Architectural drawings in SW5

Which SW5 postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

Every SW5 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. SW5 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of SW5?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few SW5 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

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

Does SW5 planning policy restrict a drawing package?

How designation changes a SW5 (Earl's Court) drawing package: RBKC Planning maintains 38 conservation areas, including Kensington, Chelsea, Notting Hill. Inside any of them a SW5 (Earl's Court) drawing package cannot rely on permitted development, and the route becomes a £548 householder application determined in 8 weeks rather than a £249 prior approval in 6 weeks. Notting Hill sets the tone for SW5 (Earl's Court) casework.

Article 4 and your SW5 (Earl's Court) drawing package: Article 4 Directions covering HMOs, office-to-residential, and basement developments — RBKC has some of the strictest basement policies in London. At a SW5 address that matters twice over, because RBKC Planning applies the direction unevenly across SW5 (Earl's Court) — we read the SW5 (Earl's Court) policies map for the exact SW5 address before quoting architectural drawings.

Digging below a SW5 (Earl's Court) property: RBKC's basement policy (post-2015) limits to single-storey under 50% of garden area; double-storey basements effectively prohibited in residential streets. Where a drawing package in SW5 (Earl's Court) involves excavation that is read beside the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, which needs two months notice for a SW5 (Earl's Court) dig within 3 m of a neighbour, and RBKC Planning expects the SW5 ground conditions addressed in the application.

What SW5 (Earl's Court) is built from: 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. That mix decides the drawing package route in SW5 (Earl's Court) more than the postcode does, and it is what a RBKC Planning case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to RBKC Planning direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.

Which neighbouring authorities border SW5?

• Westminster — adjoining SW5 (Earl's Court), with 56 conservation areas centred on SW1. A drawing package on the far side of the SW5 (Earl's Court) line is determined by Westminster City Council, so the SW5 (Earl's Court) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Westminster guidance before it is issued.
• Hammersmith and Fulham — adjoining SW5 (Earl's Court), with 45 conservation areas centred on W6. A drawing package on the far side of the SW5 (Earl's Court) line is determined by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, so the SW5 (Earl's Court) 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 SW5 (Earl's Court) is decided by Brent Council instead. Brent runs 22 conservation areas across NW2 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for SW5 (Earl's Court) are re-checked against Brent policy whenever the SW5 (Earl's Court) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this SW5 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.