Architectural drawings in W5

Where in W5 does a drawing package actually get determined?

Every W5 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. W5 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

Which W5 neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few W5 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside W5: Ealing Broadway (W5) — Edwardian villas, Victorian terraces defines Ealing Broadway, where edwardian villas, victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Ealing Broadway drawing package is validated by Ealing Council, with Ealing Broadway station the usual Ealing Broadway reference point on the site plan.
• Inside W5: Pitshanger (W5) — a drawing package in Pitshanger starts from edwardian villas, and Pitshanger reads as Edwardian conservation area. in W5. Ealing Council assesses Pitshanger architectural drawings against its own Pitshanger character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Pitshanger references Pitshanger Lane.
• Bordering W5: Acton (W3) — drawing package work in Acton means victorian and edwardian terraces. Acton is Victorian and Edwardian terraces. Ealing Council decides the Acton application, and Acton Town anchors the Acton location plan.
• Bordering W5: Hanwell (W7) — Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached defines Hanwell, where edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Hanwell drawing package is validated by Ealing Council, with Hanwell viaduct the usual Hanwell reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering W5: West Ealing (W13) — drawing package work in West Ealing means edwardian terraces. West Ealing is Edwardian terraces. Ealing Council decides the West Ealing application, and West Ealing station anchors the West Ealing location plan.
• Bordering W5: Southall (UB1, UB2) — drawing package work in Southall means edwardian terraces, post-war flats. Southall is Edwardian terraces, post-war estates. Ealing Council decides the Southall application, and Southall Broadway anchors the Southall location plan.
• Bordering W5: Greenford (UB6) — drawing package work in Greenford means 1930s semi-detached. Greenford is 1930s semi-detached. Ealing Council decides the Greenford application, and Greenford station anchors the Greenford location plan.
• Bordering W5: Northolt (UB5) — a drawing package in Northolt starts from 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates, and Northolt reads as 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates. in UB5. Ealing Council assesses Northolt architectural drawings against its own Northolt character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Northolt references Northolt Tube.
• Bordering W5: Bedford Park (W4) — a drawing package in Bedford Park starts from arts & crafts villas (listed), and Bedford Park reads as Arts & Crafts garden suburb, conservation. in W4. Ealing Council assesses Bedford Park architectural drawings against its own Bedford Park character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Bedford Park references Bedford Park Estate.
• Bordering W5: Park Royal (NW10) — a drawing package in Park Royal starts from modern apartments, post-war estates, and Park Royal reads as industrial fringe, new residential. in NW10. Ealing Council assesses Park Royal architectural drawings against its own Park Royal character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Park Royal references Park Royal station.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in W5?

W5 (Ealing) conservation designations: there are 30 across Ealing Council, Hanwell, Ealing Broadway, Pitshanger among them. Designation costs a W5 (Ealing) 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. Pitshanger is the W5 (Ealing) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

W5 (Ealing) and Article 4: Article 4 for HMOs in specific streets in Acton, Ealing and Southall. A drawing package planned at a W5 address is checked against that direction first; Ealing Council publishes the W5 (Ealing) extent, and the W5 line rarely follows the W5 (Ealing) boundary you would expect.

W5 (Ealing) housing stock: Victorian and Edwardian villas in Ealing central; 1930s semi-detached in Northolt and Hanwell; mansion blocks along main roads; Bedford Park is a listed Arts & Crafts garden suburb. Leafy outer-west London; Bedford Park conservation area has strict heritage controls; rest of borough generally permissive. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in W5 (Ealing) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Ealing Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of W5?

• Hounslow — the Hounslow boundary runs against Ealing, so a drawing package a street from W5 (Ealing) is decided by Hounslow Council instead. Hounslow runs 30 conservation areas across W3 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for W5 (Ealing) are re-checked against Hounslow policy whenever the W5 (Ealing) address sits on that edge.
• Hillingdon — the Hillingdon boundary runs against Ealing, so a drawing package a street from W5 (Ealing) is decided by Hillingdon Council instead. Hillingdon runs 29 conservation areas across HA4 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for W5 (Ealing) are re-checked against Hillingdon policy whenever the W5 (Ealing) address sits on that edge.
• Brent — the Brent boundary runs against Ealing, so a drawing package a street from W5 (Ealing) is decided by Brent Council instead. Brent runs 22 conservation areas across NW2 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for W5 (Ealing) are re-checked against Brent policy whenever the W5 (Ealing) address sits on that edge.
• Hammersmith and Fulham — cross the W5 (Ealing) 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 W5 (Ealing) edge because Hammersmith and Fulham policy and Ealing policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this W5 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.