Architectural drawings in N11

Which postcode districts around N11 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every N11 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. N11 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across N11?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few N11 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Bordering N11: 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 N11: Hampstead Garden Suburb (NW11) — drawing package work in Hampstead Garden Suburb means arts & crafts houses, edwardian villas. Hampstead Garden Suburb is Arts & Crafts garden suburb, conservation. Barnet Council decides the Hampstead Garden Suburb application, and Central Square anchors the Hampstead Garden Suburb location plan.
• Bordering N11: Golders Green (NW11) — Edwardian and 1930s semi-detached defines Golders Green, where edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Golders Green drawing package is validated by Barnet Council, with Golders Green Hippodrome the usual Golders Green reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering N11: Muswell Hill (N10) — Edwardian villas and terraces defines Muswell Hill, where edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Muswell Hill drawing package is validated by Barnet Council, with Alexandra Palace the usual Muswell Hill reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering N11: 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 N11: 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 N11: Edgware (HA8) — 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats defines Edgware, where 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats set what a drawing package can do. Any Edgware drawing package is validated by Barnet Council, with Edgware Tube the usual Edgware reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering N11: Colindale (NW9) — a drawing package in Colindale starts from post-war flats, new-build, and Colindale reads as post-war flats, new-build. in NW9. Barnet Council assesses Colindale architectural drawings against its own Colindale character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Colindale references Colindale station.
• Bordering N11: Whetstone (N20) — drawing package work in Whetstone means 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas. Whetstone is 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. Barnet Council decides the Whetstone application, and Totteridge & Whetstone anchors the Whetstone location plan.
• Bordering N11: East Finchley (N2) — drawing package work in East Finchley means edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached. East Finchley is Edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached. Barnet Council decides the East Finchley application, and Phoenix Cinema anchors the East Finchley location plan.

Does N11 planning policy restrict a drawing package?

N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) conservation designations: there are 20 across Barnet Council, Golders Green, Monken Hadley, Hampstead Garden Suburb among them. Designation costs a N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) 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. Mill Hill is the N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

No blanket Article 4 over N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green): Barnet Council has not withdrawn permitted development across N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green), so a drawing package outside a N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a N11 owner wants on file.

What N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) is built from: 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. That mix decides the drawing package route in N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) more than the postcode does, and it is what a Barnet Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Barnet Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.

N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) conservation designations: there are 22 across Enfield Council, Winchmore Hill, Bush Hill Park, Forty Hill among them. Designation costs a N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) 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. Enfield Town is the N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

No blanket Article 4 over N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green): Enfield Council has not withdrawn permitted development across N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green), so a drawing package outside a N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a N11 owner wants on file.

What N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) is built from: 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. That mix decides the drawing package route in N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) more than the postcode does, and it is what a Enfield Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Enfield Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.

What happens if a N11 property sits on a boundary?

• Harrow — cross the N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) 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 N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) edge because Harrow policy and Barnet policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Brent — adjoining N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green), with 22 conservation areas centred on NW2. A drawing package on the far side of the N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) line is determined by Brent Council, so the N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Brent guidance before it is issued.
• Camden — the Camden boundary runs against Barnet, so a drawing package a street from N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) is decided by Camden Council instead. Camden runs 40 conservation areas across NW1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) are re-checked against Camden policy whenever the N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) address sits on that edge.
• Haringey — adjoining N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green), with 29 conservation areas centred on N4. A drawing package on the far side of the N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) line is determined by Haringey Council, so the N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Haringey guidance before it is issued.
• Barnet — the Barnet boundary runs against Enfield, so a drawing package a street from N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) is decided by Barnet Council instead. Barnet runs 20 conservation areas across N2 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) are re-checked against Barnet policy whenever the N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) address sits on that edge.
• Waltham Forest — adjoining N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green), with 17 conservation areas centred on E4. A drawing package on the far side of the N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) line is determined by Waltham Forest Council, so the N11 (New Southgate / Bounds Green) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Waltham Forest guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this N11 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.