Architectural drawings in SW1V

Which postcode districts around SW1V do we cover for drawing package work?

Every SW1V postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SW1V fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of SW1V?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SW1V streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside SW1V: Pimlico (SW1V) — a drawing package in Pimlico starts from regency terraces, post-war estates, and Pimlico reads as Regency stucco terraces, grid plan. in SW1V. Westminster City Council assesses Pimlico architectural drawings against its own Pimlico character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Pimlico references Tate Britain.
• Bordering SW1V: Mayfair (W1J, W1K) — a drawing package in Mayfair starts from georgian townhouses, listed buildings, and Mayfair reads as Georgian listed townhouses, luxury. in W1J. Westminster City Council assesses Mayfair architectural drawings against its own Mayfair character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Mayfair references Berkeley Square.
• Bordering SW1V: Belgravia (SW1X, SW1W) — white stucco Regency terraces defines Belgravia, where regency stucco terraces, listed buildings set what a drawing package can do. Any Belgravia drawing package is validated by Westminster City Council, with Eaton Square the usual Belgravia reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SW1V: Marylebone (W1U, W1G, W1H) — drawing package work in Marylebone means georgian terraces, edwardian mansion blocks. Marylebone is Georgian and Victorian terraces, mansion blocks. Westminster City Council decides the Marylebone application, and Marylebone High Street anchors the Marylebone location plan.
• Bordering SW1V: Soho (W1D, W1F) — Georgian fragments, mixed-use defines Soho, where georgian terraces, mixed-use set what a drawing package can do. Any Soho drawing package is validated by Westminster City Council, with Soho Square the usual Soho reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SW1V: Covent Garden (WC2E, WC2H) — drawing package work in Covent Garden means georgian terraces, conversions. Covent Garden is Georgian piazza, listed buildings. Westminster City Council decides the Covent Garden application, and Royal Opera House anchors the Covent Garden location plan.
• Bordering SW1V: St John's Wood (NW8) — a drawing package in St John's Wood starts from victorian villas, mansion blocks, and St John's Wood reads as Victorian villas, mansion blocks. in NW8. Westminster City Council assesses St John's Wood architectural drawings against its own St John's Wood character guidance, and the location plan we draw for St John's Wood references Lord's Cricket Ground.
• Bordering SW1V: Bayswater (W2) — drawing package work in Bayswater means victorian stucco terraces. Bayswater is Victorian stucco terraces. Westminster City Council decides the Bayswater application, and Hyde Park anchors the Bayswater location plan.
• Bordering SW1V: Paddington (W2) — Regency and Victorian terraces, canal-side regen defines Paddington, where regency terraces, modern apartments set what a drawing package can do. Any Paddington drawing package is validated by Westminster City Council, with Paddington Basin the usual Paddington reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering SW1V: Victoria (SW1E, SW1W) — drawing package work in Victoria means regency terraces, post-war flats. Victoria is Regency terraces, mixed-use. Westminster City Council decides the Victoria application, and Victoria Station anchors the Victoria location plan.

Does SW1V planning policy restrict a drawing package?

SW1V (Pimlico) conservation designations: there are 56 across Westminster City Council, Pimlico, Soho, Covent Garden among them. Designation costs a SW1V (Pimlico) 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. Belgravia is the SW1V (Pimlico) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

Article 4 and your SW1V (Pimlico) drawing package: Multiple Article 4 Directions — office-to-residential restrictions, HMO conversions, retail to residential in shopping zones. At a SW1V address that matters twice over, because Westminster City Council applies the direction unevenly across SW1V (Pimlico) — we read the SW1V (Pimlico) policies map for the exact SW1V address before quoting architectural drawings.

SW1V (Pimlico) below-ground policy: Westminster basement policy restricts to single-storey, typically under 50% of rear garden footprint; lightwells and rooflights strictly controlled in conservation areas. Any drawing package in SW1V (Pimlico) that goes below existing foundations triggers two months notice under section 6 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, and Westminster City Council will want the SW1V ground and groundwater position set out.

The building fabric around SW1V (Pimlico): Grand Georgian and Regency terraces in Belgravia and Pimlico; Victorian and Edwardian mansion blocks; heritage-rich townhouses throughout; very high listed building density. Heritage-first planning approach; listed buildings on almost every street; basement and rear extension policies particularly strict. A drawing package in SW1V (Pimlico) 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 Westminster City Council.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of SW1V?

• Kensington and Chelsea — cross the SW1V (Pimlico) 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 SW1V (Pimlico) edge because Kensington and Chelsea policy and Westminster policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Wandsworth — cross the SW1V (Pimlico) boundary and Wandsworth Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 45 conservation areas of its own around SW8. We re-price architectural drawings at the SW1V (Pimlico) edge because Wandsworth policy and Westminster policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Lambeth — the Lambeth boundary runs against Westminster, so a drawing package a street from SW1V (Pimlico) is decided by Lambeth Council instead. Lambeth runs 64 conservation areas across SE1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SW1V (Pimlico) are re-checked against Lambeth policy whenever the SW1V (Pimlico) address sits on that edge.
• City of London — cross the SW1V (Pimlico) boundary and City of London Corporation takes the drawing package instead, applying 27 conservation areas of its own around EC1. We re-price architectural drawings at the SW1V (Pimlico) edge because City of London policy and Westminster policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this SW1V 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.