Architectural drawings in E3

Which E3 postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

Every E3 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. E3 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across E3?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few E3 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

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

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in E3?

Conservation areas covering E3 (Bow): Tower Hamlets Council runs 58, and Spitalfields, Whitechapel Market, Fournier Street are the ones E3 (Bow) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a E3 (Bow) conservation area loses permitted development, so the E3 (Bow) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Tredegar Square a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

What Article 4 removes near E3 (Bow): Article 4 for HMOs borough-wide; additional Article 4 covering office-to-residential in Canary Wharf and City Fringe. Before pricing a drawing package we check whether the E3 address is inside the mapped area, because Tower Hamlets Council draws the E3 (Bow) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of E3 (Bow).

The building fabric around E3 (Bow): 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 E3 (Bow) 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 E3?

• Southwark — adjoining E3 (Bow), with 43 conservation areas centred on SE1. A drawing package on the far side of the E3 (Bow) line is determined by Southwark Council, so the E3 (Bow) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Southwark guidance before it is issued.
• Greenwich — the Greenwich boundary runs against Tower Hamlets, so a drawing package a street from E3 (Bow) is decided by Greenwich Council instead. Greenwich runs 20 conservation areas across SE3 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for E3 (Bow) are re-checked against Greenwich policy whenever the E3 (Bow) address sits on that edge.
• Hackney — cross the E3 (Bow) boundary and Hackney Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 29 conservation areas of its own around E2. We re-price architectural drawings at the E3 (Bow) edge because Hackney policy and Tower Hamlets policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Newham — adjoining E3 (Bow), with 10 conservation areas centred on E6. A drawing package on the far side of the E3 (Bow) line is determined by Newham Council, so the E3 (Bow) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Newham guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this E3 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.