What Barnet clients say

Where in Barnet does a drawing package actually get determined?

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

Which Barnet neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

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

• Finchley (N3, N12) — drawing package work in Finchley means 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas. Finchley is 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. throughout N3. Barnet Council decides the Finchley application, and Finchley Central anchors the Finchley location plan.
• Hampstead Garden Suburb (NW11) — Arts & Crafts garden suburb, conservation defines Hampstead Garden Suburb, where arts & crafts houses, edwardian villas set what a drawing package can do. across NW11. Any Hampstead Garden Suburb drawing package is validated by Barnet Council, with Central Square the usual Hampstead Garden Suburb reference point on the site plan.
• Golders Green (NW11) — a drawing package in Golders Green starts from edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached, and Golders Green reads as Edwardian and 1930s semi-detached. in NW11. Barnet Council assesses Golders Green drawing packages against its own Golders Green character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Golders Green references Golders Green Hippodrome.
• Muswell Hill (N10) — Edwardian villas and terraces defines Muswell Hill, where edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. across N10. Any Muswell Hill drawing package is validated by Barnet Council, with Alexandra Palace the usual Muswell Hill reference point on the site plan.
• Hendon (NW4) — drawing package work in Hendon means 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. Hendon is 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. throughout NW4. Barnet Council decides the Hendon application, and RAF Museum anchors the Hendon location plan.
• Mill Hill (NW7) — a drawing package in Mill Hill starts from georgian villas, 1930s detached and semi-detached, and Mill Hill reads as Georgian and 1930s detached. in NW7. Barnet Council assesses Mill Hill drawing packages against its own Mill Hill character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Mill Hill references Mill Hill Village.
• Edgware (HA8) — 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats defines Edgware, where 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats set what a drawing package can do. across HA8. Any Edgware drawing package is validated by Barnet Council, with Edgware Tube the usual Edgware reference point on the site plan.

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in Barnet?

How designation changes a Barnet drawing package: Barnet Council maintains 20 conservation areas, including Hampstead Garden Suburb, Mill Hill, Hendon. Inside any of them a Barnet drawing 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. Golders Green sets the tone for Barnet casework.

Article 4 and your Barnet drawing package: Barnet Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a drawing package in Barnet generally survives outside Barnet conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a N2 owner records that a drawing package was lawful.

Barnet housing stock: 1930s semi-detached dominates; Edwardian villas in Muswell Hill, Finchley; Garden Suburb Arts & Crafts in Hampstead Garden Suburb; post-war flats in Colindale. Suburban outer-London borough; permitted development used heavily; Hampstead Garden Suburb has its own residents' trust with additional design controls. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in Barnet — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of Barnet?

• Camden — the Camden boundary runs against Barnet, so a drawing package a street from Barnet is decided by Camden Council instead. Camden runs 40 conservation areas across NW1 and its neighbours, which is why drawing packages priced for Barnet are re-checked against Camden policy whenever the Barnet address sits on that edge.
• Haringey — the Haringey boundary runs against Barnet, so a drawing package a street from Barnet is decided by Haringey Council instead. Haringey runs 29 conservation areas across N4 and its neighbours, which is why drawing packages priced for Barnet are re-checked against Haringey policy whenever the Barnet address sits on that edge.
• Enfield — the Enfield boundary runs against Barnet, so a drawing package a street from Barnet is decided by Enfield Council instead. Enfield runs 22 conservation areas across EN1 and its neighbours, which is why drawing packages priced for Barnet are re-checked against Enfield policy whenever the Barnet address sits on that edge.
• Harrow — the Harrow boundary runs against Barnet, so a drawing package a street from Barnet is decided by Harrow Council instead. Harrow runs 29 conservation areas across HA1 and its neighbours, which is why drawing packages priced for Barnet are re-checked against Harrow policy whenever the Barnet address sits on that edge.

Sources for this Barnet 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.