Fixed-fee planning & building-regulations drawings across the northern half of Westminster — Maida Vale, St John's Wood, Little Venice and Maida Hill — 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 northern part of the borough — Maida Vale, St John's Wood, Little Venice and Maida Hill and the streets around them. The stock here is largely stucco-fronted terraces, red-brick mansion blocks and canal-side houses, and we prepare drawings across every one of those types for Westminster City Council.
The Maida Vale and St John's Wood conservation areas protect the northern stucco terraces and mansion blocks, most of which are listed or in tightly-controlled settings, so alterations are heritage-led. Whichever route your address falls under, we confirm it free at the measured survey and design to match the northern Westminster streetscape — from period rear and side-return extensions to rear-dormer and mansard loft conversions.
Fixed-fee planning drawings drawings for northern Westminster homes, drawn for Westminster City Council.
Fixed-fee building regulations drawings drawings for northern Westminster homes, drawn for Westminster City Council.
Fixed-fee loft conversions drawings for northern Westminster homes, drawn for Westminster City Council.
Fixed-fee house extensions drawings for northern Westminster homes, drawn for Westminster City Council.
Fixed-fee mansard roof extensions drawings for northern Westminster homes, drawn for Westminster City Council.
Every application in North 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 northern 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 North Westminster fall under Permitted Development, but The Maida Vale and St John's Wood conservation areas protect the northern stucco terraces and mansion blocks, most of which are listed or in tightly-controlled settings, so alterations are heritage-led. 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 northern half of Westminster — around Maida Vale, St John's Wood, Little Venice and Maida Hill — is characterised by stucco-fronted terraces, red-brick mansion blocks and canal-side houses. 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.