Architectural drawings in E15

Which postcode districts around E15 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every E15 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. E15 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of E15?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few E15 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside E15: Stratford (E15) — drawing package work in Stratford means new-build, post-war estates. Stratford is Olympic-era new-build, regen. Newham Council decides the Stratford application, and Olympic Park anchors the Stratford location plan.
• Inside E15: West Ham (E15) — drawing package work in West Ham means victorian terraces, post-war estates. West Ham is Victorian terraces, post-war estates. Newham Council decides the West Ham application, and West Ham station anchors the West Ham location plan.
• Bordering E15: Forest Gate (E7) — drawing package work in Forest Gate means victorian terraces. Forest Gate is Victorian terraces. Newham Council decides the Forest Gate application, and Forest Gate station anchors the Forest Gate location plan.
• Bordering E15: Plaistow (E13) — a drawing package in Plaistow starts from victorian terraces, post-war flats, and Plaistow reads as Victorian terraces, post-war flats. in E13. Newham Council assesses Plaistow architectural drawings against its own Plaistow character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Plaistow references Plaistow Tube.
• Bordering E15: East Ham (E6) — Victorian terraces defines East Ham, where victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any East Ham drawing package is validated by Newham Council, with East Ham High Street the usual East Ham reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering E15: 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.
• Bordering E15: Royal Docks (E16) — drawing package work in Royal Docks means modern apartments, post-war estates. Royal Docks is modern dockside towers, regen. Newham Council decides the Royal Docks application, and ExCeL anchors the Royal Docks location plan.
• Bordering E15: Manor Park (E12) — Victorian terraces defines Manor Park, where victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Manor Park drawing package is validated by Newham Council, with Manor Park station the usual Manor Park reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering E15: Beckton (E6, E16) — a drawing package in Beckton starts from 1980s estates, new-build, and Beckton reads as 1980s estates, new-build. in E6. Newham Council assesses Beckton architectural drawings against its own Beckton character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Beckton references Beckton DLR.

Does E15 planning policy restrict a drawing package?

How designation changes a E15 (Stratford / West Ham) drawing package: Newham Council maintains 10 conservation areas, including West Ham, Manor Park, Forest Gate. Inside any of them a E15 (Stratford / West Ham) drawing package cannot rely on permitted development, and the route becomes a £548 householder application determined in 8 weeks rather than a £249 prior approval in 6 weeks. Manor Park sets the tone for E15 (Stratford / West Ham) casework.

What Article 4 removes near E15 (Stratford / West Ham): Article 4 Direction requires planning permission for any HMO conversion, plus restrictions on office-to-residential in Stratford and Royal Docks. Before pricing a drawing package we check whether the E15 address is inside the mapped area, because Newham Council draws the E15 (Stratford / West Ham) boundary street by street rather than across the whole of E15 (Stratford / West Ham).

What E15 (Stratford / West Ham) is built from: 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. That mix decides the drawing package route in E15 (Stratford / West Ham) more than the postcode does, and it is what a Newham Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Newham Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.

Which neighbouring authorities border E15?

• Greenwich — the Greenwich boundary runs against Newham, so a drawing package a street from E15 (Stratford / West Ham) is decided by Greenwich Council instead. Greenwich runs 20 conservation areas across SE3 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for E15 (Stratford / West Ham) are re-checked against Greenwich policy whenever the E15 (Stratford / West Ham) address sits on that edge.
• Tower Hamlets — adjoining E15 (Stratford / West Ham), with 58 conservation areas centred on E1. A drawing package on the far side of the E15 (Stratford / West Ham) line is determined by Tower Hamlets Council, so the E15 (Stratford / West Ham) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Tower Hamlets guidance before it is issued.
• Hackney — adjoining E15 (Stratford / West Ham), with 29 conservation areas centred on E2. A drawing package on the far side of the E15 (Stratford / West Ham) line is determined by Hackney Council, so the E15 (Stratford / West Ham) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Hackney guidance before it is issued.
• Waltham Forest — adjoining E15 (Stratford / West Ham), with 17 conservation areas centred on E4. A drawing package on the far side of the E15 (Stratford / West Ham) line is determined by Waltham Forest Council, so the E15 (Stratford / West Ham) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Waltham Forest guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this E15 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.