Architectural drawings in NW11

Which postcode districts around NW11 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every NW11 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. NW11 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across NW11?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few NW11 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside NW11: Hampstead Garden Suburb (NW11) — Arts & Crafts garden suburb, conservation defines Hampstead Garden Suburb, where arts & crafts houses, edwardian villas set what a drawing package can do. Any Hampstead Garden Suburb drawing package is validated by Barnet Council, with Central Square the usual Hampstead Garden Suburb reference point on the site plan.
• Inside NW11: Golders Green (NW11) — drawing package work in Golders Green means edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached. Golders Green is Edwardian and 1930s semi-detached. Barnet Council decides the Golders Green application, and Golders Green Hippodrome anchors the Golders Green location plan.
• Bordering NW11: Finchley (N3, N12) — a drawing package in Finchley starts from 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas, and Finchley reads as 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. in N3. Barnet Council assesses Finchley architectural drawings against its own Finchley character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Finchley references Finchley Central.
• Bordering NW11: Muswell Hill (N10) — a drawing package in Muswell Hill starts from edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached, and Muswell Hill reads as Edwardian villas and terraces. in N10. Barnet Council assesses Muswell Hill architectural drawings against its own Muswell Hill character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Muswell Hill references Alexandra Palace.
• Bordering NW11: 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 NW11: Mill Hill (NW7) — drawing package work in Mill Hill means georgian villas, 1930s detached and semi-detached. Mill Hill is Georgian and 1930s detached. Barnet Council decides the Mill Hill application, and Mill Hill Village anchors the Mill Hill location plan.
• Bordering NW11: 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 NW11: 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 NW11: 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 NW11: 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.

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in NW11?

Conservation areas covering NW11 (Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb): Barnet Council runs 20, and Monken Hadley, Hampstead Garden Suburb, Mill Hill are the ones NW11 (Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a NW11 (Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb) conservation area loses permitted development, so the NW11 (Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Mill Hill a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

No blanket Article 4 over NW11 (Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb): Barnet Council has not withdrawn permitted development across NW11 (Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb), so a drawing package outside a NW11 (Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb) conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a NW11 owner wants on file.

What NW11 (Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb) 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 NW11 (Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb) 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.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of NW11?

• Harrow — adjoining NW11 (Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb), with 29 conservation areas centred on HA1. A drawing package on the far side of the NW11 (Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb) line is determined by Harrow Council, so the NW11 (Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Harrow guidance before it is issued.
• Brent — the Brent boundary runs against Barnet, so a drawing package a street from NW11 (Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb) is decided by Brent Council instead. Brent runs 22 conservation areas across NW2 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for NW11 (Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb) are re-checked against Brent policy whenever the NW11 (Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb) address sits on that edge.
• Camden — the Camden boundary runs against Barnet, so a drawing package a street from NW11 (Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb) is decided by Camden Council instead. Camden runs 40 conservation areas across NW1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for NW11 (Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb) are re-checked against Camden policy whenever the NW11 (Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb) address sits on that edge.
• Haringey — cross the NW11 (Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb) boundary and Haringey Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 29 conservation areas of its own around N4. We re-price architectural drawings at the NW11 (Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb) edge because Haringey policy and Barnet policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this NW11 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.