Which Kensington and Chelsea postcodes does this drawing package service cover?
Every Kensington and Chelsea postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. Kensington and Chelsea 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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| W10 | North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove | Victorian terraces, post-war estates | A drawing package at an W10 address in North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove is determined by RBKC Planning under its own Local Plan policies for North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove. |
| W11 | Notting Hill / Holland Park | Victorian stucco terraces | W11 covers Notting Hill / Holland Park only; RBKC Planning handles the drawing package, and Notting Hill / Holland Park case officers apply the W11 conservation-area map. |
| SW1X | Knightsbridge / Belgravia | Regency stucco terraces, listed buildings | Knightsbridge / Belgravia is split at SW1X. Either Westminster City Council or RBKC Planning can determine a drawing package here, so the SW1X address is checked against both policies maps first. |
| W14 | West Kensington / Barons Court | Victorian and Edwardian villas | West Kensington / Barons Court is split at W14. Either Hammersmith & Fulham Council or RBKC Planning can determine a drawing package here, so the W14 address is checked against both policies maps first. |
| SW3 | Chelsea / Brompton | Georgian and Victorian terraces, listed buildings | SW3 covers Chelsea / Brompton only; RBKC Planning handles the drawing package, and Chelsea / Brompton case officers apply the SW3 conservation-area map. |
| SW5 | Earl's Court | Stucco terraces, Edwardian mansion blocks | Earl's Court sits wholly inside SW5, so RBKC Planning validates every drawing package submitted from an SW5 address. |
| SW7 | South Kensington / Knightsbridge | Stucco terraces, mansion blocks, listed buildings | South Kensington / Knightsbridge is split at SW7. Either RBKC Planning or Westminster City Council can determine a drawing package here, so the SW7 address is checked against both policies maps first. |
| SW10 | West Brompton / World's End | Georgian and Victorian terraces, listed buildings | A drawing package in West Brompton / World's End may land with RBKC Planning or Hammersmith & Fulham Council — SW10 crosses the boundary, and the SW10 policies map decides it street by street. |
What changes about a drawing package 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 drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Holland Park (W11, W14) — drawing package work in Holland Park means victorian and edwardian villas. Holland Park is Victorian villas around the park. RBKC Planning decides the Holland Park application, and Holland Park anchors the Holland Park location plan.
- Earl's Court (SW5) — a drawing package in Earl's Court starts from stucco terraces, edwardian mansion blocks, and Earl's Court reads as Victorian stucco terraces, mansion blocks. in SW5. RBKC Planning assesses Earl's Court architectural drawings against its own Earl's Court character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Earl's Court references Earl's Court station.
- South Kensington (SW7) — Victorian and Edwardian stucco terraces defines South Kensington, where stucco terraces, mansion blocks, listed buildings set what a drawing package can do. Any South Kensington drawing package is validated by RBKC Planning, with V&A the usual South Kensington reference point on the site plan.
- Knightsbridge (SW1X, SW7) — Regency and Victorian terraces, luxury defines Knightsbridge, where regency and victorian terraces, mansion blocks set what a drawing package can do. Any Knightsbridge drawing package is validated by RBKC Planning, with Harrods the usual Knightsbridge reference point on the site plan.
- North Kensington (W10) — a drawing package in North Kensington starts from victorian terraces, post-war estates, and North Kensington reads as Victorian terraces, post-war estates. in W10. RBKC Planning assesses North Kensington architectural drawings against its own North Kensington character guidance, and the location plan we draw for North Kensington references Golborne Road.
- Brompton (SW3) — a drawing package in Brompton starts from stucco terraces, edwardian mansion blocks, and Brompton reads as Victorian stucco terraces, mansion blocks. in SW3. RBKC Planning assesses Brompton architectural drawings against its own Brompton character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Brompton references Brompton Cross.
- Kensington (W8) — a drawing package in Kensington starts from stucco terraces, listed buildings, and Kensington reads as Georgian and Victorian stucco terraces. in W8. RBKC Planning assesses Kensington architectural drawings against its own Kensington character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Kensington references Kensington Palace.
How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in Kensington and Chelsea?
Conservation areas covering Kensington and Chelsea: RBKC Planning runs 38, and Kensington, Chelsea, Notting Hill are the ones Kensington and Chelsea owners meet most. A drawing package inside a Kensington and Chelsea conservation area loses permitted development, so the Kensington and Chelsea submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Earls Court a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.
What Article 4 removes near Kensington and Chelsea: Article 4 Directions covering HMOs, office-to-residential, and basement developments — RBKC has some of the strictest basement policies in London. Before pricing a drawing package we check whether the SW3 address is inside the mapped area, because RBKC Planning draws the Kensington and Chelsea boundary street by street rather than across the whole of Kensington and Chelsea.
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 drawing package 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.
The building fabric around Kensington and Chelsea: 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. A drawing package in Kensington and Chelsea is scoped against that stock first, because it decides whether the scheme runs as permitted development, a £274 Lawful Development Certificate, or a full £548 application to RBKC Planning.
Which neighbouring authorities border Kensington and Chelsea?
- Westminster — the Westminster boundary runs against Kensington and Chelsea, so a drawing package a street from Kensington and Chelsea is decided by Westminster City Council instead. Westminster runs 56 conservation areas across SW1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for Kensington and Chelsea are re-checked against Westminster policy whenever the Kensington and Chelsea address sits on that edge.
- Hammersmith and Fulham — cross the Kensington and Chelsea 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 Kensington and Chelsea edge because Hammersmith and Fulham policy and Kensington and Chelsea policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Brent — adjoining Kensington and Chelsea, with 22 conservation areas centred on NW2. A drawing package on the far side of the Kensington and Chelsea line is determined by Brent Council, so the Kensington and Chelsea quote for architectural drawings is checked against Brent guidance before it is issued.
Sources for this Kensington and Chelsea 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.
