Architectural drawings in SW10

Which postcode districts around SW10 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every SW10 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SW10 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of SW10?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SW10 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside SW10: Chelsea (SW3, SW10) — drawing package work in Chelsea means georgian and victorian terraces, listed buildings. Chelsea is Georgian and Victorian terraces, riverside. RBKC Planning decides the Chelsea application, and King's Road anchors the Chelsea location plan.
• Bordering SW10: Kensington (W8) — a drawing package in Kensington starts from stucco terraces, listed buildings, and Kensington reads as Georgian and Victorian stucco terraces. in W8. RBKC Planning assesses Kensington architectural drawings against its own Kensington character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Kensington references Kensington Palace.
• Bordering SW10: Notting Hill (W11) — drawing package work in Notting Hill means victorian stucco terraces. Notting Hill is stucco terraces, painted facades. RBKC Planning decides the Notting Hill application, and Portobello Road anchors the Notting Hill location plan.
• Bordering SW10: Holland Park (W11, W14) — drawing package work in Holland Park means victorian and edwardian villas. Holland Park is Victorian villas around the park. RBKC Planning decides the Holland Park application, and Holland Park anchors the Holland Park location plan.
• Bordering SW10: Earl's Court (SW5) — Victorian stucco terraces, mansion blocks defines Earl's Court, where stucco terraces, edwardian mansion blocks set what a drawing package can do. Any Earl's Court drawing package is validated by RBKC Planning, with Earl's Court station the usual Earl's Court reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SW10: South Kensington (SW7) — a drawing package in South Kensington starts from stucco terraces, mansion blocks, listed buildings, and South Kensington reads as Victorian and Edwardian stucco terraces. in SW7. RBKC Planning assesses South Kensington architectural drawings against its own South Kensington character guidance, and the location plan we draw for South Kensington references V&A.
• Bordering SW10: Knightsbridge (SW1X, SW7) — drawing package work in Knightsbridge means regency and victorian terraces, mansion blocks. Knightsbridge is Regency and Victorian terraces, luxury. RBKC Planning decides the Knightsbridge application, and Harrods anchors the Knightsbridge location plan.
• Bordering SW10: North Kensington (W10) — Victorian terraces, post-war estates defines North Kensington, where victorian terraces, post-war estates set what a drawing package can do. Any North Kensington drawing package is validated by RBKC Planning, with Golborne Road the usual North Kensington reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SW10: Brompton (SW3) — a drawing package in Brompton starts from stucco terraces, edwardian mansion blocks, and Brompton reads as Victorian stucco terraces, mansion blocks. in SW3. RBKC Planning assesses Brompton architectural drawings against its own Brompton character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Brompton references Brompton Cross.
• Bordering SW10: Fulham (SW6) — a drawing package in Fulham starts from victorian terraces, mansion blocks, and Fulham reads as Victorian bay-fronted terraces. in SW6. Hammersmith & Fulham Council assesses Fulham architectural drawings against its own Fulham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Fulham references Fulham Broadway.

Does SW10 planning policy restrict a drawing package?

Conservation areas covering SW10 (West Brompton / World's End): RBKC Planning runs 38, and Holland Park, Earls Court, Kensington are the ones SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) conservation area loses permitted development, so the SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Kensington a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

What Article 4 removes near SW10 (West Brompton / World's End): Article 4 Directions covering HMOs, office-to-residential, and basement developments — RBKC has some of the strictest basement policies in London. Before pricing a drawing package we check whether the SW10 address is inside the mapped area, because RBKC Planning draws the SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of SW10 (West Brompton / World's End).

SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) below-ground policy: RBKC's basement policy (post-2015) limits to single-storey under 50% of garden area; double-storey basements effectively prohibited in residential streets. Any drawing package in SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) that goes below existing foundations triggers two months notice under section 6 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, and RBKC Planning will want the SW10 ground and groundwater position set out.

The building fabric around SW10 (West Brompton / World's End): Grand white stucco Regency and Victorian terraces; red-brick Queen Anne mansions in Kensington; Edwardian mansion blocks; almost no post-war housing stock. Internationally wealthy residents; extensive listed building coverage; heritage and streetscape prioritised in every decision. A drawing package in SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) 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 RBKC Planning.

Conservation areas covering SW10 (West Brompton / World's End): Hammersmith & Fulham Council runs 45, and Parsons Green, Walham Green, Hammersmith Grove are the ones SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) conservation area loses permitted development, so the SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Hammersmith Grove a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

What Article 4 removes near SW10 (West Brompton / World's End): Article 4 removes PD for HMO conversions; restrictions on ground-floor shop-to-residential in certain streets. Before pricing a drawing package we check whether the SW10 address is inside the mapped area, because Hammersmith & Fulham Council draws the SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of SW10 (West Brompton / World's End).

The building fabric around SW10 (West Brompton / World's End): Victorian and Edwardian terraces — particularly two-storey bay-fronted terraces south of the river in Fulham and Parsons Green; mansion blocks along main roads. Suburban-feel residential streets with strong conservation area coverage; well-established mansard precedents on many terraces. A drawing package in SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) 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 Hammersmith & Fulham Council.

Which neighbouring authorities border SW10?

• Westminster — the Westminster boundary runs against Kensington and Chelsea, so a drawing package a street from SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) is decided by Westminster City Council instead. Westminster runs 56 conservation areas across SW1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) are re-checked against Westminster policy whenever the SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) address sits on that edge.
• Hammersmith and Fulham — adjoining SW10 (West Brompton / World's End), with 45 conservation areas centred on W6. A drawing package on the far side of the SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) line is determined by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, so the SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Hammersmith and Fulham guidance before it is issued.
• Brent — the Brent boundary runs against Kensington and Chelsea, so a drawing package a street from SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) is decided by Brent Council instead. Brent runs 22 conservation areas across NW2 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) are re-checked against Brent policy whenever the SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) address sits on that edge.
• Wandsworth — the Wandsworth boundary runs against Hammersmith and Fulham, so a drawing package a street from SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) is decided by Wandsworth Council instead. Wandsworth runs 45 conservation areas across SW8 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) are re-checked against Wandsworth policy whenever the SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) address sits on that edge.
• Kensington and Chelsea — cross the SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) boundary and RBKC Planning takes the drawing package instead, applying 38 conservation areas of its own around SW1. We re-price architectural drawings at the SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) edge because Kensington and Chelsea policy and Hammersmith and Fulham policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Ealing — cross the SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) boundary and Ealing Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 30 conservation areas of its own around W3. We re-price architectural drawings at the SW10 (West Brompton / World's End) edge because Ealing policy and Hammersmith and Fulham policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this SW10 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.