Where in EN5 does a drawing package actually get determined?
Every EN5 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. EN5 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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| EN5 | Barnet / Arkley | Georgian fragments, 1930s semi-detached | Barnet Council covers most of EN5, though not the whole of it: the district reaches beyond Greater London into Hertsmere Borough Council's area, and each authority keeps its own conservation-area map and its own article 4 directions. We confirm which register applies from the full address, never from the first three characters of a postcode. |
| EN5 | Barnet | Georgian fragments, 1930s semi-detached | Barnet sits inside EN5; drawing package proposals here are determined by Barnet Council. |
| N2 | East Finchley | Edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached | Adjoining district to EN5, also inside Barnet for drawing package purposes. |
| N3 | Finchley Central | 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas | Adjoining district to EN5, also inside Barnet for drawing package purposes. |
| N11 | New Southgate / Bounds Green | mixed stock | Adjoining district to EN5, also inside Barnet for drawing package purposes. |
| N12 | North Finchley / Woodside Park | 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas | Adjoining district to EN5, also inside Barnet for drawing package purposes. |
Which EN5 neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few EN5
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Inside EN5: Barnet (EN5) — Georgian and Victorian high street, 1930s residential defines Barnet, where georgian fragments, 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Barnet drawing package is validated by Barnet Council, with Barnet High Street the usual Barnet reference point on the site plan.
- Bordering EN5: 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 EN5: 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 EN5: 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 EN5: 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 EN5: Hendon (NW4) — 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats defines Hendon, where 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats set what a drawing package can do. Any Hendon drawing package is validated by Barnet Council, with RAF Museum the usual Hendon reference point on the site plan.
- Bordering EN5: Mill Hill (NW7) — a drawing package in Mill Hill starts from georgian villas, 1930s detached and semi-detached, and Mill Hill reads as Georgian and 1930s detached. in NW7. Barnet Council assesses Mill Hill architectural drawings against its own Mill Hill character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Mill Hill references Mill Hill Village.
- Bordering EN5: 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 EN5: 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 EN5: Whetstone (N20) — a drawing package in Whetstone starts from 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas, and Whetstone reads as 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. in N20. Barnet Council assesses Whetstone architectural drawings against its own Whetstone character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Whetstone references Totteridge & Whetstone.
Does EN5 planning policy restrict a drawing package?
EN5 (Barnet / Arkley) conservation designations: there are 20 across Barnet Council, Golders Green, Monken Hadley, Hampstead Garden Suburb among them. Designation costs a EN5 (Barnet / Arkley) owner the permitted-development route: a drawing package then needs a £548 householder application over 8 weeks, in place of the £249 prior approval route that takes 6 weeks. Golders Green is the EN5 (Barnet / Arkley) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.
No blanket Article 4 over EN5 (Barnet / Arkley): Barnet Council has not withdrawn permitted development across EN5 (Barnet / Arkley), so a drawing package outside a EN5 (Barnet / Arkley) conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a EN5 owner wants on file.
The building fabric around EN5 (Barnet / Arkley): 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 EN5 (Barnet / Arkley) 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.
Who decides a drawing package on the edge of EN5?
- Camden — cross the EN5 (Barnet / Arkley) 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 EN5 (Barnet / Arkley) edge because Camden policy and Barnet policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Haringey — east of Barnet, with 29 conservation areas concentrated around N4. Cross that boundary and Haringey Council determines the drawings under its own policies, which is why a quote pitched for EN5 gets re-read against Haringey guidance when the site sits on the shared edge. EN5 is shared in the other direction too, northwards with Hertsmere in Hertfordshire.
- Enfield — cross the EN5 (Barnet / Arkley) boundary and Enfield Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 22 conservation areas of its own around EN1. We re-price architectural drawings at the EN5 (Barnet / Arkley) edge because Enfield policy and Barnet policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Harrow — cross the EN5 (Barnet / Arkley) boundary and Harrow Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 29 conservation areas of its own around HA1. We re-price architectural drawings at the EN5 (Barnet / Arkley) edge because Harrow policy and Barnet policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
Sources for this EN5 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.
