Architectural drawings in IG3

Which postcode districts around IG3 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every IG3 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. IG3 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

Which IG3 neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few IG3 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Bordering IG3: Wanstead (E11) — drawing package work in Wanstead means edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached. Wanstead is Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached. Redbridge Council decides the Wanstead application, and Wanstead Park anchors the Wanstead location plan.
• Bordering IG3: South Woodford (E18) — a drawing package in South Woodford starts from edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached, and South Woodford reads as Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached. in E18. Redbridge Council assesses South Woodford architectural drawings against its own South Woodford character guidance, and the location plan we draw for South Woodford references South Woodford Tube.
• Bordering IG3: Woodford Green (IG8) — a drawing package in Woodford Green starts from 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas, and Woodford Green reads as 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. in IG8. Redbridge Council assesses Woodford Green architectural drawings against its own Woodford Green character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Woodford Green references Woodford Green.
• Bordering IG3: Ilford (IG1) — a drawing package in Ilford starts from edwardian terraces, post-war flats, and Ilford reads as post-war centre, Edwardian residential. in IG1. Redbridge Council assesses Ilford architectural drawings against its own Ilford character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Ilford references Ilford High Road.
• Bordering IG3: Barkingside (IG6) — drawing package work in Barkingside means 1930s semi-detached. Barkingside is 1930s semi-detached. Redbridge Council decides the Barkingside application, and Barkingside High Street anchors the Barkingside location plan.
• Bordering IG3: Gants Hill (IG2) — drawing package work in Gants Hill means 1930s semi-detached. Gants Hill is 1930s semi-detached. Redbridge Council decides the Gants Hill application, and Gants Hill Tube anchors the Gants Hill location plan.
• Bordering IG3: Snaresbrook (E11) — Edwardian villas, conservation defines Snaresbrook, where edwardian villas set what a drawing package can do. Any Snaresbrook drawing package is validated by Redbridge Council, with Snaresbrook station the usual Snaresbrook reference point on the site plan.

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in IG3?

Conservation areas covering IG3 (Seven Kings): Redbridge Council runs 14, and Snaresbrook, Aldersbrook, Woodford Green are the ones IG3 (Seven Kings) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a IG3 (Seven Kings) conservation area loses permitted development, so the IG3 (Seven Kings) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Woodford Green a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

Article 4 and your IG3 (Seven Kings) drawing package: Redbridge Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a drawing package in IG3 (Seven Kings) generally survives outside IG3 (Seven Kings) conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a IG3 owner records that a drawing package was lawful.

IG3 (Seven Kings) housing stock: 1930s semi-detached dominates outer Redbridge; Edwardian terraces and villas in Wanstead and South Woodford; post-war estates in Ilford central. Outer London suburban; permitted development used heavily for loft conversions and single-storey rear extensions. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in IG3 (Seven Kings) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Redbridge Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

Which neighbouring authorities border IG3?

• Waltham Forest — cross the IG3 (Seven Kings) boundary and Waltham Forest Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 17 conservation areas of its own around E4. We re-price architectural drawings at the IG3 (Seven Kings) edge because Waltham Forest policy and Redbridge policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Havering — the Havering boundary runs against Redbridge, so a drawing package a street from IG3 (Seven Kings) is decided by Havering Council instead. Havering runs 15 conservation areas across RM1 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for IG3 (Seven Kings) are re-checked against Havering policy whenever the IG3 (Seven Kings) address sits on that edge.
• Barking and Dagenham — adjoining IG3 (Seven Kings), with 9 conservation areas centred on IG11. A drawing package on the far side of the IG3 (Seven Kings) line is determined by Barking and Dagenham Council, so the IG3 (Seven Kings) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Barking and Dagenham guidance before it is issued.
• Newham — adjoining IG3 (Seven Kings), with 10 conservation areas centred on E6. A drawing package on the far side of the IG3 (Seven Kings) line is determined by Newham Council, so the IG3 (Seven Kings) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Newham guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this IG3 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.