Architectural drawings in W7

Where in W7 does a drawing package actually get determined?

Every W7 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. W7 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across W7?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few W7 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

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

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in W7?

Conservation areas covering W7 (Hanwell): Ealing Council runs 30, and Ealing Broadway, Pitshanger, Bedford Park are the ones W7 (Hanwell) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a W7 (Hanwell) conservation area loses permitted development, so the W7 (Hanwell) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Ealing Broadway a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

Article 4 and your W7 (Hanwell) drawing package: Article 4 for HMOs in specific streets in Acton, Ealing and Southall. At a W7 address that matters twice over, because Ealing Council applies the direction unevenly across W7 (Hanwell) — we read the W7 (Hanwell) policies map for the exact W7 address before quoting architectural drawings.

W7 (Hanwell) 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 W7 (Hanwell) — 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 W7?

• Hounslow — cross the W7 (Hanwell) boundary and Hounslow Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 30 conservation areas of its own around W3. We re-price architectural drawings at the W7 (Hanwell) edge because Hounslow policy and Ealing policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Hillingdon — adjoining W7 (Hanwell), with 29 conservation areas centred on HA4. A drawing package on the far side of the W7 (Hanwell) line is determined by Hillingdon Council, so the W7 (Hanwell) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Hillingdon guidance before it is issued.
• Brent — adjoining W7 (Hanwell), with 22 conservation areas centred on NW2. A drawing package on the far side of the W7 (Hanwell) line is determined by Brent Council, so the W7 (Hanwell) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Brent guidance before it is issued.
• Hammersmith and Fulham — the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary runs against Ealing, so a drawing package a street from W7 (Hanwell) is decided by Hammersmith & Fulham Council instead. Hammersmith and Fulham runs 45 conservation areas across W6 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for W7 (Hanwell) are re-checked against Hammersmith and Fulham policy whenever the W7 (Hanwell) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this W7 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.