Architectural drawings in WC2A

Which WC2A postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

Every WC2A postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. WC2A fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across WC2A?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few WC2A streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Bordering WC2A: Camden Town (NW1) — drawing package work in Camden Town means victorian terraces, mansion blocks. Camden Town is dense mixed-use, Victorian terraces, canal-side. Camden Council decides the Camden Town application, and Camden Market anchors the Camden Town location plan.
• Bordering WC2A: Hampstead (NW3) — drawing package work in Hampstead means georgian and victorian villas, listed buildings. Hampstead is affluent, listed Georgian and Victorian villas. Camden Council decides the Hampstead application, and Hampstead Heath anchors the Hampstead location plan.
• Bordering WC2A: Primrose Hill (NW1) — drawing package work in Primrose Hill means victorian and edwardian terraces. Primrose Hill is boutique village atmosphere, painted terraces. Camden Council decides the Primrose Hill application, and Primrose Hill park anchors the Primrose Hill location plan.
• Bordering WC2A: Kentish Town (NW5) — Victorian terraced streets, gentrifying defines Kentish Town, where victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Kentish Town drawing package is validated by Camden Council, with Kentish Town City Farm the usual Kentish Town reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering WC2A: Belsize Park (NW3) — drawing package work in Belsize Park means edwardian mansion blocks, victorian villas. Belsize Park is tree-lined avenues, Edwardian mansion blocks. Camden Council decides the Belsize Park application, and Belsize Park station anchors the Belsize Park location plan.
• Bordering WC2A: Bloomsbury (WC1) — Georgian squares, academic defines Bloomsbury, where georgian terraces, listed buildings set what a drawing package can do. Any Bloomsbury drawing package is validated by Camden Council, with British Museum the usual Bloomsbury reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering WC2A: Fitzrovia (W1T) — a drawing package in Fitzrovia starts from georgian terraces, victorian mansion blocks, and Fitzrovia reads as Georgian and Victorian mix, creative quarter. in W1T. Camden Council assesses Fitzrovia architectural drawings against its own Fitzrovia character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Fitzrovia references Fitzroy Square.
• Bordering WC2A: King's Cross (N1C) — regenerated quarter, contemporary new-build defines King's Cross, where modern apartments, converted warehouses set what a drawing package can do. Any King's Cross drawing package is validated by Camden Council, with King's Cross Station the usual King's Cross reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering WC2A: Highgate (N6) — drawing package work in Highgate means georgian villas, victorian and edwardian semis. Highgate is village character on the hill, Georgian and Victorian. Camden Council decides the Highgate application, and Highgate Cemetery anchors the Highgate location plan.
• Bordering WC2A: Swiss Cottage (NW3, NW6) — mansion blocks and post-war flats defines Swiss Cottage, where mansion blocks, post-war flats set what a drawing package can do. Any Swiss Cottage drawing package is validated by Camden Council, with Swiss Cottage Library the usual Swiss Cottage reference point on the site plan.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in WC2A?

Conservation areas covering WC2A (Holborn): Camden Council runs 40, and Bloomsbury, Camden Town, Fitzrovia are the ones WC2A (Holborn) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a WC2A (Holborn) conservation area loses permitted development, so the WC2A (Holborn) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Camden Town a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

WC2A (Holborn) and Article 4: Article 4 removes permitted development for HMO conversions (C3 to C4) across the borough, plus restrictions on basement extensions in 12 conservation areas. A drawing package planned at a WC2A address is checked against that direction first; Camden Council publishes the WC2A (Holborn) extent, and the WC2A line rarely follows the WC2A (Holborn) boundary you would expect.

Digging below a WC2A (Holborn) property: Camden's basement policy (Policy A5) restricts single-storey basements to 50% of garden area; double-storey basements generally refused outside commercial zones. Where a drawing package in WC2A (Holborn) involves excavation that is read beside the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, which needs two months notice for a WC2A (Holborn) dig within 3 m of a neighbour, and Camden Council expects the WC2A ground conditions addressed in the application.

WC2A (Holborn) housing stock: Victorian and Edwardian terraces, Georgian townhouses in Bloomsbury and Hampstead, post-war mansion blocks, modern developments in King's Cross. Creative, affluent in Hampstead and Primrose Hill; dense mixed-use around Camden Town and Kings Cross; academic character in Bloomsbury. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in WC2A (Holborn) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Camden Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

Conservation areas covering WC2A (Holborn): Westminster City Council runs 56, and St John's Wood, Mayfair, Belgravia are the ones WC2A (Holborn) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a WC2A (Holborn) conservation area loses permitted development, so the WC2A (Holborn) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Pimlico a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

WC2A (Holborn) and Article 4: Multiple Article 4 Directions — office-to-residential restrictions, HMO conversions, retail to residential in shopping zones. A drawing package planned at a WC2A address is checked against that direction first; Westminster City Council publishes the WC2A (Holborn) extent, and the WC2A line rarely follows the WC2A (Holborn) boundary you would expect.

Digging below a WC2A (Holborn) 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 WC2A (Holborn) involves excavation that is read beside the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, which needs two months notice for a WC2A (Holborn) dig within 3 m of a neighbour, and Westminster City Council expects the WC2A ground conditions addressed in the application.

WC2A (Holborn) 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 WC2A (Holborn) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Westminster City Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

Which neighbouring authorities border WC2A?

• Brent — the Brent boundary runs against Camden, so a drawing package a street from WC2A (Holborn) is decided by Brent Council instead. Brent runs 22 conservation areas across NW2 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for WC2A (Holborn) are re-checked against Brent policy whenever the WC2A (Holborn) address sits on that edge.
• City of London — cross the WC2A (Holborn) 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 WC2A (Holborn) edge because City of London policy and Camden policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Westminster — the Westminster boundary runs against Camden, so a drawing package a street from WC2A (Holborn) is decided by Westminster City Council instead. Westminster runs 56 conservation areas across SW1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for WC2A (Holborn) are re-checked against Westminster policy whenever the WC2A (Holborn) address sits on that edge.
• Islington — cross the WC2A (Holborn) boundary and Islington Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 40 conservation areas of its own around N1. We re-price architectural drawings at the WC2A (Holborn) edge because Islington policy and Camden policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Kensington and Chelsea — cross the WC2A (Holborn) 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 WC2A (Holborn) 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 WC2A (Holborn) is decided by Wandsworth Council instead. Wandsworth runs 45 conservation areas across SW8 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for WC2A (Holborn) are re-checked against Wandsworth policy whenever the WC2A (Holborn) address sits on that edge.
• Lambeth — cross the WC2A (Holborn) boundary and Lambeth Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 64 conservation areas of its own around SE1. We re-price architectural drawings at the WC2A (Holborn) edge because Lambeth policy and Westminster policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this WC2A 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.