Architectural drawings in W1H

Which postcode districts around W1H do we cover for drawing package work?

Every W1H postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. W1H fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across W1H?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few W1H streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside W1H: 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 W1H: 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 W1H: 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 W1H: 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 W1H: Soho (W1D, W1F) — Georgian fragments, mixed-use defines Soho, where georgian terraces, mixed-use set what a drawing package can do. Any Soho drawing package is validated by Westminster City Council, with Soho Square the usual Soho reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering W1H: Covent Garden (WC2E, WC2H) — drawing package work in Covent Garden means georgian terraces, conversions. Covent Garden is Georgian piazza, listed buildings. Westminster City Council decides the Covent Garden application, and Royal Opera House anchors the Covent Garden location plan.
• Bordering W1H: St John's Wood (NW8) — drawing package work in St John's Wood means victorian villas, mansion blocks. St John's Wood is Victorian villas, mansion blocks. Westminster City Council decides the St John's Wood application, and Lord's Cricket Ground anchors the St John's Wood location plan.
• Bordering W1H: 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 W1H: 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 W1H: Victoria (SW1E, SW1W) — Regency terraces, mixed-use defines Victoria, where regency terraces, post-war flats set what a drawing package can do. Any Victoria drawing package is validated by Westminster City Council, with Victoria Station the usual Victoria reference point on the site plan.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in W1H?

Conservation areas covering W1H (Marylebone): Westminster City Council runs 56, and Soho, Covent Garden, St John's Wood are the ones W1H (Marylebone) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a W1H (Marylebone) conservation area loses permitted development, so the W1H (Marylebone) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Marylebone a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

What Article 4 removes near W1H (Marylebone): 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 W1H address is inside the mapped area, because Westminster City Council draws the W1H (Marylebone) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of W1H (Marylebone).

Digging below a W1H (Marylebone) property: Westminster basement policy restricts to single-storey, typically under 50% of rear garden footprint; lightwells and rooflights strictly controlled in conservation areas. Where a drawing package in W1H (Marylebone) involves excavation that is read beside the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, which needs two months notice for a W1H (Marylebone) dig within 3 m of a neighbour, and Westminster City Council expects the W1H ground conditions addressed in the application.

The building fabric around W1H (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 W1H (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 W1H property sits on a boundary?

• City of London — the City of London boundary runs against Westminster, so a drawing package a street from W1H (Marylebone) is decided by City of London Corporation instead. City of London runs 27 conservation areas across EC1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for W1H (Marylebone) are re-checked against City of London policy whenever the W1H (Marylebone) address sits on that edge.
• Camden — adjoining W1H (Marylebone), with 40 conservation areas centred on NW1. A drawing package on the far side of the W1H (Marylebone) line is determined by Camden Council, so the W1H (Marylebone) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Camden guidance before it is issued.
• Kensington and Chelsea — cross the W1H (Marylebone) boundary and RBKC Planning takes the drawing package instead, applying 38 conservation areas of its own around SW1. We re-price architectural drawings at the W1H (Marylebone) edge because Kensington and Chelsea policy and Westminster policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Wandsworth — cross the W1H (Marylebone) boundary and Wandsworth Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 45 conservation areas of its own around SW8. We re-price architectural drawings at the W1H (Marylebone) edge because Wandsworth policy and Westminster policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this W1H 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.