Which postcode districts around W10 do we cover for drawing package work?
Every W10 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. W10 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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| W10 | North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove | Victorian terraces, post-war estates | A drawing package at an W10 address in North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove is determined by RBKC Planning under its own Local Plan policies for North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove. |
| W10 | North Kensington | Victorian terraces, post-war estates | North Kensington sits inside W10; drawing package proposals here are determined by RBKC Planning. |
| SW3 | Chelsea / Brompton | Georgian and Victorian terraces, listed buildings | Adjoining district to W10, also inside Kensington and Chelsea for drawing package purposes. |
| SW5 | Earl's Court | Stucco terraces, Edwardian mansion blocks | Adjoining district to W10, also inside Kensington and Chelsea for drawing package purposes. |
| SW7 | South Kensington / Knightsbridge | Stucco terraces, mansion blocks, listed buildings | Adjoining district to W10, also inside Kensington and Chelsea for drawing package purposes. |
| SW10 | West Brompton / World's End | Georgian and Victorian terraces, listed buildings | Adjoining district to W10, also inside Kensington and Chelsea for drawing package purposes. |
Which W10 neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few W10
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- Inside W10: 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 W10: 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 W10: 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 W10: Notting Hill (W11) — stucco terraces, painted facades defines Notting Hill, where victorian stucco terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Notting Hill drawing package is validated by RBKC Planning, with Portobello Road the usual Notting Hill reference point on the site plan.
- Bordering W10: 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 W10: Earl's Court (SW5) — Victorian stucco terraces, mansion blocks defines Earl's Court, where stucco terraces, edwardian mansion blocks set what a drawing package can do. Any Earl's Court drawing package is validated by RBKC Planning, with Earl's Court station the usual Earl's Court reference point on the site plan.
- Bordering W10: South Kensington (SW7) — Victorian and Edwardian stucco terraces defines South Kensington, where stucco terraces, mansion blocks, listed buildings set what a drawing package can do. Any South Kensington drawing package is validated by RBKC Planning, with V&A the usual South Kensington reference point on the site plan.
- Bordering W10: 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 W10: 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.
What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in W10?
Conservation areas covering W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove): RBKC Planning runs 38, and Earls Court, Kensington, Chelsea are the ones W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove) conservation area loses permitted development, so the W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Notting Hill a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.
Article 4 and your W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove) 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 W10 address that matters twice over, because RBKC Planning applies the direction unevenly across W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove) — we read the W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove) policies map for the exact W10 address before quoting architectural drawings.
Digging below a W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove) 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 W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove) involves excavation that is read beside the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, which needs two months notice for a W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove) dig within 3 m of a neighbour, and RBKC Planning expects the W10 ground conditions addressed in the application.
W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove) housing stock: 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. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. RBKC Planning charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.
What happens if a W10 property sits on a boundary?
- Westminster — the Westminster boundary runs against Kensington and Chelsea, so a drawing package a street from W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove) is decided by Westminster City Council instead. Westminster runs 56 conservation areas across SW1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove) are re-checked against Westminster policy whenever the W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove) address sits on that edge.
- Hammersmith and Fulham — adjoining W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove), with 45 conservation areas centred on W6. A drawing package on the far side of the W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove) line is determined by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, so the W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Hammersmith and Fulham guidance before it is issued.
- Brent — adjoining W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove), with 22 conservation areas centred on NW2. A drawing package on the far side of the W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove) line is determined by Brent Council, so the W10 (North Kensington / Ladbroke Grove) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Brent guidance before it is issued.
Sources for this W10 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.
