Mayfair is characterised by georgian townhouses, listed buildings, concentrated across W1J, W1K in the
Mayfair area. Mayfair is not uniform, but the georgian townhouses recurs often enough across W1J, W1K that the structural pattern is predictable once measured. Reading that across to Mayfair stock: georgian roofs here are shallow and often behind a parapet, so the usable volume comes from a rear dormer set below the ridge rather than from the front slope. In W1J that determines the depth we can draw. Ridge and eaves lines along Mayfair streets are the reference Westminster City Council uses.
A Mayfair basement stands on its drainage and party wall evidence. If the W1J job later needs planning permission for W1J properties or building regulations drawings, the existing drawings already carry the measurements.
What the Mayfair drawing pack contains
- existing roof plan and section for the Mayfair property
- proposed dormer elevations
- volume calculation sheet
- staircase and head-height sections
- structural steel layout
Streets and landmarks we survey around Mayfair
- Park Lane — front-to-back level changes that drive the Park Lane section drawings.
- Berkeley Square — side returns where the 45-degree amenity test decides how far a Berkeley Square extension goes.
- Albemarle Street — front-to-back level changes that drive the Albemarle Street section drawings.
- Curzon Street — terraced rear elevations — the Curzon Street party wall position is drawn first.
- Hyde Park — side returns where the 45-degree amenity test decides how far a Hyde Park extension goes.
- Grosvenor Square — terraced rear elevations — the Grosvenor Square party wall position is drawn first.
- Oxford Street — frontages visible from the highway, so Belgravia materials detail governs the Oxford Street elevation.
- Regent Street — gardens deep enough for the 8 weeks householder route on a Regent Street plot.
- Grosvenor Square — proposals within its setting are drawn with the context elevation included.
- Berkeley Square — massing on adjoining W1J plots is tested against it.
- Shepherd Market — a Mayfair roof extension is judged against the datum it sets.
- St George's Hanover Square Church — sightlines from here are part of the Westminster City Council character assessment.
- St George's Hospital — it anchors the Mayfair streetscape argument in an officer report.
- British Library — it anchors the Mayfair streetscape argument in an officer report.
Getting to a Mayfair survey
Surveyors travel to W1J addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are
Marble Arch, Bond Street station, Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus. Appointments are booked in Mayfair on weekdays and Saturdays,
and the measured survey of a standard georgian townhouses takes two to three hours.
Where Mayfair sits
on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ285807. Every Mayfair application opens with a location plan tied to that grid square; get it wrong and Westminster City Council returns the submission unvalidated. Source.
Practical detail for a Mayfair submission: Marble Arch and Bond Street station and Oxford Circus and Piccadilly Circus serve the area; Royal Mail routes it as LONDON; dialling code 020. Site plans are drawn to the address as Westminster City Council holds it.
Mayfair postcode coverage
Mayfair work spans W1J (Mayfair), which Mayfair holds on its own; W1K (Mayfair), which Mayfair holds on its own — the designations change with the district line.
Streets and stations in Mayfair
Work in Mayfair clusters around Park Lane, Berkeley Square, Albemarle Street, Curzon Street, Hyde Park, Grosvenor Square, Oxford Street and Regent Street. most Mayfair sites are within walking distance of Marble Arch or Bond Street station or Oxford Circus.
Areas we cover around Mayfair
Besides Mayfair: Victoria (SW1E, SW1W), Westbourne Green (W2, W9), Maida Vale (W9), Camden Town (NW1), Hampstead (NW3), Primrose Hill (NW1), plus Lambeth across the border.
