Architectural drawings in E20

Which postcode districts around E20 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every E20 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. E20 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across E20?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few E20 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Bordering E20: 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.
• Bordering E20: Forest Gate (E7) — Victorian terraces defines Forest Gate, where victorian terraces set what a drawing package can do. Any Forest Gate drawing package is validated by Newham Council, with Forest Gate station the usual Forest Gate reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering E20: Plaistow (E13) — drawing package work in Plaistow means victorian terraces, post-war flats. Plaistow is Victorian terraces, post-war flats. Newham Council decides the Plaistow application, and Plaistow Tube anchors the Plaistow location plan.
• Bordering E20: East Ham (E6) — drawing package work in East Ham means victorian terraces. East Ham is Victorian terraces. Newham Council decides the East Ham application, and East Ham High Street anchors the East Ham location plan.
• Bordering E20: 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 E20: Canning Town (E16) — drawing package work in Canning Town means post-war estates, new-build. Canning Town is regenerated quarter, post-war estates. Newham Council decides the Canning Town application, and Canning Town station anchors the Canning Town location plan.
• Bordering E20: 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 E20: 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 E20: Beckton (E6, E16) — drawing package work in Beckton means 1980s estates, new-build. Beckton is 1980s estates, new-build. Newham Council decides the Beckton application, and Beckton DLR anchors the Beckton location plan.

Does E20 planning policy restrict a drawing package?

How designation changes a E20 (Olympic Park / East Village) drawing package: Newham Council maintains 10 conservation areas, including West Ham, Manor Park, Forest Gate. Inside any of them a E20 (Olympic Park / East Village) 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. Forest Gate sets the tone for E20 (Olympic Park / East Village) casework.

E20 (Olympic Park / East Village) 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 E20 address is checked against that direction first; Newham Council publishes the E20 (Olympic Park / East Village) extent, and the E20 line rarely follows the E20 (Olympic Park / East Village) boundary you would expect.

The building fabric around E20 (Olympic Park / East Village): 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 E20 (Olympic Park / East Village) is scoped against that stock first, because it decides whether the scheme runs as permitted development, a £274 Lawful Development Certificate, or a full £548 application to Newham Council.

Which neighbouring authorities border E20?

• Tower Hamlets — adjoining E20 (Olympic Park / East Village), with 58 conservation areas centred on E1. A drawing package on the far side of the E20 (Olympic Park / East Village) line is determined by Tower Hamlets Council, so the E20 (Olympic Park / East Village) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Tower Hamlets guidance before it is issued.
• Hackney — the Hackney boundary runs against Newham, so a drawing package a street from E20 (Olympic Park / East Village) is decided by Hackney Council instead. Hackney runs 29 conservation areas across E2 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for E20 (Olympic Park / East Village) are re-checked against Hackney policy whenever the E20 (Olympic Park / East Village) address sits on that edge.
• Waltham Forest — adjoining E20 (Olympic Park / East Village), with 17 conservation areas centred on E4. A drawing package on the far side of the E20 (Olympic Park / East Village) line is determined by Waltham Forest Council, so the E20 (Olympic Park / East Village) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Waltham Forest guidance before it is issued.
• Redbridge — the Redbridge boundary runs against Newham, so a drawing package a street from E20 (Olympic Park / East Village) is decided by Redbridge Council instead. Redbridge runs 14 conservation areas across E11 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for E20 (Olympic Park / East Village) are re-checked against Redbridge policy whenever the E20 (Olympic Park / East Village) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this E20 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.