Architectural drawings in RM1

Which RM1 postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

Every RM1 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. RM1 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across RM1?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few RM1 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside RM1: Romford (RM1, RM2, RM7) — drawing package work in Romford means victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. Romford is Victorian and post-war centre. Havering Council decides the Romford application, and Romford Market anchors the Romford location plan.
• Bordering RM1: Hornchurch (RM11, RM12) — 1930s semi-detached defines Hornchurch, where 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Hornchurch drawing package is validated by Havering Council, with Hornchurch Tube the usual Hornchurch reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering RM1: Upminster (RM14) — 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas defines Upminster, where 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas set what a drawing package can do. Any Upminster drawing package is validated by Havering Council, with Upminster station the usual Upminster reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering RM1: Rainham (RM13) — 1930s semi-detached, village fragments defines Rainham, where 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Rainham drawing package is validated by Havering Council, with Rainham Village the usual Rainham reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering RM1: Harold Hill (RM3) — a drawing package in Harold Hill starts from post-war estate, and Harold Hill reads as post-war estate. in RM3. Havering Council assesses Harold Hill architectural drawings against its own Harold Hill character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Harold Hill references Harold Hill.
• Bordering RM1: Collier Row (RM5) — 1930s semi-detached, post-war defines Collier Row, where 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Collier Row drawing package is validated by Havering Council, with Collier Row Road the usual Collier Row reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering RM1: Elm Park (RM12) — 1930s semi-detached defines Elm Park, where 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. Any Elm Park drawing package is validated by Havering Council, with Elm Park Tube the usual Elm Park reference point on the site plan.

Does RM1 planning policy restrict a drawing package?

RM1 (Romford Central) conservation designations: there are 15 across Havering Council, Rainham Village, Romford Market, Upminster among them. Designation costs a RM1 (Romford Central) 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. Rainham Village is the RM1 (Romford Central) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

RM1 (Romford Central) permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Havering Council, so a drawing package at a RM1 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a RM1 (Romford Central) sale to argue it later.

RM1 (Romford Central) housing stock: 1930s semi-detached dominates Hornchurch and Upminster; post-war in Harold Hill and Romford; Victorian in older Romford centre. Outer east London; Metropolitan Green Belt covers north of the borough; permissive residential planning; strong PD use. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in RM1 (Romford Central) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Havering Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

What happens if a RM1 property sits on a boundary?

• Barking and Dagenham — adjoining RM1 (Romford Central), with 9 conservation areas centred on IG11. A drawing package on the far side of the RM1 (Romford Central) line is determined by Barking and Dagenham Council, so the RM1 (Romford Central) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Barking and Dagenham guidance before it is issued.
• Redbridge — adjoining RM1 (Romford Central), with 14 conservation areas centred on E11. A drawing package on the far side of the RM1 (Romford Central) line is determined by Redbridge Council, so the RM1 (Romford Central) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Redbridge guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this RM1 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.