Architectural drawings in HA2

Where in HA2 does a drawing package actually get determined?

Every HA2 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. HA2 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across HA2?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few HA2 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside HA2: North Harrow (HA2) — 1930s semi-detached defines North Harrow, where 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any North Harrow drawing package is validated by Harrow Council, with North Harrow Tube the usual North Harrow reference point on the site plan.
• Inside HA2: South Harrow (HA2) — a drawing package in South Harrow starts from 1930s semi-detached, and South Harrow reads as 1930s semi-detached. in HA2. Harrow Council assesses South Harrow architectural drawings against its own South Harrow character guidance, and the location plan we draw for South Harrow references South Harrow Tube.
• Bordering HA2: Harrow on the Hill (HA1) — Georgian and Victorian conservation hilltop defines Harrow on the Hill, where georgian and victorian houses, listed buildings set what a drawing package can do. Any Harrow on the Hill drawing package is validated by Harrow Council, with Harrow School the usual Harrow on the Hill reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering HA2: Pinner (HA5) — drawing package work in Pinner means tudor fragments, edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached. Pinner is Tudor and 1930s village. Harrow Council decides the Pinner application, and Pinner High Street anchors the Pinner location plan.
• Bordering HA2: Stanmore (HA7) — 1930s semi-detached, Green Belt fringe defines Stanmore, where 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas set what a drawing package can do. Any Stanmore drawing package is validated by Harrow Council, with Stanmore Tube the usual Stanmore reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering HA2: Harrow Weald (HA3) — drawing package work in Harrow Weald means 1930s semi-detached. Harrow Weald is 1930s semi-detached, Green Belt. Harrow Council decides the Harrow Weald application, and Harrow Weald Common anchors the Harrow Weald location plan.
• Bordering HA2: Kenton (HA3) — a drawing package in Kenton starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Kenton reads as 1930s semi-detached. in HA3. Harrow Council assesses Kenton architectural drawings against its own Kenton character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Kenton references Kenton station.
• Bordering HA2: Wealdstone (HA3) — 1930s semi-detached, post-war defines Wealdstone, where 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats set what a drawing package can do. Any Wealdstone drawing package is validated by Harrow Council, with Wealdstone High Street the usual Wealdstone reference point on the site plan.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in HA2?

How designation changes a HA2 (North Harrow / South Harrow) drawing package: Harrow Council maintains 29 conservation areas, including Pinner Village, Stanmore, Harrow Weald. Inside any of them a HA2 (North Harrow / South Harrow) 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. Stanmore sets the tone for HA2 (North Harrow / South Harrow) casework.

No blanket Article 4 over HA2 (North Harrow / South Harrow): Harrow Council has not withdrawn permitted development across HA2 (North Harrow / South Harrow), so a drawing package outside a HA2 (North Harrow / South Harrow) conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a HA2 owner wants on file.

The building fabric around HA2 (North Harrow / South Harrow): 1930s semi-detached dominates; Edwardian villas in Harrow on the Hill and Pinner; Metropolitan Green Belt in Stanmore and Harrow Weald; post-war flats around Harrow Central. Outer north-west London suburban; Harrow on the Hill has exceptionally strict heritage controls; rest of borough permissive. A drawing package in HA2 (North Harrow / South Harrow) 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 Harrow Council.

What happens if a HA2 property sits on a boundary?

• Hillingdon — the Hillingdon boundary runs against Harrow, so a drawing package a street from HA2 (North Harrow / South Harrow) is decided by Hillingdon Council instead. Hillingdon runs 29 conservation areas across HA4 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for HA2 (North Harrow / South Harrow) are re-checked against Hillingdon policy whenever the HA2 (North Harrow / South Harrow) address sits on that edge.
• Barnet — adjoining HA2 (North Harrow / South Harrow), with 20 conservation areas centred on N2. A drawing package on the far side of the HA2 (North Harrow / South Harrow) line is determined by Barnet Council, so the HA2 (North Harrow / South Harrow) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Barnet guidance before it is issued.
• Brent — cross the HA2 (North Harrow / South Harrow) 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 HA2 (North Harrow / South Harrow) edge because Brent policy and Harrow policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this HA2 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.