Which NW3 postcodes does this drawing package service cover?
Every NW3 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. NW3 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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| NW3 | Hampstead / Belsize Park | Georgian and Victorian villas, listed buildings | Hampstead / Belsize Park sits wholly inside NW3, so Camden Council validates every drawing package submitted from an NW3 address. |
| NW3 | Hampstead | Georgian and Victorian villas, listed buildings | Hampstead sits inside NW3; drawing package proposals here are determined by Camden Council. |
| NW3 | Belsize Park | Edwardian mansion blocks, Victorian villas | Belsize Park sits inside NW3; drawing package proposals here are determined by Camden Council. |
| NW3 | Swiss Cottage | Mansion blocks, post-war flats | Swiss Cottage sits inside NW3; drawing package proposals here are determined by Camden Council. |
| N1C | King's Cross | Modern apartments, converted warehouses | Adjoining district to NW3, also inside Camden for drawing package purposes. |
| N6 | Highgate | Georgian villas, Victorian and Edwardian semis | Adjoining district to NW3, also inside Camden for drawing package purposes. |
| NW1 | Camden Town / Regent's Park | Victorian terraces, mansion blocks | Adjoining district to NW3, also inside Camden for drawing package purposes. |
How does a drawing package differ street by street across NW3?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few NW3
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Inside NW3: Hampstead (NW3) — affluent, listed Georgian and Victorian villas defines Hampstead, where georgian and victorian villas, listed buildings set what a drawing package can do. Any Hampstead drawing package is validated by Camden Council, with Hampstead Heath the usual Hampstead reference point on the site plan.
- Inside NW3: Belsize Park (NW3) — tree-lined avenues, Edwardian mansion blocks defines Belsize Park, where edwardian mansion blocks, victorian villas set what a drawing package can do. Any Belsize Park drawing package is validated by Camden Council, with Belsize Park station the usual Belsize Park reference point on the site plan.
- Inside NW3: Swiss Cottage (NW3, NW6) — a drawing package in Swiss Cottage starts from mansion blocks, post-war flats, and Swiss Cottage reads as mansion blocks and post-war flats. in NW3. Camden Council assesses Swiss Cottage architectural drawings against its own Swiss Cottage character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Swiss Cottage references Swiss Cottage Library.
- Bordering NW3: Camden Town (NW1) — dense mixed-use, Victorian terraces, canal-side defines Camden Town, where victorian terraces, mansion blocks set what a drawing package can do. Any Camden Town drawing package is validated by Camden Council, with Camden Market the usual Camden Town reference point on the site plan.
- Bordering NW3: Primrose Hill (NW1) — boutique village atmosphere, painted terraces defines Primrose Hill, where victorian and edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Primrose Hill drawing package is validated by Camden Council, with Primrose Hill park the usual Primrose Hill reference point on the site plan.
- Bordering NW3: Kentish Town (NW5) — Victorian terraced streets, gentrifying defines Kentish Town, where victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Kentish Town drawing package is validated by Camden Council, with Kentish Town City Farm the usual Kentish Town reference point on the site plan.
- Bordering NW3: Bloomsbury (WC1) — Georgian squares, academic defines Bloomsbury, where georgian terraces, listed buildings set what a drawing package can do. Any Bloomsbury drawing package is validated by Camden Council, with British Museum the usual Bloomsbury reference point on the site plan.
- Bordering NW3: Fitzrovia (W1T) — drawing package work in Fitzrovia means georgian terraces, victorian mansion blocks. Fitzrovia is Georgian and Victorian mix, creative quarter. Camden Council decides the Fitzrovia application, and Fitzroy Square anchors the Fitzrovia location plan.
- Bordering NW3: King's Cross (N1C) — a drawing package in King's Cross starts from modern apartments, converted warehouses, and King's Cross reads as regenerated quarter, contemporary new-build. in N1C. Camden Council assesses King's Cross architectural drawings against its own King's Cross character guidance, and the location plan we draw for King's Cross references King's Cross Station.
- Bordering NW3: Highgate (N6) — village character on the hill, Georgian and Victorian defines Highgate, where georgian villas, victorian and edwardian semis set what a drawing package can do. Any Highgate drawing package is validated by Camden Council, with Highgate Cemetery the usual Highgate reference point on the site plan.
How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in NW3?
Conservation areas covering NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park): Camden Council runs 40, and Camden Town, Fitzrovia, Hampstead are the ones NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park) conservation area loses permitted development, so the NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Bloomsbury a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.
What Article 4 removes near NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park): Article 4 removes permitted development for HMO conversions (C3 to C4) across the borough, plus restrictions on basement extensions in 12 conservation areas. Before pricing a drawing package we check whether the NW3 address is inside the mapped area, because Camden Council draws the NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park).
Digging below a NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park) property: Camden's basement policy (Policy A5) restricts single-storey basements to 50% of garden area; double-storey basements generally refused outside commercial zones. Where a drawing package in NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park) involves excavation that is read beside the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, which needs two months notice for a NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park) dig within 3 m of a neighbour, and Camden Council expects the NW3 ground conditions addressed in the application.
The building fabric around NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park): Victorian and Edwardian terraces, Georgian townhouses in Bloomsbury and Hampstead, post-war mansion blocks, modern developments in King's Cross. Creative, affluent in Hampstead and Primrose Hill; dense mixed-use around Camden Town and Kings Cross; academic character in Bloomsbury. A drawing package in NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park) 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 Camden Council.
What happens if a NW3 property sits on a boundary?
- Westminster — adjoining NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park), with 56 conservation areas centred on SW1. A drawing package on the far side of the NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park) line is determined by Westminster City Council, so the NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Westminster guidance before it is issued.
- Islington — adjoining NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park), with 40 conservation areas centred on N1. A drawing package on the far side of the NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park) line is determined by Islington Council, so the NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Islington guidance before it is issued.
- Barnet — adjoining NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park), with 20 conservation areas centred on N2. A drawing package on the far side of the NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park) line is determined by Barnet Council, so the NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Barnet guidance before it is issued.
- Haringey — adjoining NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park), with 29 conservation areas centred on N4. A drawing package on the far side of the NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park) line is determined by Haringey Council, so the NW3 (Hampstead / Belsize Park) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Haringey guidance before it is issued.
Sources for this NW3 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.
