Architectural drawings in UB5

Where in UB5 does a drawing package actually get determined?

Every UB5 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. UB5 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of UB5?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few UB5 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

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

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in UB5?

Conservation areas covering UB5 (Northolt): Ealing Council runs 30, and Pitshanger, Bedford Park, Acton Green are the ones UB5 (Northolt) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a UB5 (Northolt) conservation area loses permitted development, so the UB5 (Northolt) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Acton Green a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

What Article 4 removes near UB5 (Northolt): Article 4 for HMOs in specific streets in Acton, Ealing and Southall. Before pricing a drawing package we check whether the UB5 address is inside the mapped area, because Ealing Council draws the UB5 (Northolt) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of UB5 (Northolt).

What UB5 (Northolt) is built from: 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. That mix decides the drawing package route in UB5 (Northolt) more than the postcode does, and it is what a Ealing Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Ealing Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.

Which neighbouring authorities border UB5?

• Hounslow — cross the UB5 (Northolt) 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 UB5 (Northolt) edge because Hounslow policy and Ealing policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Hillingdon — cross the UB5 (Northolt) boundary and Hillingdon Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 29 conservation areas of its own around HA4. We re-price architectural drawings at the UB5 (Northolt) edge because Hillingdon policy and Ealing policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Brent — adjoining UB5 (Northolt), with 22 conservation areas centred on NW2. A drawing package on the far side of the UB5 (Northolt) line is determined by Brent Council, so the UB5 (Northolt) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Brent guidance before it is issued.
• Hammersmith and Fulham — the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary runs against Ealing, so a drawing package a street from UB5 (Northolt) 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 UB5 (Northolt) are re-checked against Hammersmith and Fulham policy whenever the UB5 (Northolt) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this UB5 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.