Planning Permission Drawings in Kensington and Chelsea

Which Kensington and Chelsea postcodes does this planning drawing set service cover?

Every Kensington and Chelsea postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a planning drawing set there. Kensington and Chelsea fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not planning drawing set estimates.

What changes about a planning drawing set in each part of Kensington and Chelsea?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Kensington and Chelsea streets, and each one changes what a planning drawing set can achieve at that address.

• North Kensington (W10) — a planning drawing set in North Kensington starts from victorian terraces, post-war estates, and North Kensington reads as Victorian terraces, post-war estates. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans in W10. RBKC Planning assesses North Kensington planning drawings against its own North Kensington character guidance, and the location plan we draw for North Kensington references Golborne Road.
• Brompton (SW3) — Victorian stucco terraces, mansion blocks defines Brompton, where stucco terraces, edwardian mansion blocks set what a planning drawing set can do. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed across SW3. Any Brompton planning drawing set is validated by RBKC Planning, with Brompton Cross the usual Brompton reference point on the site plan.
• Kensington (W8) — a planning drawing set in Kensington starts from stucco terraces, listed buildings, and Kensington reads as Georgian and Victorian stucco terraces. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans in W8. RBKC Planning assesses Kensington planning drawings against its own Kensington character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Kensington references Kensington Palace.
• Chelsea (SW3, SW10) — a planning drawing set in Chelsea starts from georgian and victorian terraces, listed buildings, and Chelsea reads as Georgian and Victorian terraces, riverside. Applications on Georgian stock here almost always need a heritage statement alongside the drawings in SW3. RBKC Planning assesses Chelsea planning drawings against its own Chelsea character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Chelsea references King's Road.
• Notting Hill (W11) — stucco terraces, painted facades defines Notting Hill, where victorian stucco terraces set what a planning drawing set can do. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans across W11. Any Notting Hill planning drawing set is validated by RBKC Planning, with Portobello Road the usual Notting Hill reference point on the site plan.
• Holland Park (W11, W14) — a planning drawing set in Holland Park starts from victorian and edwardian villas, and Holland Park reads as Victorian villas around the park. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans in W11. RBKC Planning assesses Holland Park planning drawings against its own Holland Park character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Holland Park references Holland Park.
• Earl's Court (SW5) — planning drawing set work in Earl's Court means stucco terraces, edwardian mansion blocks. Earl's Court is Victorian stucco terraces, mansion blocks. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed throughout SW5. RBKC Planning decides the Earl's Court application, and Earl's Court station anchors the Earl's Court location plan.

What local planning policy applies to a planning drawing set in Kensington and Chelsea?

How designation changes a Kensington and Chelsea planning drawing set: RBKC Planning maintains 38 conservation areas, including Earls Court, Kensington, Chelsea. Inside any of them a Kensington and Chelsea planning drawing set 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. Earls Court sets the tone for Kensington and Chelsea casework.

Kensington and Chelsea and Article 4: Article 4 Directions covering HMOs, office-to-residential, and basement developments — RBKC has some of the strictest basement policies in London. A planning drawing set planned at a SW3 address is checked against that direction first; RBKC Planning publishes the Kensington and Chelsea extent, and the SW3 line rarely follows the Kensington and Chelsea boundary you would expect.

Kensington and Chelsea below-ground policy: RBKC's basement policy (post-2015) limits to single-storey under 50% of garden area; double-storey basements effectively prohibited in residential streets. Any planning drawing set in Kensington and Chelsea that goes below existing foundations triggers two months notice under section 6 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, and RBKC Planning will want the SW3 ground and groundwater position set out.

What Kensington and Chelsea is built from: Grand white stucco Regency and Victorian terraces; red-brick Queen Anne mansions in Kensington; Edwardian mansion blocks; almost no post-war housing stock. Internationally wealthy residents; extensive listed building coverage; heritage and streetscape prioritised in every decision. That mix decides the planning drawing set route in Kensington and Chelsea more than the postcode does, and it is what a RBKC Planning case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to RBKC Planning direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.

Which neighbouring authorities border Kensington and Chelsea?

• Westminster — adjoining Kensington and Chelsea, with 56 conservation areas centred on SW1. A planning drawing set on the far side of the Kensington and Chelsea line is determined by Westminster City Council, so the Kensington and Chelsea quote for planning drawings is checked against Westminster guidance before it is issued.
• Hammersmith and Fulham — the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary runs against Kensington and Chelsea, so a planning drawing set a street from Kensington and Chelsea is decided by Hammersmith & Fulham Council instead. Hammersmith and Fulham runs 45 conservation areas across W6 and its neighbours, which is why planning drawings priced for Kensington and Chelsea are re-checked against Hammersmith and Fulham policy whenever the Kensington and Chelsea address sits on that edge.
• Brent — cross the Kensington and Chelsea boundary and Brent Council takes the planning drawing set instead, applying 22 conservation areas of its own around NW2. We re-price planning drawings at the Kensington and Chelsea edge because Brent policy and Kensington and Chelsea policy rarely align on planning drawing set depth.

Sources for this Kensington and Chelsea planning drawing set 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.