the survey is quick and the drawings come back inside the shorter end of the window. That is the West Drayton constraint Hillingdon Council will look for. A West Drayton proposal that breaks the prevailing eaves line invites a refusal.

A UB7 dig turns on engineering more than on policy. loft conversion drawings for UB7 properties and house extension drawings build on the existing West Drayton survey data.

What the West Drayton drawing pack contains

The drawing schedule for a West Drayton project runs as follows.

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

Streets and landmarks we survey around West Drayton

• Stockley Park — front-to-back level changes that drive the Stockley Park section drawings.
• Hans Place — closet wings that change how a rear extension meets the Hans Place back addition.
• Sir Allen Lane — gardens deep enough for the 8 weeks householder route on a Sir Allen Lane plot.
• Colne Valley Regional Park — shared flank walls, so Colne Valley Regional Park party structure notices go out before work starts.
• West Drayton station — sightlines from here are part of the Hillingdon Council character assessment.

Getting to a West Drayton survey

Surveyors travel to UB7 addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are West Drayton, Reading, London Paddington station, Didcot Parkway. Appointments are booked in West Drayton on weekdays and Saturdays, and the measured survey of a standard 1930s semi-detached takes two to three hours.

Where West Drayton sits

on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ065795. We plot the West Drayton site from that reference rather than from a sale plan. Source.

Practical detail for a West Drayton submission: local stations are West Drayton and Reading and London Paddington station and Didcot Parkway; Royal Mail routes it as WEST DRAYTON; dialling code 01895. Site plans are drawn to the address as Hillingdon Council holds it.

West Drayton postcode coverage

Across UB7 (West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth), shared with Yiewsley the survey is the same; the Hillingdon policy overlay is not, and Hillingdon Council validates on the address.

Streets and stations in West Drayton

Around West Drayton that means Stockley Park, Hans Place, Sir Allen Lane and Colne Valley Regional Park. most West Drayton sites are within walking distance of West Drayton or Reading or London Paddington station.

Areas we cover around West Drayton

Pitshanger (W5), Park Royal (NW10), Chiswick (W4), Brentford (TW8), Isleworth (TW7), Hounslow (TW3) are all within the same Hillingdon policy area as West Drayton.

A West Drayton quote moves on what the building is, not on how long we spend: the 1930s semi-detached, the party wall position, the Ickenham question.

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.

Those statutory fees go to London Borough of Hillingdon on submission. London planning approval-rate dataset · Hillingdon planning · Architectural Drawings London-wide · architectural drawings in Pitshanger.

West Drayton work is issued under MCIAT charter, the technical-design and building-regulations qualification. When a West Drayton case could go either way we pay for Hillingdon Council pre-application advice rather than test it live.

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.

Tell us the UB7 address and what you want to build; the rest we handle. This West Drayton page was reviewed in August 2026.