What Westminster clients say

Which Westminster postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

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

What changes about a drawing package in each part of Westminster?

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

• Mayfair (W1J, W1K) — a drawing package in Mayfair starts from georgian townhouses, listed buildings, and Mayfair reads as Georgian listed townhouses, luxury. in W1J. Westminster City Council assesses Mayfair drawing packages against its own Mayfair character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Mayfair references Berkeley Square.
• Belgravia (SW1X, SW1W) — drawing package work in Belgravia means regency stucco terraces, listed buildings. Belgravia is white stucco Regency terraces. throughout SW1X. Westminster City Council decides the Belgravia application, and Eaton Square anchors the Belgravia location plan.
• Marylebone (W1U, W1G, W1H) — Georgian and Victorian terraces, mansion blocks defines Marylebone, where georgian terraces, edwardian mansion blocks set what a drawing package can do. across W1U. Any Marylebone drawing package is validated by Westminster City Council, with Marylebone High Street the usual Marylebone reference point on the site plan.
• Pimlico (SW1V) — a drawing 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 drawing packages against its own Pimlico character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Pimlico references Tate Britain.
• Soho (W1D, W1F) — Georgian fragments, mixed-use defines Soho, where georgian terraces, mixed-use set what a drawing package can do. across W1D. Any Soho drawing package is validated by Westminster City Council, with Soho Square the usual Soho reference point on the site plan.
• Covent Garden (WC2E, WC2H) — a drawing package in Covent Garden starts from georgian terraces, conversions, and Covent Garden reads as Georgian piazza, listed buildings. in WC2E. Westminster City Council assesses Covent Garden drawing packages 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) — a drawing package in St John's Wood starts from victorian villas, mansion blocks, and St John's Wood reads as Victorian villas, mansion blocks. in NW8. Westminster City Council assesses St John's Wood drawing packages against its own St John's Wood character guidance, and the location plan we draw for St John's Wood references Lord's Cricket Ground.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in Westminster?

Westminster conservation designations: there are 56 across Westminster City Council, Soho, Covent Garden, St John's Wood among them. Designation costs a Westminster owner the permitted-development route: a drawing package then needs a £548 householder application over 8 weeks, in place of the £249 prior approval route that takes 6 weeks. Pimlico is the Westminster designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

Article 4 and your Westminster drawing package: Multiple Article 4 Directions — office-to-residential restrictions, HMO conversions, retail to residential in shopping zones. At a NW8 address that matters twice over, because Westminster City Council applies the direction unevenly across Westminster — we read the Westminster policies map for the exact NW8 address before quoting drawing packages.

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 drawing package 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.

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 drawing package in Westminster is scoped against that stock first.

What happens if a Westminster property sits on a boundary?

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

Sources for this Westminster 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.