Architectural drawings in W11

Where in W11 does a drawing package actually get determined?

Every W11 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. W11 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across W11?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few W11 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside W11: 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.
• Inside W11: Holland Park (W11, W14) — a drawing package in Holland Park starts from victorian and edwardian villas, and Holland Park reads as Victorian villas around the park. in W11. RBKC Planning assesses Holland Park architectural drawings against its own Holland Park character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Holland Park references Holland Park.
• Bordering W11: 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 W11: Chelsea (SW3, SW10) — a drawing package in Chelsea starts from georgian and victorian terraces, listed buildings, and Chelsea reads as Georgian and Victorian terraces, riverside. in SW3. RBKC Planning assesses Chelsea architectural drawings against its own Chelsea character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Chelsea references King's Road.
• Bordering W11: Earl's Court (SW5) — drawing package work in Earl's Court means stucco terraces, edwardian mansion blocks. Earl's Court is Victorian stucco terraces, mansion blocks. RBKC Planning decides the Earl's Court application, and Earl's Court station anchors the Earl's Court location plan.
• Bordering W11: 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 W11: Knightsbridge (SW1X, SW7) — a drawing package in Knightsbridge starts from regency and victorian terraces, mansion blocks, and Knightsbridge reads as Regency and Victorian terraces, luxury. in SW1X. RBKC Planning assesses Knightsbridge architectural drawings against its own Knightsbridge character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Knightsbridge references Harrods.
• Bordering W11: North Kensington (W10) — Victorian terraces, post-war estates defines North Kensington, where victorian terraces, post-war estates set what a drawing package can do. Any North Kensington drawing package is validated by RBKC Planning, with Golborne Road the usual North Kensington reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering W11: Brompton (SW3) — drawing package work in Brompton means stucco terraces, edwardian mansion blocks. Brompton is Victorian stucco terraces, mansion blocks. RBKC Planning decides the Brompton application, and Brompton Cross anchors the Brompton location plan.

Does W11 planning policy restrict a drawing package?

W11 (Notting Hill / Holland Park) conservation designations: there are 38 across RBKC Planning, Kensington, Chelsea, Notting Hill among them. Designation costs a W11 (Notting Hill / Holland Park) 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. Earls Court is the W11 (Notting Hill / Holland Park) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

What Article 4 removes near W11 (Notting Hill / Holland Park): Article 4 Directions covering HMOs, office-to-residential, and basement developments — RBKC has some of the strictest basement policies in London. Before pricing a drawing package we check whether the W11 address is inside the mapped area, because RBKC Planning draws the W11 (Notting Hill / Holland Park) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of W11 (Notting Hill / Holland Park).

Digging below a W11 (Notting Hill / Holland Park) 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 W11 (Notting Hill / Holland Park) involves excavation that is read beside the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, which needs two months notice for a W11 (Notting Hill / Holland Park) dig within 3 m of a neighbour, and RBKC Planning expects the W11 ground conditions addressed in the application.

W11 (Notting Hill / Holland Park) 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 W11 (Notting Hill / Holland Park) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. RBKC Planning charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of W11?

• Westminster — adjoining W11 (Notting Hill / Holland Park), with 56 conservation areas centred on SW1. A drawing package on the far side of the W11 (Notting Hill / Holland Park) line is determined by Westminster City Council, so the W11 (Notting Hill / Holland Park) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Westminster guidance before it is issued.
• Hammersmith and Fulham — the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary runs against Kensington and Chelsea, so a drawing package a street from W11 (Notting Hill / Holland Park) 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 W11 (Notting Hill / Holland Park) are re-checked against Hammersmith and Fulham policy whenever the W11 (Notting Hill / Holland Park) address sits on that edge.
• Brent — the Brent boundary runs against Kensington and Chelsea, so a drawing package a street from W11 (Notting Hill / Holland Park) is decided by Brent Council instead. Brent runs 22 conservation areas across NW2 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for W11 (Notting Hill / Holland Park) are re-checked against Brent policy whenever the W11 (Notting Hill / Holland Park) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this W11 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.