Architectural drawings in W1K

Which postcode districts around W1K do we cover for drawing package work?

Every W1K postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. W1K fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across W1K?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few W1K streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside W1K: Mayfair (W1J, W1K) — Georgian listed townhouses, luxury defines Mayfair, where georgian townhouses, listed buildings set what a drawing package can do. Any Mayfair drawing package is validated by Westminster City Council, with Berkeley Square the usual Mayfair reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering W1K: 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 W1K: Marylebone (W1U, W1G, W1H) — drawing package work in Marylebone means georgian terraces, edwardian mansion blocks. Marylebone is Georgian and Victorian terraces, mansion blocks. Westminster City Council decides the Marylebone application, and Marylebone High Street anchors the Marylebone location plan.
• Bordering W1K: Pimlico (SW1V) — drawing package work in Pimlico means regency terraces, post-war estates. Pimlico is Regency stucco terraces, grid plan. Westminster City Council decides the Pimlico application, and Tate Britain anchors the Pimlico location plan.
• Bordering W1K: 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 W1K: Covent Garden (WC2E, WC2H) — a drawing package in Covent Garden starts from georgian terraces, conversions, and Covent Garden reads as Georgian piazza, listed buildings. in WC2E. Westminster City Council assesses Covent Garden architectural drawings against its own Covent Garden character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Covent Garden references Royal Opera House.
• Bordering W1K: 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 W1K: Bayswater (W2) — drawing package work in Bayswater means victorian stucco terraces. Bayswater is Victorian stucco terraces. Westminster City Council decides the Bayswater application, and Hyde Park anchors the Bayswater location plan.
• Bordering W1K: 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 W1K: 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.

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in W1K?

W1K (Mayfair) conservation designations: there are 56 across Westminster City Council, Marylebone, Pimlico, Soho among them. Designation costs a W1K (Mayfair) 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. Covent Garden is the W1K (Mayfair) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

What Article 4 removes near W1K (Mayfair): 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 W1K address is inside the mapped area, because Westminster City Council draws the W1K (Mayfair) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of W1K (Mayfair).

Digging below a W1K (Mayfair) 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 W1K (Mayfair) involves excavation that is read beside the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, which needs two months notice for a W1K (Mayfair) dig within 3 m of a neighbour, and Westminster City Council expects the W1K ground conditions addressed in the application.

W1K (Mayfair) 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 W1K (Mayfair) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Westminster City Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

What happens if a W1K property sits on a boundary?

• City of London — cross the W1K (Mayfair) 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 W1K (Mayfair) edge because City of London policy and Westminster policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Camden — adjoining W1K (Mayfair), with 40 conservation areas centred on NW1. A drawing package on the far side of the W1K (Mayfair) line is determined by Camden Council, so the W1K (Mayfair) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Camden guidance before it is issued.
• Kensington and Chelsea — cross the W1K (Mayfair) 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 W1K (Mayfair) edge because Kensington and Chelsea policy and Westminster policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Wandsworth — the Wandsworth boundary runs against Westminster, so a drawing package a street from W1K (Mayfair) is decided by Wandsworth Council instead. Wandsworth runs 45 conservation areas across SW8 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for W1K (Mayfair) are re-checked against Wandsworth policy whenever the W1K (Mayfair) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this W1K 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.