Architectural drawings in W1G

Where in W1G does a drawing package actually get determined?

Every W1G postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. W1G fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across W1G?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few W1G streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside W1G: Marylebone (W1U, W1G, W1H) — a drawing package in Marylebone starts from georgian terraces, edwardian mansion blocks, and Marylebone reads as Georgian and Victorian terraces, mansion blocks. in W1U. Westminster City Council assesses Marylebone architectural drawings against its own Marylebone character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Marylebone references Marylebone High Street.
• Bordering W1G: 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 W1G: 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 W1G: Pimlico (SW1V) — Regency stucco terraces, grid plan defines Pimlico, where regency terraces, post-war estates set what a drawing package can do. Any Pimlico drawing package is validated by Westminster City Council, with Tate Britain the usual Pimlico reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering W1G: Soho (W1D, W1F) — drawing package work in Soho means georgian terraces, mixed-use. Soho is Georgian fragments, mixed-use. Westminster City Council decides the Soho application, and Soho Square anchors the Soho location plan.
• Bordering W1G: 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 W1G: 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 W1G: Bayswater (W2) — a drawing package in Bayswater starts from victorian stucco terraces, and Bayswater reads as Victorian stucco terraces. in W2. Westminster City Council assesses Bayswater architectural drawings against its own Bayswater character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Bayswater references Hyde Park.
• Bordering W1G: Paddington (W2) — a drawing package in Paddington starts from regency terraces, modern apartments, and Paddington reads as Regency and Victorian terraces, canal-side regen. in W2. Westminster City Council assesses Paddington architectural drawings against its own Paddington character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Paddington references Paddington Basin.
• Bordering W1G: Victoria (SW1E, SW1W) — a drawing package in Victoria starts from regency terraces, post-war flats, and Victoria reads as Regency terraces, mixed-use. in SW1E. Westminster City Council assesses Victoria architectural drawings against its own Victoria character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Victoria references Victoria Station.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in W1G?

How designation changes a W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone) drawing package: Westminster City Council maintains 56 conservation areas, including Mayfair, Belgravia, Marylebone. Inside any of them a W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone) 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. Soho sets the tone for W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone) casework.

Article 4 and your W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone) drawing package: Multiple Article 4 Directions — office-to-residential restrictions, HMO conversions, retail to residential in shopping zones. At a W1G address that matters twice over, because Westminster City Council applies the direction unevenly across W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone) — we read the W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone) policies map for the exact W1G address before quoting architectural drawings.

W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone) 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 W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone) 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 W1G ground and groundwater position set out.

The building fabric around W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone): 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. A drawing package in W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone) 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 Westminster City Council.

What happens if a W1G property sits on a boundary?

• Wandsworth — adjoining W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone), with 45 conservation areas centred on SW8. A drawing package on the far side of the W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone) line is determined by Wandsworth Council, so the W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Wandsworth guidance before it is issued.
• Lambeth — the Lambeth boundary runs against Westminster, so a drawing package a street from W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone) is decided by Lambeth Council instead. Lambeth runs 64 conservation areas across SE1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone) are re-checked against Lambeth policy whenever the W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone) address sits on that edge.
• City of London — adjoining W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone), with 27 conservation areas centred on EC1. A drawing package on the far side of the W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone) line is determined by City of London Corporation, so the W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone) quote for architectural drawings is checked against City of London guidance before it is issued.
• Camden — adjoining W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone), with 40 conservation areas centred on NW1. A drawing package on the far side of the W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone) line is determined by Camden Council, so the W1G (Harley Street / Marylebone) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Camden guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this W1G 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.