Fitzrovia is characterised by georgian terraces, victorian mansion blocks, concentrated across W1T in the
Fitzrovia area. The georgian terraces is the constraint that shapes most Fitzrovia projects, long before policy enters the picture. What that means for a W1T address: applications on Georgian stock here almost always need a heritage statement alongside the drawings. On a Fitzrovia terrace it governs the rear opening width. The prevailing Fitzrovia eaves line is the reference Camden Council uses, which is why the proposed elevation is drawn with the neighbours on it.
A Fitzrovia basement stands on its drainage and party wall evidence. Where the project also touches loft conversion drawings for W1T properties or house extension drawings, the same measured survey of the Fitzrovia property carries across — you pay for the survey once, not per application.
What the Fitzrovia drawing pack contains
Contents of the W1T drawing pack:
- site location plan for the Fitzrovia property
- block plan
- existing and proposed floor plans
- existing and proposed elevations
- Design & Access Statement
Streets and landmarks we survey around Fitzrovia
- Fitzroy Square — frontages visible from the highway, so Bloomsbury materials detail governs the Fitzroy Square elevation.
- Charlotte Street — side returns where the 45-degree amenity test decides how far a Charlotte Street extension goes.
- Rathbone Place — shared flank walls, so Rathbone Place party structure notices go out before work starts.
- Gresse Street — closet wings that change how a rear extension meets the Gresse Street back addition.
- Euston Road — shared flank walls, so Euston Road party structure notices go out before work starts.
- Oxford Street — terraced rear elevations — the Oxford Street party wall position is drawn first.
- Great Portland Street — frontages visible from the highway, so Bloomsbury materials detail governs the Great Portland Street elevation.
- Tottenham Court Road — side returns where the 45-degree amenity test decides how far a Tottenham Court Road extension goes.
- Fitzroy Square — height and massing nearby are argued against this frontage.
- BT Tower — massing on adjoining W1T plots is tested against it.
- Southbank International School — massing on adjoining W1T plots is tested against it.
- Fashion Retail Academy — sightlines from here are part of the Camden Council character assessment.
- Middlesex Hospital — schemes visible from it get closer scrutiny in Camden.
Getting to a Fitzrovia survey
Surveyors travel to W1T addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are
Euston, Paddington, Marylebone, London King's Cross. Appointments are booked in Fitzrovia on weekdays and Saturdays,
and the measured survey of a standard georgian terraces takes two to three hours.
Where Fitzrovia sits
on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ292821, inside the Holborn and St Pancras parliamentary constituency. A W1T submission is checked against exactly that location before Camden Council will register it. Source.
Practical detail for a Fitzrovia submission: the nearest stations are Euston and Paddington and Marylebone and London King's Cross; addresses are written to LONDON; dialling code 020; heritage assets close by include Grade II Listed building. Site plans are drawn to the address as Camden Council holds it.
Fitzrovia postcode coverage
Surveys run across W1T (Fitzrovia), which Fitzrovia holds on its own throughout Camden.
Streets and stations in Fitzrovia
The Fitzrovia streets on our books include Fitzroy Square, Charlotte Street, Rathbone Place, Gresse Street, Euston Road, Oxford Street, Great Portland Street and Tottenham Court Road. most Fitzrovia sites are within walking distance of Euston or Paddington or Marylebone. and Grade II Listed building is listed, which pulls neighbouring W1T proposals into a setting assessment.
Areas we cover around Fitzrovia
We take instructions from Camden Town (NW1), Hampstead (NW3), Primrose Hill (NW1), Kentish Town (NW5), Belsize Park (NW3), Bloomsbury (WC1) and everywhere between them and Fitzrovia.
