Architectural drawings in WC2H

Which postcode districts around WC2H do we cover for drawing package work?

Every WC2H postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. WC2H fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

Which WC2H neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few WC2H streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside WC2H: Covent Garden (WC2E, WC2H) — Georgian piazza, listed buildings defines Covent Garden, where georgian terraces, conversions set what a drawing package can do. Any Covent Garden drawing package is validated by Westminster City Council, with Royal Opera House the usual Covent Garden reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering WC2H: 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 WC2H: Belgravia (SW1X, SW1W) — white stucco Regency terraces defines Belgravia, where regency stucco terraces, listed buildings set what a drawing package can do. Any Belgravia drawing package is validated by Westminster City Council, with Eaton Square the usual Belgravia reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering WC2H: 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 WC2H: Pimlico (SW1V) — Regency stucco terraces, grid plan defines Pimlico, where regency terraces, post-war estates set what a drawing package can do. Any Pimlico drawing package is validated by Westminster City Council, with Tate Britain the usual Pimlico reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering WC2H: 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 WC2H: St John's Wood (NW8) — Victorian villas, mansion blocks defines St John's Wood, where victorian villas, mansion blocks set what a drawing package can do. Any St John's Wood drawing package is validated by Westminster City Council, with Lord's Cricket Ground the usual St John's Wood reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering WC2H: 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 WC2H: Paddington (W2) — Regency and Victorian terraces, canal-side regen defines Paddington, where regency terraces, modern apartments set what a drawing package can do. Any Paddington drawing package is validated by Westminster City Council, with Paddington Basin the usual Paddington reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering WC2H: Victoria (SW1E, SW1W) — drawing package work in Victoria means regency terraces, post-war flats. Victoria is Regency terraces, mixed-use. Westminster City Council decides the Victoria application, and Victoria Station anchors the Victoria location plan.

Does WC2H planning policy restrict a drawing package?

WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square) conservation designations: there are 56 across Westminster City Council, Covent Garden, St John's Wood, Mayfair among them. Designation costs a WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square) 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 WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

What Article 4 removes near WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square): 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 WC2H address is inside the mapped area, because Westminster City Council draws the WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square).

Digging below a WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square) 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 WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square) involves excavation that is read beside the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, which needs two months notice for a WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square) dig within 3 m of a neighbour, and Westminster City Council expects the WC2H ground conditions addressed in the application.

What WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square) is built from: 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. That mix decides the drawing package route in WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square) more than the postcode does, and it is what a Westminster City Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Westminster City Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.

Which neighbouring authorities border WC2H?

• City of London — cross the WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square) 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 WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square) edge because City of London policy and Westminster policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Camden — adjoining WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square), with 40 conservation areas centred on NW1. A drawing package on the far side of the WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square) line is determined by Camden Council, so the WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Camden guidance before it is issued.
• Kensington and Chelsea — adjoining WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square), with 38 conservation areas centred on SW1. A drawing package on the far side of the WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square) line is determined by RBKC Planning, so the WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Kensington and Chelsea guidance before it is issued.
• Wandsworth — cross the WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square) 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 WC2H (Covent Garden / Leicester Square) edge because Wandsworth policy and Westminster policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this WC2H 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.