Architectural drawings in UB2

Which postcode districts around UB2 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every UB2 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. UB2 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of UB2?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few UB2 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside UB2: 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 UB2: 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 UB2: Acton (W3) — Victorian and Edwardian terraces defines Acton, where victorian and edwardian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Acton drawing package is validated by Ealing Council, with Acton Town the usual Acton reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering UB2: 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 UB2: West Ealing (W13) — a drawing package in West Ealing starts from edwardian terraces, and West Ealing reads as Edwardian terraces. in W13. Ealing Council assesses West Ealing architectural drawings against its own West Ealing character guidance, and the location plan we draw for West Ealing references West Ealing station.
• Bordering UB2: Greenford (UB6) — a drawing package in Greenford starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Greenford reads as 1930s semi-detached. in UB6. Ealing Council assesses Greenford architectural drawings against its own Greenford character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Greenford references Greenford station.
• Bordering UB2: Northolt (UB5) — a drawing package in Northolt starts from 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates, and Northolt reads as 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates. in UB5. Ealing Council assesses Northolt architectural drawings against its own Northolt character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Northolt references Northolt Tube.
• Bordering UB2: 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 UB2: 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 UB2: Park Royal (NW10) — drawing package work in Park Royal means modern apartments, post-war estates. Park Royal is industrial fringe, new residential. Ealing Council decides the Park Royal application, and Park Royal station anchors the Park Royal location plan.

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in UB2?

UB2 (Southall South) conservation designations: there are 30 across Ealing Council, Hanwell, Ealing Broadway, Pitshanger among them. Designation costs a UB2 (Southall South) 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. Acton Green is the UB2 (Southall South) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

UB2 (Southall South) and Article 4: Article 4 for HMOs in specific streets in Acton, Ealing and Southall. A drawing package planned at a UB2 address is checked against that direction first; Ealing Council publishes the UB2 (Southall South) extent, and the UB2 line rarely follows the UB2 (Southall South) boundary you would expect.

UB2 (Southall South) housing stock: 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. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in UB2 (Southall South) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Ealing Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

Which neighbouring authorities border UB2?

• Hounslow — cross the UB2 (Southall South) boundary and Hounslow Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 30 conservation areas of its own around W3. We re-price architectural drawings at the UB2 (Southall South) edge because Hounslow policy and Ealing policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Hillingdon — the Hillingdon boundary runs against Ealing, so a drawing package a street from UB2 (Southall South) is decided by Hillingdon Council instead. Hillingdon runs 29 conservation areas across HA4 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for UB2 (Southall South) are re-checked against Hillingdon policy whenever the UB2 (Southall South) address sits on that edge.
• Brent — adjoining UB2 (Southall South), with 22 conservation areas centred on NW2. A drawing package on the far side of the UB2 (Southall South) line is determined by Brent Council, so the UB2 (Southall South) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Brent guidance before it is issued.
• Hammersmith and Fulham — adjoining UB2 (Southall South), with 45 conservation areas centred on W6. A drawing package on the far side of the UB2 (Southall South) line is determined by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, so the UB2 (Southall South) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Hammersmith and Fulham guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this UB2 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.