Architectural drawings in E14

Which postcode districts around E14 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every E14 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. E14 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

Which E14 neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few E14 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside E14: Canary Wharf (E14) — modern high-density towers defines Canary Wharf, where modern apartments set what a drawing package can do. Any Canary Wharf drawing package is validated by Tower Hamlets Council, with One Canada Square the usual Canary Wharf reference point on the site plan.
• Inside E14: Limehouse (E14) — Georgian and Victorian terraces, dockside defines Limehouse, where georgian and victorian terraces, warehouse conversions set what a drawing package can do. Any Limehouse drawing package is validated by Tower Hamlets Council, with Limehouse Basin the usual Limehouse reference point on the site plan.
• Inside E14: Poplar (E14) — drawing package work in Poplar means post-war estates, new-build. Poplar is post-war estates, regen. Tower Hamlets Council decides the Poplar application, and Robin Hood Gardens (former) anchors the Poplar location plan.
• Bordering E14: Spitalfields (E1) — Georgian listed townhouses, market quarter defines Spitalfields, where georgian listed townhouses set what a drawing package can do. Any Spitalfields drawing package is validated by Tower Hamlets Council, with Old Spitalfields Market the usual Spitalfields reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering E14: Whitechapel (E1) — Victorian terraces, mixed defines Whitechapel, where victorian terraces, post-war estates, new-build set what a drawing package can do. Any Whitechapel drawing package is validated by Tower Hamlets Council, with Whitechapel Gallery the usual Whitechapel reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering E14: Bethnal Green (E2) — a drawing package in Bethnal Green starts from victorian terraces, post-war estates, and Bethnal Green reads as Victorian terraces, post-war estates. in E2. Tower Hamlets Council assesses Bethnal Green architectural drawings against its own Bethnal Green character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Bethnal Green references Victoria Park.
• Bordering E14: Bow (E3) — Victorian terraces, Georgian fragments defines Bow, where victorian terraces, georgian fragments set what a drawing package can do. Any Bow drawing package is validated by Tower Hamlets Council, with Bow Bells the usual Bow reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering E14: Mile End (E1, E3) — a drawing package in Mile End starts from victorian terraces, post-war estates, and Mile End reads as Victorian terraces, post-war estates. in E1. Tower Hamlets Council assesses Mile End architectural drawings against its own Mile End character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Mile End references Mile End Park.
• Bordering E14: Wapping (E1W) — a drawing package in Wapping starts from georgian terraces, warehouse conversions, and Wapping reads as Georgian fragments, warehouse conversions. in E1W. Tower Hamlets Council assesses Wapping architectural drawings against its own Wapping character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Wapping references St Katharine Docks.
• Bordering E14: Shadwell (E1) — drawing package work in Shadwell means georgian fragments, post-war estates. Shadwell is Georgian fragments, post-war estates. Tower Hamlets Council decides the Shadwell application, and Shadwell station anchors the Shadwell location plan.

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in E14?

How designation changes a E14 (Canary Wharf / Poplar / Limehouse) drawing package: Tower Hamlets Council maintains 58 conservation areas, including Tredegar Square, Wapping Pierhead, Spitalfields. Inside any of them a E14 (Canary Wharf / Poplar / Limehouse) drawing package 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. Wapping Pierhead sets the tone for E14 (Canary Wharf / Poplar / Limehouse) casework.

Article 4 and your E14 (Canary Wharf / Poplar / Limehouse) drawing package: Article 4 for HMOs borough-wide; additional Article 4 covering office-to-residential in Canary Wharf and City Fringe. At a E14 address that matters twice over, because Tower Hamlets Council applies the direction unevenly across E14 (Canary Wharf / Poplar / Limehouse) — we read the E14 (Canary Wharf / Poplar / Limehouse) policies map for the exact E14 address before quoting architectural drawings.

The building fabric around E14 (Canary Wharf / Poplar / Limehouse): Georgian in Spitalfields and Wapping; Victorian industrial conversions; extensive post-war social housing; modern high-density towers in Canary Wharf and Aldgate. High heritage value in pockets (Spitalfields, Wapping), mixed with substantial regeneration areas; active planning committee. A drawing package in E14 (Canary Wharf / Poplar / Limehouse) 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 Tower Hamlets Council.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of E14?

• City of London — cross the E14 (Canary Wharf / Poplar / Limehouse) boundary and City of London Corporation takes the drawing package instead, applying 27 conservation areas of its own around EC1. We re-price architectural drawings at the E14 (Canary Wharf / Poplar / Limehouse) edge because City of London policy and Tower Hamlets policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Southwark — adjoining E14 (Canary Wharf / Poplar / Limehouse), with 43 conservation areas centred on SE1. A drawing package on the far side of the E14 (Canary Wharf / Poplar / Limehouse) line is determined by Southwark Council, so the E14 (Canary Wharf / Poplar / Limehouse) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Southwark guidance before it is issued.
• Greenwich — cross the E14 (Canary Wharf / Poplar / Limehouse) boundary and Greenwich Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 20 conservation areas of its own around SE3. We re-price architectural drawings at the E14 (Canary Wharf / Poplar / Limehouse) edge because Greenwich policy and Tower Hamlets policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Hackney — the Hackney boundary runs against Tower Hamlets, so a drawing package a street from E14 (Canary Wharf / Poplar / Limehouse) is decided by Hackney Council instead. Hackney runs 29 conservation areas across E2 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for E14 (Canary Wharf / Poplar / Limehouse) are re-checked against Hackney policy whenever the E14 (Canary Wharf / Poplar / Limehouse) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this E14 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.