Architectural drawings in IG7

Where in IG7 does a drawing package actually get determined?

Every IG7 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. IG7 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of IG7?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few IG7 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Bordering IG7: Wanstead (E11) — a drawing package in Wanstead starts from edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached, and Wanstead reads as Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached. in E11. Redbridge Council assesses Wanstead architectural drawings against its own Wanstead character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Wanstead references Wanstead Park.
• Bordering IG7: South Woodford (E18) — Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached defines South Woodford, where edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any South Woodford drawing package is validated by Redbridge Council, with South Woodford Tube the usual South Woodford reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering IG7: Woodford Green (IG8) — 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas defines Woodford Green, where 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas set what a drawing package can do. Any Woodford Green drawing package is validated by Redbridge Council, with Woodford Green the usual Woodford Green reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering IG7: Ilford (IG1) — post-war centre, Edwardian residential defines Ilford, where edwardian terraces, post-war flats set what a drawing package can do. Any Ilford drawing package is validated by Redbridge Council, with Ilford High Road the usual Ilford reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering IG7: Barkingside (IG6) — 1930s semi-detached defines Barkingside, where 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Barkingside drawing package is validated by Redbridge Council, with Barkingside High Street the usual Barkingside reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering IG7: Gants Hill (IG2) — a drawing package in Gants Hill starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Gants Hill reads as 1930s semi-detached. in IG2. Redbridge Council assesses Gants Hill architectural drawings against its own Gants Hill character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Gants Hill references Gants Hill Tube.
• Bordering IG7: Snaresbrook (E11) — drawing package work in Snaresbrook means edwardian villas. Snaresbrook is Edwardian villas, conservation. Redbridge Council decides the Snaresbrook application, and Snaresbrook station anchors the Snaresbrook location plan.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in IG7?

IG7 (Chigwell) conservation designations: there are 14 across Redbridge Council, Wanstead Village, Snaresbrook, Aldersbrook among them. Designation costs a IG7 (Chigwell) owner the permitted-development route: a drawing package then needs a £548 householder application over 8 weeks, in place of the £249 prior approval route that takes 6 weeks. Woodford Green is the IG7 (Chigwell) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

Article 4 and your IG7 (Chigwell) drawing package: Redbridge Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a drawing package in IG7 (Chigwell) generally survives outside IG7 (Chigwell) conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a IG7 owner records that a drawing package was lawful.

IG7 (Chigwell) 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 IG7 (Chigwell) — 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 IG7?

• Waltham Forest — cross the IG7 (Chigwell) 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 IG7 (Chigwell) edge because Waltham Forest policy and Redbridge policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Havering — adjoining IG7 (Chigwell), with 15 conservation areas centred on RM1. A drawing package on the far side of the IG7 (Chigwell) line is determined by Havering Council, so the IG7 (Chigwell) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Havering guidance before it is issued.
• Barking and Dagenham — adjoining IG7 (Chigwell), with 9 conservation areas centred on IG11. A drawing package on the far side of the IG7 (Chigwell) line is determined by Barking and Dagenham Council, so the IG7 (Chigwell) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Barking and Dagenham guidance before it is issued.
• Newham — adjoining IG7 (Chigwell), with 10 conservation areas centred on E6. A drawing package on the far side of the IG7 (Chigwell) line is determined by Newham Council, so the IG7 (Chigwell) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Newham guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this IG7 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.