Which NW6 postcodes does this drawing package service cover?
Every NW6 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. NW6 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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| NW6 | Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park | Mansion blocks, post-war flats | NW6 straddles a boundary: Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park addresses fall to Camden Council or Brent Council, so confirm which authority validates the drawing package before submitting NW6 drawings. |
| NW6 | Swiss Cottage | Mansion blocks, post-war flats | Swiss Cottage sits inside NW6; drawing package proposals here are determined by Camden Council. |
| NW6 | West Hampstead | Edwardian mansion blocks, Victorian villas | West Hampstead sits inside NW6; drawing package proposals here are determined by Camden Council. |
| NW6 | Kilburn | Victorian terraces, mansion blocks | Kilburn is the part of NW6 that belongs to two boroughs at once: Brent to the west of the boundary, Camden to the east. Which one determines your application depends on the address rather than the postcode. |
| NW6 | Queen's Park | Edwardian villas | Queen's Park sits inside NW6; drawing package proposals here are determined by Brent Council. |
| N1C | King's Cross | Modern apartments, converted warehouses | Adjoining district to NW6, also inside Camden for drawing package purposes. |
| N6 | Highgate | Georgian villas, Victorian and Edwardian semis | Adjoining district to NW6, also inside Camden for drawing package purposes. |
| NW1 | Camden Town / Regent's Park | Victorian terraces, mansion blocks | Adjoining district to NW6, also inside Camden for drawing package purposes. |
| NW3 | Hampstead / Belsize Park | Georgian and Victorian villas, listed buildings | Adjoining district to NW6, also inside Camden for drawing package purposes. |
| NW2 | Cricklewood / Neasden | Edwardian villas and terraces | Adjoining district to NW6, also inside Brent for drawing package purposes. |
| NW10 | Willesden / Harlesden / Kensal Green | Modern apartments, post-war estates | Adjoining district to NW6, also inside Brent for drawing package purposes. |
| HA0 | Wembley / Sudbury | 1930s semi-detached, new-build | Adjoining district to NW6, also inside Brent for drawing package purposes. |
How does a drawing package differ street by street across NW6?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few NW6
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Inside NW6: 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.
- Inside NW6: West Hampstead (NW6) — Victorian and Edwardian villa streets defines West Hampstead, where edwardian mansion blocks, victorian villas set what a drawing package can do. Any West Hampstead drawing package is validated by Camden Council, with West Hampstead Thameslink the usual West Hampstead reference point on the site plan.
- Inside NW6: 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.
- Inside NW6: Queen's Park (NW6) — drawing package work in Queen's Park means edwardian villas. Queen's Park is Edwardian villas, conservation. Brent Council decides the Queen's Park application, and Queen's Park anchors the Queen's Park location plan.
- Bordering NW6: 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 NW6: Hampstead (NW3) — drawing package work in Hampstead means georgian and victorian villas, listed buildings. Hampstead is affluent, listed Georgian and Victorian villas. Camden Council decides the Hampstead application, and Hampstead Heath anchors the Hampstead location plan.
- Bordering NW6: Primrose Hill (NW1) — drawing package work in Primrose Hill means victorian and edwardian terraces. Primrose Hill is boutique village atmosphere, painted terraces. Camden Council decides the Primrose Hill application, and Primrose Hill park anchors the Primrose Hill location plan.
- Bordering NW6: Kentish Town (NW5) — drawing package work in Kentish Town means victorian terraces. Kentish Town is Victorian terraced streets, gentrifying. Camden Council decides the Kentish Town application, and Kentish Town City Farm anchors the Kentish Town location plan.
- Bordering NW6: 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.
- Bordering NW6: Bloomsbury (WC1) — a drawing package in Bloomsbury starts from georgian terraces, listed buildings, and Bloomsbury reads as Georgian squares, academic. in WC1. Camden Council assesses Bloomsbury architectural drawings against its own Bloomsbury character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Bloomsbury references British Museum.
How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in NW6?
Conservation areas covering NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park): Camden Council runs 40, and Hampstead, Primrose Hill, Bloomsbury are the ones NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) conservation area loses permitted development, so the NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Camden Town a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.
What Article 4 removes near NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's 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 NW6 address is inside the mapped area, because Camden Council draws the NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park).
NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) below-ground policy: Camden's basement policy (Policy A5) restricts single-storey basements to 50% of garden area; double-storey basements generally refused outside commercial zones. Any drawing package in NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) that goes below existing foundations triggers two months notice under section 6 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, and Camden Council will want the NW6 ground and groundwater position set out.
The building fabric around NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's 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 NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's 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.
Conservation areas covering NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park): Brent Council runs 22, and Queen's Park, Mapesbury, Kensal Green are the ones NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) conservation area loses permitted development, so the NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Harlesden a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.
What Article 4 removes near NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park): Article 4 for HMO conversions in specific streets around Wembley and Harlesden. Before pricing a drawing package we check whether the NW6 address is inside the mapped area, because Brent Council draws the NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park).
The building fabric around NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park): 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. A drawing package in NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's 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 Brent Council.
What happens if a NW6 property sits on a boundary?
- Islington — cross the NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) boundary and Islington Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 40 conservation areas of its own around N1. We re-price architectural drawings at the NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) edge because Islington policy and Camden policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Barnet — cross the NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) boundary and Barnet Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 20 conservation areas of its own around N2. We re-price architectural drawings at the NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) edge because Barnet policy and Camden policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Haringey — cross the NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) 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 NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) edge because Haringey policy and Camden policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Brent — cross the NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) 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 NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) edge because Brent policy and Camden policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Camden — adjoining NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park), with 40 conservation areas centred on NW1. A drawing package on the far side of the NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) line is determined by Camden Council, so the NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Camden guidance before it is issued.
- Westminster — the Westminster boundary runs against Brent, so a drawing package a street from NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) is decided by Westminster City Council instead. Westminster runs 56 conservation areas across SW1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) are re-checked against Westminster policy whenever the NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) address sits on that edge.
- Kensington and Chelsea — the Kensington and Chelsea boundary runs against Brent, so a drawing package a street from NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) is decided by RBKC Planning instead. Kensington and Chelsea runs 38 conservation areas across SW1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) are re-checked against Kensington and Chelsea policy whenever the NW6 (Kilburn / West Hampstead / Queen's Park) address sits on that edge.
Sources for this NW6 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.
