Where in Ealing does a drawing package actually get determined?
Every Ealing postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. Ealing fees below are the
statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a drawing package |
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| UB1 | Southall North | Edwardian terraces, post-war flats | Southall North sits wholly inside UB1, so Ealing Council validates every drawing package submitted from an UB1 address. |
| UB2 | Southall South | Edwardian terraces, post-war flats | A drawing package at an UB2 address in Southall South is determined by Ealing Council under its own Local Plan policies for Southall South. |
| UB5 | Northolt | 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates | Northolt sits wholly inside UB5, so Ealing Council validates every drawing package submitted from an UB5 address. |
| UB6 | Greenford / Perivale | 1930s semi-detached | Greenford / Perivale sits wholly inside UB6, so Ealing Council validates every drawing package submitted from an UB6 address. |
| 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. |
| W4 | Chiswick / Bedford Park | Arts & Crafts villas (listed) | Chiswick / Bedford Park is split at W4. Either Hounslow Council or Ealing Council can determine a drawing package here, so the W4 address is checked against both policies maps first. |
| W3 | Acton | Victorian and Edwardian terraces | Acton is split at W3. Either Ealing Council or Hounslow Council can determine a drawing package here, so the W3 address is checked against both policies maps first. |
| W5 | Ealing | Edwardian villas, Victorian terraces | W5 covers Ealing only; Ealing Council handles the drawing package, and Ealing case officers apply the W5 conservation-area map. |
How does a drawing package differ street by street across Ealing?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Ealing
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Ealing Broadway (W5) — a drawing package in Ealing Broadway starts from edwardian villas, victorian terraces, and Ealing Broadway reads as Edwardian villas, Victorian terraces. in W5. Ealing Council assesses Ealing Broadway architectural drawings against its own Ealing Broadway character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Ealing Broadway references Ealing Broadway station.
- Acton (W3) — Victorian and Edwardian terraces defines Acton, where victorian and edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Acton drawing package is validated by Ealing Council, with Acton Town the usual Acton reference point on the site plan.
- Hanwell (W7) — drawing package work in Hanwell means edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached. Hanwell is Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached. Ealing Council decides the Hanwell application, and Hanwell viaduct anchors the Hanwell location plan.
- West Ealing (W13) — a drawing package in West Ealing starts from edwardian terraces, and West Ealing reads as Edwardian terraces. in W13. Ealing Council assesses West Ealing architectural drawings against its own West Ealing character guidance, and the location plan we draw for West Ealing references West Ealing station.
- Southall (UB1, UB2) — a drawing package in Southall starts from edwardian terraces, post-war flats, and Southall reads as Edwardian terraces, post-war estates. in UB1. Ealing Council assesses Southall architectural drawings against its own Southall character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Southall references Southall Broadway.
- Greenford (UB6) — a drawing package in Greenford starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Greenford reads as 1930s semi-detached. in UB6. Ealing Council assesses Greenford architectural drawings against its own Greenford character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Greenford references Greenford station.
- Northolt (UB5) — a drawing package in Northolt starts from 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates, and Northolt reads as 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates. in UB5. Ealing Council assesses Northolt architectural drawings against its own Northolt character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Northolt references Northolt Tube.
Does Ealing planning policy restrict a drawing package?
How designation changes a Ealing drawing package: Ealing Council maintains 30 conservation areas, including Bedford Park, Acton Green, Hanwell. Inside any of them a Ealing drawing package cannot rely on permitted development, and the route becomes a £548 householder application determined in 8 weeks rather than a £249 prior approval in 6 weeks. Bedford Park sets the tone for Ealing casework.
What Article 4 removes near Ealing: Article 4 for HMOs in specific streets in Acton, Ealing and Southall. Before pricing a drawing package we check whether the W3 address is inside the mapped area, because Ealing Council draws the Ealing boundary street by street rather than across the whole of Ealing.
Ealing housing stock: Victorian and Edwardian villas in Ealing central; 1930s semi-detached in Northolt and Hanwell; mansion blocks along main roads; Bedford Park is a listed Arts & Crafts garden suburb. Leafy outer-west London; Bedford Park conservation area has strict heritage controls; rest of borough generally permissive. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in Ealing — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Ealing Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.
What happens if a Ealing property sits on a boundary?
- Hounslow — adjoining Ealing, with 30 conservation areas centred on W3. A drawing package on the far side of the Ealing line is determined by Hounslow Council, so the Ealing quote for architectural drawings is checked against Hounslow guidance before it is issued.
- Hillingdon — the Hillingdon boundary runs against Ealing, so a drawing package a street from Ealing is decided by Hillingdon Council instead. Hillingdon runs 29 conservation areas across HA4 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for Ealing are re-checked against Hillingdon policy whenever the Ealing address sits on that edge.
- Brent — cross the Ealing boundary and Brent Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 22 conservation areas of its own around NW2. We re-price architectural drawings at the Ealing edge because Brent policy and Ealing policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Hammersmith and Fulham — cross the Ealing boundary and Hammersmith & Fulham Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 45 conservation areas of its own around W6. We re-price architectural drawings at the Ealing edge because Hammersmith and Fulham policy and Ealing policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
Sources for this Ealing 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.
