Planning Permission Drawings in Westminster

Which postcode districts around Westminster do we cover for planning drawing set work?

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

Which Westminster neighbourhoods suit a planning drawing set best?

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

• Covent Garden (WC2E, WC2H) — a planning drawing set in Covent Garden starts from georgian terraces, conversions, and Covent Garden reads as Georgian piazza, listed buildings. Applications on Georgian stock here almost always need a heritage statement alongside the drawings in WC2E. Westminster City Council assesses Covent Garden planning drawings against its own Covent Garden character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Covent Garden references Royal Opera House.
• St John's Wood (NW8) — planning drawing set work in St John's Wood means victorian villas, mansion blocks. St John's Wood is Victorian villas, mansion blocks. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans throughout NW8. Westminster City Council decides the St John's Wood application, and Lord's Cricket Ground anchors the St John's Wood location plan.
• Bayswater (W2) — Victorian stucco terraces defines Bayswater, where victorian stucco terraces set what a planning drawing set can do. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans across W2. Any Bayswater planning drawing set is validated by Westminster City Council, with Hyde Park the usual Bayswater reference point on the site plan.
• Paddington (W2) — a planning drawing set in Paddington starts from regency terraces, modern apartments, and Paddington reads as Regency and Victorian terraces, canal-side regen. Modern housing here is usually condition-bound in W2. Westminster City Council assesses Paddington planning drawings against its own Paddington character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Paddington references Paddington Basin.
• Victoria (SW1E, SW1W) — a planning drawing set in Victoria starts from regency terraces, post-war flats, and Victoria reads as Regency terraces, mixed-use. Post-war stock here frequently sits inside an estate layout in SW1E. Westminster City Council assesses Victoria planning drawings against its own Victoria character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Victoria references Victoria Station.
• Westbourne Green (W2, W9) — planning drawing set work in Westbourne Green means victorian terraces, mansion blocks. Westbourne Green is Victorian terraces and mansion blocks. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans throughout W2. Westminster City Council decides the Westbourne Green application, and Royal Oak anchors the Westbourne Green location plan.
• Maida Vale (W9) — a planning drawing set in Maida Vale starts from edwardian mansion blocks, victorian villas, and Maida Vale reads as Edwardian mansion blocks, canal-side. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans in W9. Westminster City Council assesses Maida Vale planning drawings against its own Maida Vale character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Maida Vale references Little Venice.

Does Westminster planning policy restrict a planning drawing set?

How designation changes a Westminster planning drawing set: Westminster City Council maintains 56 conservation areas, including Marylebone, Pimlico, Soho. Inside any of them a Westminster planning drawing set cannot rely on permitted development, and the route becomes a £548 householder application determined in 8 weeks rather than a £249 prior approval in 6 weeks. St John's Wood sets the tone for Westminster casework.

Westminster and Article 4: Multiple Article 4 Directions — office-to-residential restrictions, HMO conversions, retail to residential in shopping zones. A planning drawing set planned at a NW8 address is checked against that direction first; Westminster City Council publishes the Westminster extent, and the NW8 line rarely follows the Westminster boundary you would expect.

Westminster below-ground policy: Westminster basement policy restricts to single-storey, typically under 50% of rear garden footprint; lightwells and rooflights strictly controlled in conservation areas. Any planning drawing set in Westminster that goes below existing foundations triggers two months notice under section 6 of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, and Westminster City Council will want the NW8 ground and groundwater position set out.

What Westminster 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 planning drawing set route in Westminster 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.

Who decides a planning drawing set on the edge of Westminster?

• Lambeth — the Lambeth boundary runs against Westminster, so a planning drawing set a street from Westminster is decided by Lambeth Council instead. Lambeth runs 64 conservation areas across SE1 and its neighbours, which is why planning drawings priced for Westminster are re-checked against Lambeth policy whenever the Westminster address sits on that edge.
• City of London — adjoining Westminster, with 27 conservation areas centred on EC1. A planning drawing set on the far side of the Westminster line is determined by City of London Corporation, so the Westminster quote for planning drawings is checked against City of London guidance before it is issued.
• Camden — adjoining Westminster, with 40 conservation areas centred on NW1. A planning drawing set on the far side of the Westminster line is determined by Camden Council, so the Westminster quote for planning drawings is checked against Camden guidance before it is issued.
• Kensington and Chelsea — adjoining Westminster, with 38 conservation areas centred on SW1. A planning drawing set on the far side of the Westminster line is determined by RBKC Planning, so the Westminster quote for planning drawings is checked against Kensington and Chelsea guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this Westminster planning drawing set 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.