Fixed-fee planning & building-regulations drawings across the eastern half of Westminster — Soho, Covent Garden, Fitzrovia and Marylebone fringe — all decided by Westminster City Council. MCIAT chartered, from £840.
MCIAT chartered drawings for planning, building regs, lofts and extensions — fixed fees 30% below typical London architects. Tell us what you need and we’ll reply the same working day.
This page covers the eastern part of the borough — Soho, Covent Garden, Fitzrovia and Marylebone fringe and the streets around them. The stock here is largely Georgian townhouses, mansion blocks and dense mixed-use buildings, and we prepare drawings across every one of those types for Westminster City Council.
The Soho and Covent Garden conservation areas cover a dense mixed-use grid where residential works sit above commercial uses, so design has to reconcile heritage, amenity and change-of-use controls. Whichever route your address falls under, we confirm it free at the measured survey and design to match the eastern Westminster streetscape — from period rear and side-return extensions to rear-dormer and mansard loft conversions.
Fixed-fee planning drawings drawings for eastern Westminster homes, drawn for Westminster City Council.
Fixed-fee building regulations drawings drawings for eastern Westminster homes, drawn for Westminster City Council.
Fixed-fee loft conversions drawings for eastern Westminster homes, drawn for Westminster City Council.
Fixed-fee house extensions drawings for eastern Westminster homes, drawn for Westminster City Council.
Fixed-fee mansard roof extensions drawings for eastern Westminster homes, drawn for Westminster City Council.
Every application in East Westminster is decided by Westminster City Council. Householder applications carry a statutory 8-week determination; allow around 12–14 weeks from first call to decision once the measured survey, design and validation are included. We hold a 98% first-time approval rate across Westminster.
Article 4 Direction: Multiple Article 4 Directions — office-to-residential restrictions, HMO conversions, retail to residential in shopping zones.
Basement policy: Westminster basement policy restricts to single-storey, typically under 50% of rear garden footprint; lightwells and rooflights strictly controlled in conservation areas.
Direct answers to what homeowners in eastern Westminster ask about drawings, permission and fees.
It depends on your exact address. Many single-storey rear and side-return extensions on unlisted houses in East Westminster fall under Permitted Development, but The Soho and Covent Garden conservation areas cover a dense mixed-use grid where residential works sit above commercial uses, so design has to reconcile heritage, amenity and change-of-use controls. Flats, listed buildings and conservation areas always need full planning, decided by Westminster City Council. Article 4 in the borough: Yes — check your address. We confirm exactly which route applies to your property, free, at the survey.
The eastern half of Westminster — around Soho, Covent Garden, Fitzrovia and Marylebone fringe — is characterised by Georgian townhouses, mansion blocks and dense mixed-use buildings. We prepare planning and building-regulations drawings for every period represented here, designed to match the local streetscape and satisfy Westminster City Council.
Fixed fees start at £840 for planning drawings and £1,225 for a loft conversion or extension pack — no hourly creep. Westminster City Council determines householder applications in 8 weeks; allow roughly 12–14 weeks end to end (survey, design, validation and determination). We hold a 98% first-time approval rate across Westminster.
Pick a slot that suits you. No obligation and no sales pressure — just straight answers on your planning route, fixed fee and timescale.