New build drawings for West Kensington, W14
A new home for sale in West Kensington starts life as a set of drawings put to Hammersmith and Fulham council. DrawingsDirect prepares those planning and building regulations drawings for owners who want to build a new house in W14, from £1,450. We are a drawing practice and do not sell homes.
Fixed fee from £1,250 drawings + £200 survey (£1,450 total) · all prices
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Who comes to us for a new home in W14
Homes for sale are listed by estate agents and developers. The people who come to us are owners, small developers and families with a plot or an old house to replace, and they need for the application drawings: site and location plans, floor plans, elevations, sections and the information a building control officer needs.
Our fixed fee for new build drawings starts from £1,450, and we confirm the figure for your site once we have the address and a brief. A new-build house planning permission guide sets out what the council expects to see, and our new build drawings service page lists what is in the package.
How Hammersmith and Fulham decides planning applications
West Kensington sits in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Postcode and council boundaries do not always match in W14, so check your address on the council's planning map before you rely on the figures here.
In the four quarters to 2026 Q2 the council made 1,227 planning decisions of every kind (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
Decisions that are not major development have to be made within 8 weeks, and major development within 13 weeks, counted from the day after the council receives the application (Development Management Procedure Order 2015, article 34).
Applicants who disagree with a refusal can appeal. Of 339 planning appeals decided against Hammersmith and Fulham decisions between 2021 and 2026, 40% were allowed (our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database). Our planning appeal explainer describes how that route works.
The national register lists 47 conservation-area entries for Hammersmith and Fulham (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset); H&F's own conservation area map shows whether your W14 plot is covered.
Fees you pay the council on top of drawings
The council charges a statutory fee of £610 per dwellinghouse for a full application for fewer than ten dwellinghouses (planning fees regulations, in force from 1 April 2026). That is separate from our drawing fee and is paid when the application is submitted.
A new home often triggers other costs, such as a structural engineer and the Community Infrastructure Levy. Our Community Infrastructure Levy guide explains the levy, and the pricing page shows our own fixed fees.
Conservation areas change what you can build
The national register lists 47 conservation-area entries for Hammersmith and Fulham (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset); H&F's own conservation area map shows whether your W14 plot is covered. A new house inside one is judged on whether it preserves or enhances the area, so the drawings have to show the street scene as well as the plot.
National planning guidance says a design and access statement is required for development of one or more dwellings in a conservation area (planning practice guidance, Making an application). We write it alongside the drawings; the government's making an application guidance sets the rule, and you can read what a design and access statement contains before you commission one.
What to send us to get a fixed quote
Send the address, any survey or title plan you hold, and a line on the home you have in mind: a single house, a replacement dwelling or a small scheme. We read the planning history, say whether a measured building survey is needed first, and confirm the fee before any work starts. Use the form on this page to begin.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 1,227 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 339 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 40% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 47 | Our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) | www.planning.data.gov.uk |
| £610 | Statutory fee from 1 April 2026, SI 2012/2920 Sch 1 Pt 2 category 1(3)(a): full application for the erection of fewer than 10 dwellinghouses, per dwellinghouse | assets.publishing.service.gov.uk |
| 8 weeks | DMPO 2015 art 34(2)(b): decision period for an application that is not major development (source wording: 8 weeks beginning with the day immediately following receipt) | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| 13 weeks | DMPO 2015 art 34(2)(a): decision period for major development (source wording: 13 weeks beginning with the day immediately following receipt) | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| one or more dwellings | Planning practice guidance, Making an application, paragraph 030 (ID 14-030-20140306): design and access statement required in a conservation area or World Heritage Site for development of one or more dwellings | www.gov.uk |
| £1,450 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for new build drawings, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
Questions people ask
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