Where in Harrow does a drawing package actually get determined?
Every Harrow postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. Harrow fees below are the
statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a drawing package |
|---|
| HA1 | Harrow / Harrow on the Hill | Georgian and Victorian houses, listed buildings | Harrow / Harrow on the Hill sits wholly inside HA1, so Harrow Council validates every drawing package submitted from an HA1 address. |
| HA2 | North Harrow / South Harrow | 1930s semi-detached | A drawing package at an HA2 address in North Harrow / South Harrow is determined by Harrow Council under its own Local Plan policies for North Harrow / South Harrow. |
| HA3 | Harrow Weald / Kenton / Wealdstone | 1930s semi-detached | HA3 covers Harrow Weald / Kenton / Wealdstone only; Harrow Council handles the drawing package. |
| HA7 | Stanmore | 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas | A drawing package at an HA7 address in Stanmore is determined by Harrow Council under its own Local Plan policies for Stanmore. |
| HA5 | Pinner / Eastcote | Tudor fragments, Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached | A drawing package in Pinner / Eastcote may land with Hillingdon Council or Harrow Council — HA5 crosses the boundary, and the HA5 policies map decides it street by street. |
Which Harrow neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Harrow
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Stanmore (HA7) — drawing package work in Stanmore means 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas. Stanmore is 1930s semi-detached, Green Belt fringe. Harrow Council decides the Stanmore application, and Stanmore Tube anchors the Stanmore location plan.
- Harrow Weald (HA3) — 1930s semi-detached, Green Belt defines Harrow Weald, where 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Harrow Weald drawing package is validated by Harrow Council, with Harrow Weald Common the usual Harrow Weald reference point on the site plan.
- Kenton (HA3) — a drawing package in Kenton starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Kenton reads as 1930s semi-detached. in HA3. Harrow Council assesses Kenton architectural drawings against its own Kenton character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Kenton references Kenton station.
- Wealdstone (HA3) — 1930s semi-detached, post-war defines Wealdstone, where 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats set what a drawing package can do. Any Wealdstone drawing package is validated by Harrow Council, with Wealdstone High Street the usual Wealdstone reference point on the site plan.
- North Harrow (HA2) — 1930s semi-detached defines North Harrow, where 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any North Harrow drawing package is validated by Harrow Council, with North Harrow Tube the usual North Harrow reference point on the site plan.
- South Harrow (HA2) — drawing package work in South Harrow means 1930s semi-detached. South Harrow is 1930s semi-detached. Harrow Council decides the South Harrow application, and South Harrow Tube anchors the South Harrow location plan.
- Harrow on the Hill (HA1) — Georgian and Victorian conservation hilltop defines Harrow on the Hill, where georgian and victorian houses, listed buildings set what a drawing package can do. Any Harrow on the Hill drawing package is validated by Harrow Council, with Harrow School the usual Harrow on the Hill reference point on the site plan.
What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in Harrow?
Harrow conservation designations: there are 29 across Harrow Council, Harrow on the Hill, Pinner Village, Stanmore among them. Designation costs a Harrow owner the permitted-development route: a drawing package then needs a £548 householder application over 8 weeks, in place of the £249 prior approval route that takes 6 weeks. Harrow on the Hill is the Harrow designation that most often changes a drawing package design.
No blanket Article 4 over Harrow: Harrow Council has not withdrawn permitted development across Harrow, so a drawing package outside a Harrow conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a HA1 owner wants on file.
What Harrow is built from: 1930s semi-detached dominates; Edwardian villas in Harrow on the Hill and Pinner; Metropolitan Green Belt in Stanmore and Harrow Weald; post-war flats around Harrow Central. Outer north-west London suburban; Harrow on the Hill has exceptionally strict heritage controls; rest of borough permissive. That mix decides the drawing package route in Harrow more than the postcode does, and it is what a Harrow Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Harrow Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.
Which neighbouring authorities border Harrow?
- Hillingdon — adjoining Harrow, with 29 conservation areas centred on HA4. A drawing package on the far side of the Harrow line is determined by Hillingdon Council, so the Harrow quote for architectural drawings is checked against Hillingdon guidance before it is issued.
- Barnet — the Barnet boundary runs against Harrow, so a drawing package a street from Harrow is decided by Barnet Council instead. Barnet runs 20 conservation areas across N2 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for Harrow are re-checked against Barnet policy whenever the Harrow address sits on that edge.
- Brent — adjoining Harrow, with 22 conservation areas centred on NW2. A drawing package on the far side of the Harrow line is determined by Brent Council, so the Harrow quote for architectural drawings is checked against Brent guidance before it is issued.
Sources for this Harrow 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.
