Full design + planning + regs cost in Westminster

Which Westminster postcodes does this full project cost package service cover?

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

Which Westminster neighbourhoods suit a full project cost package best?

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

• Pimlico (SW1V) — a full project cost package in Pimlico starts from regency terraces, post-war estates, and Pimlico reads as Regency stucco terraces, grid plan. in SW1V. Westminster City Council assesses Pimlico full project cost packages against its own Pimlico character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Pimlico references Tate Britain.
• Soho (W1D, W1F) — full project cost package work in Soho means georgian terraces, mixed-use. Soho is Georgian fragments, mixed-use. Westminster City Council decides the Soho application, and Soho Square anchors the Soho location plan.
• Covent Garden (WC2E, WC2H) — Georgian piazza, listed buildings defines Covent Garden, where georgian terraces, conversions set what a full project cost package can do. Any Covent Garden full project cost package is validated by Westminster City Council, with Royal Opera House the usual Covent Garden reference point on the site plan.
• St John's Wood (NW8) — full project cost package work in St John's Wood means victorian villas, mansion blocks. St John's Wood is Victorian villas, mansion blocks. 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) — a full project cost package in Bayswater starts from victorian stucco terraces, and Bayswater reads as Victorian stucco terraces. in W2. Westminster City Council assesses Bayswater full project cost packages against its own Bayswater character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Bayswater references Hyde Park.
• Paddington (W2) — Regency and Victorian terraces, canal-side regen defines Paddington, where regency terraces, modern apartments set what a full project cost package can do. Any Paddington full project cost package is validated by Westminster City Council, with Paddington Basin the usual Paddington reference point on the site plan.
• Victoria (SW1E, SW1W) — Regency terraces, mixed-use defines Victoria, where regency terraces, post-war flats set what a full project cost package can do. Any Victoria full project cost package is validated by Westminster City Council, with Victoria Station the usual Victoria reference point on the site plan.

What local planning policy applies to a full project cost package in Westminster?

How designation changes a Westminster full project cost package: Westminster City Council maintains 56 conservation areas, including Marylebone, Pimlico, Soho. Inside any of them a Westminster full project cost package 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. Covent Garden sets the tone for Westminster casework.

What Article 4 removes near Westminster: Multiple Article 4 Directions — office-to-residential restrictions, HMO conversions, retail to residential in shopping zones. Before pricing a full project cost package we check whether the NW8 address is inside the mapped area, because Westminster City Council draws the Westminster boundary street by street rather than across the whole of Westminster.

Digging below a Westminster 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 full project cost package in Westminster involves excavation that is read beside the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, which needs two months notice for a Westminster dig within 3 m of a neighbour, and Westminster City Council expects the NW8 ground conditions addressed in the application.

The building fabric around Westminster: 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. A full project cost package in Westminster is scoped against that stock first.

Who decides a full project cost package on the edge of Westminster?

• Kensington and Chelsea — adjoining Westminster, with 38 conservation areas centred on SW1. A full project cost package on the far side of the Westminster line is determined by RBKC Planning, so the Westminster quote for full project cost packages is checked against Kensington and Chelsea guidance before it is issued.
• Wandsworth — adjoining Westminster, with 45 conservation areas centred on SW8. A full project cost package on the far side of the Westminster line is determined by Wandsworth Council, so the Westminster quote for full project cost packages is checked against Wandsworth guidance before it is issued.
• Lambeth — the Lambeth boundary runs against Westminster, so a full project cost package a street from Westminster is decided by Lambeth Council instead. Lambeth runs 64 conservation areas across SE1 and its neighbours, which is why full project cost packages priced for Westminster are re-checked against Lambeth policy whenever the Westminster address sits on that edge.
• City of London — cross the Westminster boundary and City of London Corporation takes the full project cost package instead, applying 27 conservation areas of its own around EC1. We re-price full project cost packages at the Westminster edge because City of London policy and Westminster policy rarely align on full project cost package depth.

Sources for this Westminster full project cost 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.