Where in Brent does a drawing package actually get determined?
Every Brent postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. Brent fees below are the
statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a drawing package |
|---|
| NW2 | Cricklewood / Neasden | Edwardian villas and terraces | A drawing package in Cricklewood / Neasden may land with Brent Council or Barnet Council or Camden Council — NW2 crosses the boundary, and the NW2 policies map decides it street by street. |
| NW10 | Willesden / Harlesden / Kensal Green | Modern apartments, post-war estates | NW10 straddles a boundary: Willesden / Harlesden / Kensal Green addresses fall to Brent Council or Ealing Council, so confirm which authority validates the drawing package before submitting NW10 drawings. |
| HA0 | Wembley / Sudbury | 1930s semi-detached, new-build | Wembley / Sudbury sits wholly inside HA0, so Brent Council validates every drawing package submitted from an HA0 address. |
| HA9 | Wembley / Wembley Park | 1930s semi-detached, new-build | A drawing package at an HA9 address in Wembley / Wembley Park is determined by Brent Council under its own Local Plan policies for Wembley / Wembley Park. |
| NW6 | Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park | Mansion blocks, post-war flats | NW6 straddles a boundary: Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park addresses fall to Camden Council or Brent Council, so confirm which authority validates the drawing package before submitting NW6 drawings. |
| NW9 | Colindale / Kingsbury | Post-war flats, new-build | Colindale / Kingsbury is split at NW9. Either Barnet Council or Brent Council can determine a drawing package here, so the NW9 address is checked against both policies maps first. |
How does a drawing package differ street by street across Brent?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Brent
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Harlesden (NW10) — drawing package work in Harlesden means victorian terraces. Harlesden is Victorian terraces. Brent Council decides the Harlesden application, and Harlesden High Street anchors the Harlesden location plan.
- Mapesbury (NW2) — drawing package work in Mapesbury means edwardian villas and terraces. Mapesbury is Edwardian conservation area. Brent Council decides the Mapesbury application, and Mapesbury Conservation Area anchors the Mapesbury location plan.
- Kensal Green (NW10) — Victorian terraces defines Kensal Green, where victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Kensal Green drawing package is validated by Brent Council, with Kensal Green Cemetery the usual Kensal Green reference point on the site plan.
- Willesden (NW10) — Victorian terraces, Edwardian defines Willesden, where victorian terraces, edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Willesden drawing package is validated by Brent Council, with Willesden Green Tube the usual Willesden reference point on the site plan.
- Neasden (NW10, NW2) — drawing package work in Neasden means 1930s semi-detached, post-war. Neasden is 1930s semi-detached. Brent Council decides the Neasden application, and BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir anchors the Neasden location plan.
- Cricklewood (NW2) — drawing package work in Cricklewood means edwardian terraces. Cricklewood is Edwardian terraces. Brent Council decides the Cricklewood application, and Cricklewood Broadway anchors the Cricklewood location plan.
- Sudbury (HA0) — drawing package work in Sudbury means 1930s semi-detached. Sudbury is 1930s semi-detached. Brent Council decides the Sudbury application, and Sudbury Town Tube anchors the Sudbury location plan.
Does Brent planning policy restrict a drawing package?
Conservation areas covering Brent: Brent Council runs 22, and Queen's Park, Mapesbury, Kensal Green are the ones Brent owners meet most. A drawing package inside a Brent conservation area loses permitted development, so the Brent submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Mapesbury a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.
Brent and Article 4: Article 4 for HMO conversions in specific streets around Wembley and Harlesden. A drawing package planned at a NW2 address is checked against that direction first; Brent Council publishes the Brent extent, and the NW2 line rarely follows the Brent boundary you would expect.
What Brent is built from: Edwardian villas in Queen's Park and Mapesbury; Victorian terraces in Kilburn and Harlesden; 1930s semi-detached in Wembley; post-war tower blocks in Church End. Highly diverse borough; Queen's Park and Mapesbury are heritage-controlled; Wembley is a major regeneration hub. That mix decides the drawing package route in Brent more than the postcode does, and it is what a Brent Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Brent Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.
Which neighbouring authorities border Brent?
- Camden — the Camden boundary runs against Brent, so a drawing package a street from Brent is decided by Camden Council instead. Camden runs 40 conservation areas across NW1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for Brent are re-checked against Camden policy whenever the Brent address sits on that edge.
- Westminster — cross the Brent boundary and Westminster City Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 56 conservation areas of its own around SW1. We re-price architectural drawings at the Brent edge because Westminster policy and Brent policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Kensington and Chelsea — adjoining Brent, with 38 conservation areas centred on SW1. A drawing package on the far side of the Brent line is determined by RBKC Planning, so the Brent quote for architectural drawings is checked against Kensington and Chelsea guidance before it is issued.
- Hammersmith and Fulham — adjoining Brent, with 45 conservation areas centred on W6. A drawing package on the far side of the Brent line is determined by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, so the Brent quote for architectural drawings is checked against Hammersmith and Fulham guidance before it is issued.
Sources for this Brent 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.
