Architectural drawings in EN4

Which postcode districts around EN4 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every EN4 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. EN4 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across EN4?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few EN4 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Bordering EN4: Finchley (N3, N12) — drawing package work in Finchley means 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas. Finchley is 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. Barnet Council decides the Finchley application, and Finchley Central anchors the Finchley location plan.
• Bordering EN4: Hampstead Garden Suburb (NW11) — a drawing package in Hampstead Garden Suburb starts from arts & crafts houses, edwardian villas, and Hampstead Garden Suburb reads as Arts & Crafts garden suburb, conservation. in NW11. Barnet Council assesses Hampstead Garden Suburb architectural drawings against its own Hampstead Garden Suburb character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Hampstead Garden Suburb references Central Square.
• Bordering EN4: Golders Green (NW11) — a drawing package in Golders Green starts from edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached, and Golders Green reads as Edwardian and 1930s semi-detached. in NW11. Barnet Council assesses Golders Green architectural drawings against its own Golders Green character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Golders Green references Golders Green Hippodrome.
• Bordering EN4: Muswell Hill (N10) — drawing package work in Muswell Hill means edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached. Muswell Hill is Edwardian villas and terraces. Barnet Council decides the Muswell Hill application, and Alexandra Palace anchors the Muswell Hill location plan.
• Bordering EN4: Hendon (NW4) — drawing package work in Hendon means 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. Hendon is 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. Barnet Council decides the Hendon application, and RAF Museum anchors the Hendon location plan.
• Bordering EN4: Mill Hill (NW7) — Georgian and 1930s detached defines Mill Hill, where georgian villas, 1930s detached and semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Mill Hill drawing package is validated by Barnet Council, with Mill Hill Village the usual Mill Hill reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering EN4: Edgware (HA8) — drawing package work in Edgware means 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. Edgware is 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. Barnet Council decides the Edgware application, and Edgware Tube anchors the Edgware location plan.
• Bordering EN4: Colindale (NW9) — post-war flats, new-build defines Colindale, where post-war flats, new-build set what a drawing package can do. Any Colindale drawing package is validated by Barnet Council, with Colindale station the usual Colindale reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering EN4: Whetstone (N20) — 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas defines Whetstone, where 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas set what a drawing package can do. Any Whetstone drawing package is validated by Barnet Council, with Totteridge & Whetstone the usual Whetstone reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering EN4: East Finchley (N2) — Edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached defines East Finchley, where edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any East Finchley drawing package is validated by Barnet Council, with Phoenix Cinema the usual East Finchley reference point on the site plan.

Does EN4 planning policy restrict a drawing package?

How designation changes a EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) drawing package: Barnet Council maintains 20 conservation areas, including Hendon, Golders Green, Monken Hadley. Inside any of them a EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) 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. Golders Green sets the tone for EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) casework.

Article 4 and your EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) drawing package: Barnet Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a drawing package in EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) generally survives outside EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a EN4 owner records that a drawing package was lawful.

The building fabric around EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters): 1930s semi-detached dominates; Edwardian villas in Muswell Hill, Finchley; Garden Suburb Arts & Crafts in Hampstead Garden Suburb; post-war flats in Colindale. Suburban outer-London borough; permitted development used heavily; Hampstead Garden Suburb has its own residents' trust with additional design controls. A drawing package in EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) 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 Barnet Council.

How designation changes a EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) drawing package: Enfield Council maintains 22 conservation areas, including Gentleman's Row, Winchmore Hill, Bush Hill Park. Inside any of them a EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) 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. Winchmore Hill sets the tone for EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) casework.

Article 4 and your EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) drawing package: Enfield Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a drawing package in EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) generally survives outside EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a EN4 owner records that a drawing package was lawful.

The building fabric around EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters): Edwardian villas in Palmers Green and Winchmore Hill; 1930s semi-detached in Southgate; Victorian terraces in Edmonton; Metropolitan Green Belt north of the borough. Outer north London; Metropolitan Green Belt affects north; generally permissive elsewhere. A drawing package in EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) 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 Enfield Council.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of EN4?

• Enfield — the Enfield boundary runs against Barnet, so a drawing package a street from EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) is decided by Enfield Council instead. Enfield runs 22 conservation areas across EN1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) are re-checked against Enfield policy whenever the EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) address sits on that edge.
• Harrow — adjoining EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters), with 29 conservation areas centred on HA1. A drawing package on the far side of the EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) line is determined by Harrow Council, so the EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Harrow guidance before it is issued.
• Brent — cross the EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) boundary and Brent Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 22 conservation areas of its own around NW2. We re-price architectural drawings at the EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) edge because Brent policy and Barnet policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Camden — cross the EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) boundary and Camden Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 40 conservation areas of its own around NW1. We re-price architectural drawings at the EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) edge because Camden policy and Barnet policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Barnet — the Barnet boundary runs against Enfield, so a drawing package a street from EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) is decided by Barnet Council instead. Barnet runs 20 conservation areas across N2 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) are re-checked against Barnet policy whenever the EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) address sits on that edge.
• Haringey — adjoining EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters), with 29 conservation areas centred on N4. A drawing package on the far side of the EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) line is determined by Haringey Council, so the EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Haringey guidance before it is issued.
• Waltham Forest — adjoining EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters), with 17 conservation areas centred on E4. A drawing package on the far side of the EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) line is determined by Waltham Forest Council, so the EN4 (East Barnet / Cockfosters) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Waltham Forest guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this EN4 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.