Where in Highgate does a drawing package actually get determined?
Every Highgate postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. Highgate 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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| N6 | Highgate | Georgian villas, Victorian and Edwardian semis | Highgate is split at N6. Either Camden Council or Haringey Council can determine a drawing package here, so the N6 address is checked against both policies maps first. |
| NW1 | Camden Town | Victorian terraces, mansion blocks | Neighbouring Camden Town, where drawing package work is handled by the same Camden Council case officers. |
| NW3 | Hampstead | Georgian and Victorian villas, listed buildings | Neighbouring Hampstead, 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. |
| 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 Highgate?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Highgate
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Highgate (N6) — village character on the hill, Georgian and Victorian defines Highgate, where georgian villas, victorian and edwardian semis set what a drawing package can do. across N6. Any Highgate drawing package is validated by Camden Council, with Highgate Cemetery the usual Highgate reference point on the site plan.
- Near Highgate: West Hampstead (NW6) — drawing package work in West Hampstead means edwardian mansion blocks, victorian villas. West Hampstead is Victorian and Edwardian villa streets. throughout NW6. Camden Council decides the West Hampstead application, and West Hampstead Thameslink anchors the West Hampstead location plan.
- Near Highgate: Camden Town (NW1) — drawing package work in Camden Town means victorian terraces, mansion blocks. Camden Town is dense mixed-use, Victorian terraces, canal-side. throughout NW1. Camden Council decides the Camden Town application, and Camden Market anchors the Camden Town location plan.
- Near Highgate: 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 Highgate: Primrose Hill (NW1) — drawing package work in Primrose Hill means victorian and edwardian terraces. Primrose Hill is boutique village atmosphere, painted terraces. throughout NW1. Camden Council decides the Primrose Hill application, and Primrose Hill park anchors the Primrose Hill location plan.
- Near Highgate: Kentish Town (NW5) — drawing package work in Kentish Town means victorian terraces. Kentish Town is Victorian terraced streets, gentrifying. throughout NW5. Camden Council decides the Kentish Town application, and Kentish Town City Farm anchors the Kentish Town location plan.
- Near Highgate: Belsize Park (NW3) — drawing package work in Belsize Park means edwardian mansion blocks, victorian villas. Belsize Park is tree-lined avenues, Edwardian mansion blocks. throughout NW3. Camden Council decides the Belsize Park application, and Belsize Park station anchors the Belsize Park location plan.
How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in Highgate?
How designation changes a Highgate drawing package: Camden Council maintains 40 conservation areas, including Camden Town, Fitzrovia, Hampstead. Inside any of them a Highgate drawing package cannot rely on permitted development, and the route becomes a £258 householder application determined in 8 weeks rather than a £120 prior approval in 6 weeks. Hampstead sets the tone for Highgate casework.
Highgate and Article 4: Article 4 removes permitted development for HMO conversions (C3 to C4) across the borough, plus restrictions on basement extensions in 12 conservation areas. A drawing package planned at a N6 address is checked against that direction first; Camden Council publishes the Highgate extent, and the N6 line rarely follows the Highgate boundary you would expect.
Digging below a Highgate property: Camden's basement policy (Policy A5) restricts single-storey basements to 50% of garden area; double-storey basements generally refused outside commercial zones. Where a drawing package in Highgate involves excavation that is read beside the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, which needs two months notice for a Highgate dig within 3 m of a neighbour, and Camden Council expects the N6 ground conditions addressed in the application.
The building fabric around Highgate: 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. A drawing package in Highgate is scoped against that stock first. Our Highgate fixed fee starts at £840; the £1,750 Complete package runs the Highgate scheme through Camden Council planning and building control in one go.
What happens if a Highgate property sits on a boundary?
- City of London — adjoining Highgate, with 27 conservation areas centred on EC1. A drawing package on the far side of the Highgate line is determined by City of London Corporation, so the Highgate quote for architectural drawings is checked against City of London guidance before it is issued.
- Westminster — cross the Highgate boundary and Westminster City Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 56 conservation areas of its own around SW1. We re-price architectural drawings at the Highgate edge because Westminster policy and Camden policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Islington — adjoining Highgate, with 40 conservation areas centred on N1. A drawing package on the far side of the Highgate line is determined by Islington Council, so the Highgate quote for architectural drawings is checked against Islington guidance before it is issued.
- Barnet — adjoining Highgate, with 20 conservation areas centred on N2. A drawing package on the far side of the Highgate line is determined by Barnet Council, so the Highgate quote for architectural drawings is checked against Barnet guidance before it is issued.
Sources for this Highgate 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.
