Architectural drawings in HA9

Where in HA9 does a drawing package actually get determined?

Every HA9 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. HA9 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across HA9?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few HA9 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside HA9: Wembley (HA0, HA9) — 1930s semi-detached, major regen defines Wembley, where 1930s semi-detached, new-build set what a drawing package can do. Any Wembley drawing package is validated by Brent Council, with Wembley Stadium the usual Wembley reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering HA9: Kilburn (NW6) — drawing package work in Kilburn means victorian terraces, mansion blocks. Kilburn is Victorian terraces, mansion blocks. Brent Council decides the Kilburn application, and Kilburn High Road anchors the Kilburn location plan.
• Bordering HA9: Queen's Park (NW6) — a drawing package in Queen's Park starts from edwardian villas, and Queen's Park reads as Edwardian villas, conservation. in NW6. Brent Council assesses Queen's Park architectural drawings against its own Queen's Park character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Queen's Park references Queen's Park.
• Bordering HA9: Harlesden (NW10) — drawing package work in Harlesden means victorian terraces. Harlesden is Victorian terraces. Brent Council decides the Harlesden application, and Harlesden High Street anchors the Harlesden location plan.
• Bordering HA9: Mapesbury (NW2) — drawing package work in Mapesbury means edwardian villas and terraces. Mapesbury is Edwardian conservation area. Brent Council decides the Mapesbury application, and Mapesbury Conservation Area anchors the Mapesbury location plan.
• Bordering HA9: Kensal Green (NW10) — a drawing package in Kensal Green starts from victorian terraces, and Kensal Green reads as Victorian terraces. in NW10. Brent Council assesses Kensal Green architectural drawings against its own Kensal Green character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Kensal Green references Kensal Green Cemetery.
• Bordering HA9: Willesden (NW10) — drawing package work in Willesden means victorian terraces, edwardian terraces. Willesden is Victorian terraces, Edwardian. Brent Council decides the Willesden application, and Willesden Green Tube anchors the Willesden location plan.
• Bordering HA9: Neasden (NW10, NW2) — drawing package work in Neasden means 1930s semi-detached, post-war. Neasden is 1930s semi-detached. Brent Council decides the Neasden application, and BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir anchors the Neasden location plan.
• Bordering HA9: Cricklewood (NW2) — drawing package work in Cricklewood means edwardian terraces. Cricklewood is Edwardian terraces. Brent Council decides the Cricklewood application, and Cricklewood Broadway anchors the Cricklewood location plan.
• Bordering HA9: Sudbury (HA0) — 1930s semi-detached defines Sudbury, where 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Sudbury drawing package is validated by Brent Council, with Sudbury Town Tube the usual Sudbury reference point on the site plan.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in HA9?

HA9 (Wembley / Wembley Park) conservation designations: there are 22 across Brent Council, Sudbury Court, Queen's Park, Mapesbury among them. Designation costs a HA9 (Wembley / Wembley Park) 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. Sudbury Court is the HA9 (Wembley / Wembley Park) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

What Article 4 removes near HA9 (Wembley / Wembley Park): Article 4 for HMO conversions in specific streets around Wembley and Harlesden. Before pricing a drawing package we check whether the HA9 address is inside the mapped area, because Brent Council draws the HA9 (Wembley / Wembley Park) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of HA9 (Wembley / Wembley Park).

What HA9 (Wembley / Wembley Park) is built from: Edwardian villas in Queen's Park and Mapesbury; Victorian terraces in Kilburn and Harlesden; 1930s semi-detached in Wembley; post-war tower blocks in Church End. Highly diverse borough; Queen's Park and Mapesbury are heritage-controlled; Wembley is a major regeneration hub. That mix decides the drawing package route in HA9 (Wembley / Wembley Park) more than the postcode does, and it is what a Brent Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Brent Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.

What happens if a HA9 property sits on a boundary?

• Kensington and Chelsea — adjoining HA9 (Wembley / Wembley Park), with 38 conservation areas centred on SW1. A drawing package on the far side of the HA9 (Wembley / Wembley Park) line is determined by RBKC Planning, so the HA9 (Wembley / Wembley Park) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Kensington and Chelsea guidance before it is issued.
• Hammersmith and Fulham — the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary runs against Brent, so a drawing package a street from HA9 (Wembley / Wembley Park) is decided by Hammersmith & Fulham Council instead. Hammersmith and Fulham runs 45 conservation areas across W6 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for HA9 (Wembley / Wembley Park) are re-checked against Hammersmith and Fulham policy whenever the HA9 (Wembley / Wembley Park) address sits on that edge.
• Ealing — adjoining HA9 (Wembley / Wembley Park), with 30 conservation areas centred on W3. A drawing package on the far side of the HA9 (Wembley / Wembley Park) line is determined by Ealing Council, so the HA9 (Wembley / Wembley Park) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Ealing guidance before it is issued.
• Harrow — the Harrow boundary runs against Brent, so a drawing package a street from HA9 (Wembley / Wembley Park) is decided by Harrow Council instead. Harrow runs 29 conservation areas across HA1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for HA9 (Wembley / Wembley Park) are re-checked against Harrow policy whenever the HA9 (Wembley / Wembley Park) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this HA9 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.