Where in UB7 does a drawing package actually get determined?
Every UB7 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. UB7 fees below are the
statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a drawing package |
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| UB7 | West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth | 1930s semi-detached, post-war | UB7 covers West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth only; Hillingdon Council handles the drawing package. |
| UB7 | West Drayton | 1930s semi-detached, post-war | West Drayton sits inside UB7; drawing package proposals here are determined by Hillingdon Council. |
| UB7 | Yiewsley | 1930s semi-detached | Yiewsley sits inside UB7; drawing package proposals here are determined by Hillingdon Council. |
| HA4 | Ruislip | 1930s semi-detached, Tudor cottages | Adjoining district to UB7, also inside Hillingdon for drawing package purposes. |
| HA5 | Pinner / Eastcote | Tudor fragments, Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached | Adjoining district to UB7, also inside Hillingdon for drawing package purposes. |
| HA6 | Northwood | 1930s detached, Edwardian villas | Adjoining district to UB7, also inside Hillingdon for drawing package purposes. |
| UB3 | Hayes / Harlington | 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates | Adjoining district to UB7, also inside Hillingdon for drawing package purposes. |
What changes about a drawing package in each part of UB7?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few UB7
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Inside UB7: West Drayton (UB7) — 1930s semi-detached defines West Drayton, where 1930s semi-detached, post-war set what a drawing package can do. Any West Drayton drawing package is validated by Hillingdon Council, with West Drayton station the usual West Drayton reference point on the site plan.
- Inside UB7: Yiewsley (UB7) — 1930s semi-detached defines Yiewsley, where 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Yiewsley drawing package is validated by Hillingdon Council, with Yiewsley High Street the usual Yiewsley reference point on the site plan.
- Bordering UB7: Uxbridge (UB8) — drawing package work in Uxbridge means georgian fragments, 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. Uxbridge is Georgian centre, 1930s residential. Hillingdon Council decides the Uxbridge application, and Uxbridge High Street anchors the Uxbridge location plan.
- Bordering UB7: Ruislip (HA4) — 1930s semi-detached, Tudor fragments defines Ruislip, where 1930s semi-detached, tudor cottages set what a drawing package can do. Any Ruislip drawing package is validated by Hillingdon Council, with Ruislip Lido the usual Ruislip reference point on the site plan.
- Bordering UB7: Northwood (HA6) — 1930s detached and semi-detached defines Northwood, where 1930s detached, edwardian villas set what a drawing package can do. Any Northwood drawing package is validated by Hillingdon Council, with Northwood Hills the usual Northwood reference point on the site plan.
- Bordering UB7: Hayes (UB3, UB4) — drawing package work in Hayes means 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates. Hayes is 1930s semi-detached, post-war. Hillingdon Council decides the Hayes application, and Hayes & Harlington anchors the Hayes location plan.
- Bordering UB7: Ickenham (UB10) — drawing package work in Ickenham means 1930s semi-detached, tudor fragments. Ickenham is 1930s semi-detached, village conservation. Hillingdon Council decides the Ickenham application, and Ickenham Village anchors the Ickenham location plan.
- Bordering UB7: Harefield (UB9) — drawing package work in Harefield means tudor and georgian fragments, 1930s semi-detached. Harefield is village conservation, rural fringe. Hillingdon Council decides the Harefield application, and Harefield Hospital anchors the Harefield location plan.
- Bordering UB7: Eastcote (HA5) — 1930s semi-detached defines Eastcote, where 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Eastcote drawing package is validated by Hillingdon Council, with Eastcote Tube the usual Eastcote reference point on the site plan.
- Bordering UB7: Hillingdon (UB10) — 1930s semi-detached, post-war defines Hillingdon, where 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Hillingdon drawing package is validated by Hillingdon Council, with Hillingdon Tube the usual Hillingdon reference point on the site plan.
What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in UB7?
UB7 (West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth) conservation designations: there are 29 across Hillingdon Council, Ickenham, Uxbridge, Ruislip Village among them. Designation costs a UB7 (West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth) 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. Ruislip Village is the UB7 (West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.
No blanket Article 4 over UB7 (West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth): Hillingdon Council has not withdrawn permitted development across UB7 (West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth), so a drawing package outside a UB7 (West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth) conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a UB7 owner wants on file.
The building fabric around UB7 (West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth): 1930s semi-detached dominates; Metropolitan Green Belt covers much of north Hillingdon; Victorian cottages in Uxbridge and Ruislip villages; post-war housing near Heathrow. Largest outer west London borough; significant Green Belt; Heathrow noise contours affect planning decisions in Harmondsworth and Sipson. A drawing package in UB7 (West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth) 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 Hillingdon Council.
What happens if a UB7 property sits on a boundary?
- Harrow — adjoining UB7 (West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth), with 29 conservation areas centred on HA1. A drawing package on the far side of the UB7 (West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth) line is determined by Harrow Council, so the UB7 (West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Harrow guidance before it is issued.
- Ealing — the Ealing boundary runs against Hillingdon, so a drawing package a street from UB7 (West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth) is decided by Ealing Council instead. Ealing runs 30 conservation areas across W3 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for UB7 (West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth) are re-checked against Ealing policy whenever the UB7 (West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth) address sits on that edge.
- Hounslow — adjoining UB7 (West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth), with 30 conservation areas centred on W3. A drawing package on the far side of the UB7 (West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth) line is determined by Hounslow Council, so the UB7 (West Drayton / Sipson / Harmondsworth) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Hounslow guidance before it is issued.
Sources for this UB7 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.
