Architectural drawings in W14

Which postcode districts around W14 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every W14 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. W14 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across W14?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few W14 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside W14: Barons Court (W14) — Edwardian mansion blocks, Victorian terraces defines Barons Court, where edwardian mansion blocks, victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Barons Court drawing package is validated by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, with Barons Court Tube the usual Barons Court reference point on the site plan.
• Inside W14: 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 W14: Fulham (SW6) — drawing package work in Fulham means victorian terraces, mansion blocks. Fulham is Victorian bay-fronted terraces. Hammersmith & Fulham Council decides the Fulham application, and Fulham Broadway anchors the Fulham location plan.
• Bordering W14: Hammersmith (W6) — Victorian terraces, riverside character defines Hammersmith, where victorian terraces, mansion blocks set what a drawing package can do. Any Hammersmith drawing package is validated by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, with Hammersmith Bridge the usual Hammersmith reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering W14: Shepherd's Bush (W12) — a drawing package in Shepherd's Bush starts from victorian and edwardian terraces, and Shepherd's Bush reads as Victorian and Edwardian terraces. in W12. Hammersmith & Fulham Council assesses Shepherd's Bush architectural drawings against its own Shepherd's Bush character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Shepherd's Bush references Westfield London.
• Bordering W14: White City (W12) — drawing package work in White City means post-war estates, new-build. White City is regenerated quarter, post-war estates. Hammersmith & Fulham Council decides the White City application, and Television Centre anchors the White City location plan.
• Bordering W14: Parsons Green (SW6) — a drawing package in Parsons Green starts from victorian terraces, and Parsons Green reads as Victorian bay-fronted terraces around the green. in SW6. Hammersmith & Fulham Council assesses Parsons Green architectural drawings against its own Parsons Green character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Parsons Green references Parsons Green park.
• Bordering W14: Brackenbury Village (W6) — Victorian conservation area defines Brackenbury Village, where victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Brackenbury Village drawing package is validated by Hammersmith & Fulham Council, with Ravenscourt Park the usual Brackenbury Village reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering W14: Sand's End (SW6) — a drawing package in Sand's End starts from victorian terraces, new-build, and Sand's End reads as Victorian terraces, riverside regen. in SW6. Hammersmith & Fulham Council assesses Sand's End architectural drawings against its own Sand's End character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Sand's End references Imperial Wharf.
• Bordering W14: 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.

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in W14?

How designation changes a W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) drawing package: Hammersmith & Fulham Council maintains 45 conservation areas, including Brackenbury Village, Fulham Palace Road, Parsons Green. Inside any of them a W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) drawing package cannot rely on permitted development, and the route becomes a £548 householder application determined in 8 weeks rather than a £249 prior approval in 6 weeks. Parsons Green sets the tone for W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) casework.

Article 4 and your W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) drawing package: Article 4 removes PD for HMO conversions; restrictions on ground-floor shop-to-residential in certain streets. At a W14 address that matters twice over, because Hammersmith & Fulham Council applies the direction unevenly across W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) — we read the W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) policies map for the exact W14 address before quoting architectural drawings.

W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) housing stock: Victorian and Edwardian terraces — particularly two-storey bay-fronted terraces south of the river in Fulham and Parsons Green; mansion blocks along main roads. Suburban-feel residential streets with strong conservation area coverage; well-established mansard precedents on many terraces. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Hammersmith & Fulham Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

How designation changes a W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) drawing package: RBKC Planning maintains 38 conservation areas, including Chelsea, Notting Hill, Holland Park. Inside any of them a W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) drawing package cannot rely on permitted development, and the route becomes a £548 householder application determined in 8 weeks rather than a £249 prior approval in 6 weeks. Holland Park sets the tone for W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) casework.

Article 4 and your W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) 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 W14 address that matters twice over, because RBKC Planning applies the direction unevenly across W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) — we read the W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) policies map for the exact W14 address before quoting architectural drawings.

W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) below-ground policy: RBKC's basement policy (post-2015) limits to single-storey under 50% of garden area; double-storey basements effectively prohibited in residential streets. Any drawing package in W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) that goes below existing foundations triggers two months notice under section 6 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, and RBKC Planning will want the W14 ground and groundwater position set out.

W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) 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 W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) — 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 W14?

• Kensington and Chelsea — the Kensington and Chelsea boundary runs against Hammersmith and Fulham, so a drawing package a street from W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) is decided by RBKC Planning instead. Kensington and Chelsea runs 38 conservation areas across SW1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) are re-checked against Kensington and Chelsea policy whenever the W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) address sits on that edge.
• Brent — the Brent boundary runs against Hammersmith and Fulham, so a drawing package a street from W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) is decided by Brent Council instead. Brent runs 22 conservation areas across NW2 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) are re-checked against Brent policy whenever the W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) address sits on that edge.
• Ealing — the Ealing boundary runs against Hammersmith and Fulham, so a drawing package a street from W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) is decided by Ealing Council instead. Ealing runs 30 conservation areas across W3 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) are re-checked against Ealing policy whenever the W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) address sits on that edge.
• Hounslow — cross the W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) 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 W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) edge because Hounslow policy and Hammersmith and Fulham policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Westminster — adjoining W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court), with 56 conservation areas centred on SW1. A drawing package on the far side of the W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) line is determined by Westminster City Council, so the W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Westminster guidance before it is issued.
• Hammersmith and Fulham — cross the W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) boundary and Hammersmith & Fulham Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 45 conservation areas of its own around W6. We re-price architectural drawings at the W14 (West Kensington / Barons Court) edge because Hammersmith and Fulham policy and Kensington and Chelsea policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this W14 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.