Which Newham postcodes does this drawing package service cover?
Every Newham postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. Newham fees below are the
statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a drawing package |
|---|
| E6 | East Ham / Beckton | Victorian terraces | E6 covers East Ham / Beckton only; Newham Council handles the drawing package, and East Ham / Beckton case officers apply the E6 conservation-area map. |
| E7 | Forest Gate | Victorian terraces | A drawing package at an E7 address in Forest Gate is determined by Newham Council under its own Local Plan policies for Forest Gate. |
| E12 | Manor Park | Victorian terraces | E12 straddles a boundary: Manor Park addresses fall to Newham Council or Redbridge Council, so confirm which authority validates the drawing package before submitting E12 drawings. |
| E13 | Plaistow | Victorian terraces, post-war flats | E13 covers Plaistow only; Newham Council handles the drawing package, and Plaistow case officers apply the E13 conservation-area map. |
| E15 | Stratford / West Ham | New-build, post-war estates | Stratford / West Ham sits wholly inside E15, so Newham Council validates every drawing package submitted from an E15 address. |
| E16 | Canning Town / Royal Docks | Post-war estates, new-build | E16 covers Canning Town / Royal Docks only; Newham Council handles the drawing package, and Canning Town / Royal Docks case officers apply the E16 conservation-area map. |
| E20 | Olympic Park / East Village | Victorian terraces across West Ham | E20 covers Olympic Park / East Village only; Newham Council handles the drawing package, and Olympic Park / East Village case officers apply the E20 conservation-area map. |
Which Newham neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Newham
streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.
- East Ham (E6) — drawing package work in East Ham means victorian terraces. East Ham is Victorian terraces. throughout E6. Newham Council decides the East Ham application, and East Ham High Street anchors the East Ham location plan.
- West Ham (E15) — a drawing package in West Ham starts from victorian terraces, post-war estates, and West Ham reads as Victorian terraces, post-war estates. in E15. Newham Council assesses West Ham architectural drawings against its own West Ham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for West Ham references West Ham station.
- Canning Town (E16) — a drawing package in Canning Town starts from post-war estates, new-build, and Canning Town reads as regenerated quarter, post-war estates. in E16. Newham Council assesses Canning Town architectural drawings against its own Canning Town character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Canning Town references Canning Town station.
- Royal Docks (E16) — modern dockside towers, regen defines Royal Docks, where modern apartments, post-war estates set what a drawing package can do. across E16. Any Royal Docks drawing package is validated by Newham Council, with ExCeL the usual Royal Docks reference point on the site plan.
- Manor Park (E12) — a drawing package in Manor Park starts from victorian terraces, and Manor Park reads as Victorian terraces. in E12. Newham Council assesses Manor Park architectural drawings against its own Manor Park character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Manor Park references Manor Park station.
- Beckton (E6, E16) — drawing package work in Beckton means 1980s estates, new-build. Beckton is 1980s estates, new-build. throughout E6. Newham Council decides the Beckton application, and Beckton DLR anchors the Beckton location plan.
- Stratford (E15) — drawing package work in Stratford means new-build, post-war estates. Stratford is Olympic-era new-build, regen. throughout E15. Newham Council decides the Stratford application, and Olympic Park anchors the Stratford location plan.
What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in Newham?
Conservation areas covering Newham: Newham Council runs 10, and West Ham, Manor Park, Forest Gate are the ones Newham owners meet most. A drawing package inside a Newham conservation area loses permitted development, so the Newham submission is a householder application at £258 decided in 8 weeks — not a £120 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Forest Gate a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.
Newham and Article 4: Article 4 Direction requires planning permission for any HMO conversion, plus restrictions on office-to-residential in Stratford and Royal Docks. A drawing package planned at a E6 address is checked against that direction first; Newham Council publishes the Newham extent, and the E6 line rarely follows the Newham boundary you would expect.
The building fabric around Newham: Victorian terraces across West Ham, Forest Gate, Plaistow; Olympic-era new-build in Stratford; post-war in Canning Town; substantial ongoing regeneration. High-regeneration borough; Olympic Park and Royal Docks drive major development; heavily HMO-managed borough. A drawing package in Newham is scoped against that stock first. Our Newham fixed fee starts at £840; the £1,750 Complete package runs the Newham scheme through Newham Council planning and building control in one go.
Who decides a drawing package on the edge of Newham?
- Tower Hamlets — adjoining Newham, with 58 conservation areas centred on E1. A drawing package on the far side of the Newham line is determined by Tower Hamlets Council, so the Newham quote for architectural drawings is checked against Tower Hamlets guidance before it is issued.
- Hackney — cross the Newham boundary and Hackney Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 29 conservation areas of its own around E2. We re-price architectural drawings at the Newham edge because Hackney policy and Newham policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
- Waltham Forest — the Waltham Forest boundary runs against Newham, so a drawing package a street from Newham is decided by Waltham Forest Council instead. Waltham Forest runs 17 conservation areas across E4 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for Newham are re-checked against Waltham Forest policy whenever the Newham address sits on that edge.
- Redbridge — the Redbridge boundary runs against Newham, so a drawing package a street from Newham is decided by Redbridge Council instead. Redbridge runs 14 conservation areas across E11 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for Newham are re-checked against Redbridge policy whenever the Newham address sits on that edge.
Sources for this Newham 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.
