Which postcode districts around Islington do we cover for drawing package work?
Every Islington postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. Islington 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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| EC1V | City Road / Old Street | Georgian and early Victorian terraces | A drawing package at an EC1V address in City Road / Old Street is determined by Islington Council under its own Local Plan policies for City Road / Old Street. |
| EC1Y | Bunhill / Whitecross | Georgian and early Victorian terraces | EC1Y covers Bunhill / Whitecross only; Islington Council handles the drawing package, and Bunhill / Whitecross case officers apply the EC1Y conservation-area map. |
| N4 | Finsbury Park / Stroud Green | Victorian terraces, post-war estates | Finsbury Park / Stroud Green is split at N4. Either Haringey Council or Islington Council or Hackney Council can determine a drawing package here, so the N4 address is checked against both policies maps first. |
| N16 | Stoke Newington / Stamford Hill | Georgian and Victorian terraces | N16 straddles a boundary: Stoke Newington / Stamford Hill addresses fall to Hackney Council or Islington Council, so confirm which authority validates the drawing package before submitting N16 drawings. |
| WC1X | Bloomsbury / Mount Pleasant | Georgian and early Victorian terraces | WC1X straddles a boundary: Bloomsbury / Mount Pleasant addresses fall to Camden Council or Islington Council, so confirm which authority validates the drawing package before submitting WC1X drawings. |
| N1 | Islington / Hoxton | Georgian and early Victorian terraces | A drawing package in Islington / Hoxton may land with Islington Council or Hackney Council — N1 crosses the boundary, and the N1 policies map decides it street by street. |
| N5 | Highbury | Victorian terraces, mansion blocks | N5 covers Highbury only; Islington Council handles the drawing package, and Highbury case officers apply the N5 conservation-area map. |
| N7 | Holloway / Tufnell Park | Victorian villas and terraces | N7 covers Holloway / Tufnell Park only; Islington Council handles the drawing package, and Holloway / Tufnell Park case officers apply the N7 conservation-area map. |
How does a drawing package differ street by street across Islington?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Islington
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Holloway (N7) — Victorian terraces, post-war estates defines Holloway, where victorian terraces, post-war estates set what a drawing package can do. Any Holloway drawing package is validated by Islington Council, with Holloway Road the usual Holloway reference point on the site plan.
- Newington Green (N16) — Georgian fragments, Victorian terraces defines Newington Green, where georgian and victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Newington Green drawing package is validated by Islington Council, with Newington Green the usual Newington Green reference point on the site plan.
- Angel (N1, EC1V) — Georgian terraces, dense town centre defines Angel, where georgian and early victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Angel drawing package is validated by Islington Council, with Angel station the usual Angel reference point on the site plan.
- Barnsbury (N1) — drawing package work in Barnsbury means georgian and early victorian terraces. Barnsbury is Georgian conservation area. Islington Council decides the Barnsbury application, and Barnsbury Square anchors the Barnsbury location plan.
- Canonbury (N1) — drawing package work in Canonbury means georgian villas, victorian terraces. Canonbury is Georgian and Victorian conservation area. Islington Council decides the Canonbury application, and Canonbury Square anchors the Canonbury location plan.
- Highbury (N5) — a drawing package in Highbury starts from victorian terraces, mansion blocks, and Highbury reads as Victorian terraces around Highbury Fields. in N5. Islington Council assesses Highbury architectural drawings against its own Highbury character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Highbury references Highbury Fields.
- Clerkenwell (EC1) — drawing package work in Clerkenwell means warehouse conversions, georgian fragments. Clerkenwell is converted industrial buildings, creative offices. Islington Council decides the Clerkenwell application, and Exmouth Market anchors the Clerkenwell location plan.
Does Islington planning policy restrict a drawing package?
Islington conservation designations: there are 40 across Islington Council, Angel, Barnsbury, Canonbury among them. Designation costs a Islington 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. Highbury is the Islington designation that most often changes a drawing package design.
Islington and Article 4: Article 4 Direction covering the whole borough removes permitted development rights for HMO conversions (C3 to C4). Separate Article 4 for office-to-residential in key areas. A drawing package planned at a N1 address is checked against that direction first; Islington Council publishes the Islington extent, and the N1 line rarely follows the Islington boundary you would expect.
What Islington is built from: Georgian and early Victorian terraces, Victorian bye-law housing, 1930s mansion blocks, converted industrial buildings in Clerkenwell and Farringdon. Densely terraced, gentrified; strong conservation area coverage; active planning department. That mix decides the drawing package route in Islington more than the postcode does, and it is what a Islington Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Islington Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.
Who decides a drawing package on the edge of Islington?
- Camden — adjoining Islington, with 40 conservation areas centred on NW1. A drawing package on the far side of the Islington line is determined by Camden Council, so the Islington quote for architectural drawings is checked against Camden guidance before it is issued.
- Hackney — adjoining Islington, with 29 conservation areas centred on E2. A drawing package on the far side of the Islington line is determined by Hackney Council, so the Islington quote for architectural drawings is checked against Hackney guidance before it is issued.
- Haringey — adjoining Islington, with 29 conservation areas centred on N4. A drawing package on the far side of the Islington line is determined by Haringey Council, so the Islington quote for architectural drawings is checked against Haringey guidance before it is issued.
- City of London — the City of London boundary runs against Islington, so a drawing package a street from Islington is decided by City of London Corporation instead. City of London runs 27 conservation areas across EC1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for Islington are re-checked against City of London policy whenever the Islington address sits on that edge.
Sources for this Islington 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.
