Architectural drawings in E6

Where in E6 does a drawing package actually get determined?

Every E6 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. E6 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across E6?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few E6 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside E6: 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.
• Inside E6: 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.
• Bordering E6: 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 E6: 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 E6: 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 E6: 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 E6: Canning Town (E16) — regenerated quarter, post-war estates defines Canning Town, where post-war estates, new-build set what a drawing package can do. Any Canning Town drawing package is validated by Newham Council, with Canning Town station the usual Canning Town reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering E6: Royal Docks (E16) — a drawing package in Royal Docks starts from modern apartments, post-war estates, and Royal Docks reads as modern dockside towers, regen. in E16. Newham Council assesses Royal Docks architectural drawings against its own Royal Docks character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Royal Docks references ExCeL.
• Bordering E6: 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.

Does E6 planning policy restrict a drawing package?

How designation changes a E6 (East Ham / Beckton) drawing package: Newham Council maintains 10 conservation areas, including West Ham, Manor Park, Forest Gate. Inside any of them a E6 (East Ham / Beckton) 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. Plaistow sets the tone for E6 (East Ham / Beckton) casework.

E6 (East Ham / Beckton) 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 E6 (East Ham / Beckton) extent, and the E6 line rarely follows the E6 (East Ham / Beckton) boundary you would expect.

What E6 (East Ham / Beckton) 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 E6 (East Ham / Beckton) 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 E6?

• Barking and Dagenham — the Barking and Dagenham boundary runs against Newham, so a drawing package a street from E6 (East Ham / Beckton) is decided by Barking and Dagenham Council instead. Barking and Dagenham runs 9 conservation areas across IG11 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for E6 (East Ham / Beckton) are re-checked against Barking and Dagenham policy whenever the E6 (East Ham / Beckton) address sits on that edge.
• Greenwich — adjoining E6 (East Ham / Beckton), with 20 conservation areas centred on SE3. A drawing package on the far side of the E6 (East Ham / Beckton) line is determined by Greenwich Council, so the E6 (East Ham / Beckton) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Greenwich guidance before it is issued.
• Tower Hamlets — adjoining E6 (East Ham / Beckton), with 58 conservation areas centred on E1. A drawing package on the far side of the E6 (East Ham / Beckton) line is determined by Tower Hamlets Council, so the E6 (East Ham / Beckton) 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 E6 (East Ham / Beckton) is decided by Hackney Council instead. Hackney runs 29 conservation areas across E2 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for E6 (East Ham / Beckton) are re-checked against Hackney policy whenever the E6 (East Ham / Beckton) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this E6 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.