Architectural drawings in UB1

Where in UB1 does a drawing package actually get determined?

Every UB1 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. UB1 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of UB1?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few UB1 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside UB1: Southall (UB1, UB2) — drawing package work in Southall means edwardian terraces, post-war flats. Southall is Edwardian terraces, post-war estates. Ealing Council decides the Southall application, and Southall Broadway anchors the Southall location plan.
• Bordering UB1: Ealing Broadway (W5) — a drawing package in Ealing Broadway starts from edwardian villas, victorian terraces, and Ealing Broadway reads as Edwardian villas, Victorian terraces. in W5. Ealing Council assesses Ealing Broadway architectural drawings against its own Ealing Broadway character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Ealing Broadway references Ealing Broadway station.
• Bordering UB1: Acton (W3) — drawing package work in Acton means victorian and edwardian terraces. Acton is Victorian and Edwardian terraces. Ealing Council decides the Acton application, and Acton Town anchors the Acton location plan.
• Bordering UB1: Hanwell (W7) — Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached defines Hanwell, where edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Hanwell drawing package is validated by Ealing Council, with Hanwell viaduct the usual Hanwell reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering UB1: West Ealing (W13) — drawing package work in West Ealing means edwardian terraces. West Ealing is Edwardian terraces. Ealing Council decides the West Ealing application, and West Ealing station anchors the West Ealing location plan.
• Bordering UB1: Greenford (UB6) — drawing package work in Greenford means 1930s semi-detached. Greenford is 1930s semi-detached. Ealing Council decides the Greenford application, and Greenford station anchors the Greenford location plan.
• Bordering UB1: Northolt (UB5) — 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates defines Northolt, where 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates set what a drawing package can do. Any Northolt drawing package is validated by Ealing Council, with Northolt Tube the usual Northolt reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering UB1: Bedford Park (W4) — drawing package work in Bedford Park means arts & crafts villas (listed). Bedford Park is Arts & Crafts garden suburb, conservation. Ealing Council decides the Bedford Park application, and Bedford Park Estate anchors the Bedford Park location plan.
• Bordering UB1: Pitshanger (W5) — drawing package work in Pitshanger means edwardian villas. Pitshanger is Edwardian conservation area. Ealing Council decides the Pitshanger application, and Pitshanger Lane anchors the Pitshanger location plan.
• Bordering UB1: Park Royal (NW10) — industrial fringe, new residential defines Park Royal, where modern apartments, post-war estates set what a drawing package can do. Any Park Royal drawing package is validated by Ealing Council, with Park Royal station the usual Park Royal reference point on the site plan.

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in UB1?

Conservation areas covering UB1 (Southall North): Ealing Council runs 30, and Ealing Broadway, Pitshanger, Bedford Park are the ones UB1 (Southall North) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a UB1 (Southall North) conservation area loses permitted development, so the UB1 (Southall North) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Bedford Park a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

Article 4 and your UB1 (Southall North) drawing package: Article 4 for HMOs in specific streets in Acton, Ealing and Southall. At a UB1 address that matters twice over, because Ealing Council applies the direction unevenly across UB1 (Southall North) — we read the UB1 (Southall North) policies map for the exact UB1 address before quoting architectural drawings.

The building fabric around UB1 (Southall North): Victorian and Edwardian villas in Ealing central; 1930s semi-detached in Northolt and Hanwell; mansion blocks along main roads; Bedford Park is a listed Arts & Crafts garden suburb. Leafy outer-west London; Bedford Park conservation area has strict heritage controls; rest of borough generally permissive. A drawing package in UB1 (Southall North) 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 Ealing Council.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of UB1?

• Hounslow — adjoining UB1 (Southall North), with 30 conservation areas centred on W3. A drawing package on the far side of the UB1 (Southall North) line is determined by Hounslow Council, so the UB1 (Southall North) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Hounslow guidance before it is issued.
• Hillingdon — the Hillingdon boundary runs against Ealing, so a drawing package a street from UB1 (Southall North) is decided by Hillingdon Council instead. Hillingdon runs 29 conservation areas across HA4 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for UB1 (Southall North) are re-checked against Hillingdon policy whenever the UB1 (Southall North) address sits on that edge.
• Brent — the Brent boundary runs against Ealing, so a drawing package a street from UB1 (Southall North) is decided by Brent Council instead. Brent runs 22 conservation areas across NW2 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for UB1 (Southall North) are re-checked against Brent policy whenever the UB1 (Southall North) address sits on that edge.
• Hammersmith and Fulham — the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary runs against Ealing, so a drawing package a street from UB1 (Southall North) is decided by Hammersmith & Fulham Council instead. Hammersmith and Fulham runs 45 conservation areas across W6 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for UB1 (Southall North) are re-checked against Hammersmith and Fulham policy whenever the UB1 (Southall North) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this UB1 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.