Where in Hampstead does a drawing package actually get determined?
Every Hampstead postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. Hampstead 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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| NW3 | Hampstead / Belsize Park | Georgian and Victorian villas, listed buildings | Hampstead / Belsize Park sits wholly inside NW3, so Camden Council validates every drawing package submitted from an NW3 address. |
| NW1 | Camden Town | Victorian terraces, mansion blocks | Neighbouring Camden Town, where drawing package work is handled by the same Camden Council case officers. |
| NW1 | Primrose Hill | Victorian and Edwardian terraces | Neighbouring Primrose Hill, where drawing package work is handled by the same Camden Council case officers. |
| NW5 | Kentish Town | Victorian terraces | Neighbouring Kentish Town, where drawing package work is handled by the same Camden Council case officers. |
| NW3 | Belsize Park | Edwardian mansion blocks, Victorian villas | Neighbouring Belsize Park, where drawing package work is handled by the same Camden Council case officers. |
| WC1 | Bloomsbury | Georgian terraces, listed buildings | Neighbouring Bloomsbury, where drawing package work is handled by the same Camden Council case officers. |
| W1T | Fitzrovia | Georgian terraces, Victorian mansion blocks | Neighbouring Fitzrovia, where drawing package work is handled by the same Camden Council case officers. |
| N1C | King's Cross | Modern apartments, converted warehouses | Neighbouring King's Cross, where drawing package work is handled by the same Camden Council case officers. |
| N6 | Highgate | Georgian villas, Victorian and Edwardian semis | Neighbouring Highgate, where drawing package work is handled by the same Camden Council case officers. |
| NW3 | Swiss Cottage | Mansion blocks, post-war flats | Neighbouring Swiss Cottage, where drawing package work is handled by the same Camden Council case officers. |
| NW5 | Gospel Oak | Victorian terraces, post-war estates | Neighbouring Gospel Oak, where drawing package work is handled by the same Camden Council case officers. |
| NW6 | West Hampstead | Edwardian mansion blocks, Victorian villas | Neighbouring West Hampstead, where drawing package work is handled by the same Camden Council case officers. |
How does a drawing package differ street by street across Hampstead?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Hampstead
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Hampstead (NW3) — affluent, listed Georgian and Victorian villas defines Hampstead, where georgian and victorian villas, listed buildings set what a drawing package can do. across NW3. Any Hampstead drawing package is validated by Camden Council, with Hampstead Heath the usual Hampstead reference point on the site plan.
- Near Hampstead: Bloomsbury (WC1) — a drawing package in Bloomsbury starts from georgian terraces, listed buildings, and Bloomsbury reads as Georgian squares, academic. in WC1. Camden Council assesses Bloomsbury architectural drawings against its own Bloomsbury character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Bloomsbury references British Museum.
- Near Hampstead: Fitzrovia (W1T) — drawing package work in Fitzrovia means georgian terraces, victorian mansion blocks. Fitzrovia is Georgian and Victorian mix, creative quarter. throughout W1T. Camden Council decides the Fitzrovia application, and Fitzroy Square anchors the Fitzrovia location plan.
- Near Hampstead: King's Cross (N1C) — drawing package work in King's Cross means modern apartments, converted warehouses. King's Cross is regenerated quarter, contemporary new-build. throughout N1C. Camden Council decides the King's Cross application, and King's Cross Station anchors the King's Cross location plan.
- Near Hampstead: Highgate (N6) — a drawing package in Highgate starts from georgian villas, victorian and edwardian semis, and Highgate reads as village character on the hill, Georgian and Victorian. in N6. Camden Council assesses Highgate architectural drawings against its own Highgate character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Highgate references Highgate Cemetery.
- Near Hampstead: Swiss Cottage (NW3, NW6) — drawing package work in Swiss Cottage means mansion blocks, post-war flats. Swiss Cottage is mansion blocks and post-war flats. throughout NW3. Camden Council decides the Swiss Cottage application, and Swiss Cottage Library anchors the Swiss Cottage location plan.
- Near Hampstead: Gospel Oak (NW5) — drawing package work in Gospel Oak means victorian terraces, post-war estates. Gospel Oak is Victorian terraces and estates near the Heath. throughout NW5. Camden Council decides the Gospel Oak application, and Gospel Oak station anchors the Gospel Oak location plan.
Does Hampstead planning policy restrict a drawing package?
Conservation areas covering Hampstead: Camden Council runs 40, and Hampstead, Primrose Hill, Bloomsbury are the ones Hampstead owners meet most. A drawing package inside a Hampstead conservation area loses permitted development, so the Hampstead submission is a householder application at £258 decided in 8 weeks — not a £120 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Fitzrovia a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.
Article 4 and your Hampstead drawing package: Article 4 removes permitted development for HMO conversions (C3 to C4) across the borough, plus restrictions on basement extensions in 12 conservation areas. At a NW3 address that matters twice over, because Camden Council applies the direction unevenly across Hampstead — we read the Hampstead policies map for the exact NW3 address before quoting architectural drawings.
Hampstead below-ground policy: Camden's basement policy (Policy A5) restricts single-storey basements to 50% of garden area; double-storey basements generally refused outside commercial zones. Any drawing package in Hampstead that goes below existing foundations triggers two months notice under section 6 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, and Camden Council will want the NW3 ground and groundwater position set out.
Hampstead housing stock: Victorian and Edwardian terraces, Georgian townhouses in Bloomsbury and Hampstead, post-war mansion blocks, modern developments in King's Cross. Creative, affluent in Hampstead and Primrose Hill; dense mixed-use around Camden Town and Kings Cross; academic character in Bloomsbury. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in Hampstead — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Architectural drawings in Hampstead start at £840 on a fixed fee, or £1,750 for the Complete package covering both Camden Council submissions.
Which neighbouring authorities border Hampstead?
- City of London — the City of London boundary runs against Camden, so a drawing package a street from Hampstead 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 Hampstead are re-checked against City of London policy whenever the Hampstead address sits on that edge.
- Westminster — the Westminster boundary runs against Camden, so a drawing package a street from Hampstead is decided by Westminster City Council instead. Westminster runs 56 conservation areas across SW1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for Hampstead are re-checked against Westminster policy whenever the Hampstead address sits on that edge.
- Islington — adjoining Hampstead, with 40 conservation areas centred on N1. A drawing package on the far side of the Hampstead line is determined by Islington Council, so the Hampstead quote for architectural drawings is checked against Islington guidance before it is issued.
- Barnet — cross the Hampstead boundary and Barnet Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 20 conservation areas of its own around N2. We re-price architectural drawings at the Hampstead edge because Barnet policy and Camden policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
Sources for this Hampstead 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.
