Architectural drawings in W1D

Which postcode districts around W1D do we cover for drawing package work?

Every W1D postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. W1D fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of W1D?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few W1D streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside W1D: Soho (W1D, W1F) — a drawing package in Soho starts from georgian terraces, mixed-use, and Soho reads as Georgian fragments, mixed-use. in W1D. Westminster City Council assesses Soho architectural drawings against its own Soho character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Soho references Soho Square.
• Bordering W1D: Mayfair (W1J, W1K) — a drawing package in Mayfair starts from georgian townhouses, listed buildings, and Mayfair reads as Georgian listed townhouses, luxury. in W1J. Westminster City Council assesses Mayfair architectural drawings against its own Mayfair character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Mayfair references Berkeley Square.
• Bordering W1D: Belgravia (SW1X, SW1W) — a drawing package in Belgravia starts from regency stucco terraces, listed buildings, and Belgravia reads as white stucco Regency terraces. in SW1X. Westminster City Council assesses Belgravia architectural drawings against its own Belgravia character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Belgravia references Eaton Square.
• Bordering W1D: Marylebone (W1U, W1G, W1H) — Georgian and Victorian terraces, mansion blocks defines Marylebone, where georgian terraces, edwardian mansion blocks set what a drawing package can do. Any Marylebone drawing package is validated by Westminster City Council, with Marylebone High Street the usual Marylebone reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering W1D: Pimlico (SW1V) — a drawing package in Pimlico starts from regency terraces, post-war estates, and Pimlico reads as Regency stucco terraces, grid plan. in SW1V. Westminster City Council assesses Pimlico architectural drawings against its own Pimlico character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Pimlico references Tate Britain.
• Bordering W1D: Covent Garden (WC2E, WC2H) — Georgian piazza, listed buildings defines Covent Garden, where georgian terraces, conversions set what a drawing package can do. Any Covent Garden drawing package is validated by Westminster City Council, with Royal Opera House the usual Covent Garden reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering W1D: St John's Wood (NW8) — a drawing package in St John's Wood starts from victorian villas, mansion blocks, and St John's Wood reads as Victorian villas, mansion blocks. in NW8. Westminster City Council assesses St John's Wood architectural drawings against its own St John's Wood character guidance, and the location plan we draw for St John's Wood references Lord's Cricket Ground.
• Bordering W1D: Bayswater (W2) — Victorian stucco terraces defines Bayswater, where victorian stucco terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Bayswater drawing package is validated by Westminster City Council, with Hyde Park the usual Bayswater reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering W1D: Paddington (W2) — drawing package work in Paddington means regency terraces, modern apartments. Paddington is Regency and Victorian terraces, canal-side regen. Westminster City Council decides the Paddington application, and Paddington Basin anchors the Paddington location plan.
• Bordering W1D: Victoria (SW1E, SW1W) — drawing package work in Victoria means regency terraces, post-war flats. Victoria is Regency terraces, mixed-use. Westminster City Council decides the Victoria application, and Victoria Station anchors the Victoria location plan.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in W1D?

How designation changes a W1D (Soho) drawing package: Westminster City Council maintains 56 conservation areas, including Belgravia, Marylebone, Pimlico. Inside any of them a W1D (Soho) 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. Belgravia sets the tone for W1D (Soho) casework.

What Article 4 removes near W1D (Soho): Multiple Article 4 Directions — office-to-residential restrictions, HMO conversions, retail to residential in shopping zones. Before pricing a drawing package we check whether the W1D address is inside the mapped area, because Westminster City Council draws the W1D (Soho) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of W1D (Soho).

W1D (Soho) below-ground policy: Westminster basement policy restricts to single-storey, typically under 50% of rear garden footprint; lightwells and rooflights strictly controlled in conservation areas. Any drawing package in W1D (Soho) that goes below existing foundations triggers two months notice under section 6 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, and Westminster City Council will want the W1D ground and groundwater position set out.

W1D (Soho) housing stock: Grand Georgian and Regency terraces in Belgravia and Pimlico; Victorian and Edwardian mansion blocks; heritage-rich townhouses throughout; very high listed building density. Heritage-first planning approach; listed buildings on almost every street; basement and rear extension policies particularly strict. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in W1D (Soho) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Westminster City Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

Which neighbouring authorities border W1D?

• City of London — cross the W1D (Soho) boundary and City of London Corporation takes the drawing package instead, applying 27 conservation areas of its own around EC1. We re-price architectural drawings at the W1D (Soho) edge because City of London policy and Westminster policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Camden — cross the W1D (Soho) boundary and Camden Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 40 conservation areas of its own around NW1. We re-price architectural drawings at the W1D (Soho) edge because Camden policy and Westminster policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Kensington and Chelsea — adjoining W1D (Soho), with 38 conservation areas centred on SW1. A drawing package on the far side of the W1D (Soho) line is determined by RBKC Planning, so the W1D (Soho) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Kensington and Chelsea guidance before it is issued.
• Wandsworth — the Wandsworth boundary runs against Westminster, so a drawing package a street from W1D (Soho) is decided by Wandsworth Council instead. Wandsworth runs 45 conservation areas across SW8 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for W1D (Soho) are re-checked against Wandsworth policy whenever the W1D (Soho) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this W1D 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.