Which postcode districts around Notting Hill do we cover for drawing package work?
Every Notting Hill postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. Notting Hill 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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| 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. |
| W8 | Kensington | Stucco terraces, listed buildings | Neighbouring Kensington, where drawing package work is handled by the same RBKC Planning case officers. |
| SW3 | Chelsea | Georgian and Victorian terraces, listed buildings | Neighbouring Chelsea, where drawing package work is handled by the same RBKC Planning case officers. |
| W11 | Holland Park | Victorian and Edwardian villas | Neighbouring Holland Park, where drawing package work is handled by the same RBKC Planning case officers. |
| SW5 | Earl's Court | Stucco terraces, Edwardian mansion blocks | Neighbouring Earl's Court, where drawing package work is handled by the same RBKC Planning case officers. |
| SW7 | South Kensington | Stucco terraces, mansion blocks, listed buildings | Neighbouring South Kensington, where drawing package work is handled by the same RBKC Planning case officers. |
| SW1X | Knightsbridge | Regency and Victorian terraces, mansion blocks | Neighbouring Knightsbridge, where drawing package work is handled by the same RBKC Planning case officers. |
| W10 | North Kensington | Victorian terraces, post-war estates | Neighbouring North Kensington, where drawing package work is handled by the same RBKC Planning case officers. |
| SW3 | Brompton | Stucco terraces, Edwardian mansion blocks | Neighbouring Brompton, where drawing package work is handled by the same RBKC Planning case officers. |
Which Notting Hill neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Notting Hill
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Notting Hill (W11) — stucco terraces, painted facades defines Notting Hill, where victorian stucco terraces set what a drawing package can do. across W11. Any Notting Hill drawing package is validated by RBKC Planning, with Portobello Road the usual Notting Hill reference point on the site plan.
- Near Notting Hill: Chelsea (SW3, SW10) — a drawing package in Chelsea starts from georgian and victorian terraces, listed buildings, and Chelsea reads as Georgian and Victorian terraces, riverside. in SW3. RBKC Planning assesses Chelsea architectural drawings against its own Chelsea character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Chelsea references King's Road.
- Near Notting Hill: Holland Park (W11, W14) — drawing package work in Holland Park means victorian and edwardian villas. Holland Park is Victorian villas around the park. throughout W11. RBKC Planning decides the Holland Park application, and Holland Park anchors the Holland Park location plan.
- Near Notting Hill: 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.
- Near Notting Hill: South Kensington (SW7) — drawing package work in South Kensington means stucco terraces, mansion blocks, listed buildings. South Kensington is Victorian and Edwardian stucco terraces. throughout SW7. RBKC Planning decides the South Kensington application, and V&A anchors the South Kensington location plan.
- Near Notting Hill: Knightsbridge (SW1X, SW7) — a drawing package in Knightsbridge starts from regency and victorian terraces, mansion blocks, and Knightsbridge reads as Regency and Victorian terraces, luxury. in SW1X. RBKC Planning assesses Knightsbridge architectural drawings against its own Knightsbridge character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Knightsbridge references Harrods.
- Near Notting Hill: 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.
Does Notting Hill planning policy restrict a drawing package?
How designation changes a Notting Hill drawing package: RBKC Planning maintains 38 conservation areas, including Chelsea, Notting Hill, Holland Park. Inside any of them a Notting Hill 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. Notting Hill sets the tone for Notting Hill casework.
Article 4 and your Notting Hill drawing package: Article 4 Directions covering HMOs, office-to-residential, and basement developments — RBKC has some of the strictest basement policies in London. At a W11 address that matters twice over, because RBKC Planning applies the direction unevenly across Notting Hill — we read the Notting Hill policies map for the exact W11 address before quoting architectural drawings.
Digging below a Notting Hill property: RBKC's basement policy (post-2015) limits to single-storey under 50% of garden area; double-storey basements effectively prohibited in residential streets. Where a drawing package in Notting Hill involves excavation that is read beside the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, which needs two months notice for a Notting Hill dig within 3 m of a neighbour, and RBKC Planning expects the W11 ground conditions addressed in the application.
What Notting Hill 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 drawing package route in Notting Hill more than the postcode does. Our fixed fee for architectural drawings in Notting Hill starts at £840, against £1,750 for the Complete package that carries a Notting Hill scheme through RBKC Planning planning and building regulations together.
What happens if a Notting Hill property sits on a boundary?
- Westminster — cross the Notting Hill 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 Notting Hill edge because Westminster policy and Kensington and Chelsea policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Hammersmith and Fulham — cross the Notting Hill 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 Notting Hill edge because Hammersmith and Fulham policy and Kensington and Chelsea policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Brent — the Brent boundary runs against Kensington and Chelsea, so a drawing package a street from Notting Hill is decided by Brent Council instead. Brent runs 22 conservation areas across NW2 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for Notting Hill are re-checked against Brent policy whenever the Notting Hill address sits on that edge.
Sources for this Notting Hill 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.
