Architectural drawings in RM10

Which RM10 postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

Every RM10 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. RM10 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

Which RM10 neighbourhoods suit a drawing package best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few RM10 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside RM10: Dagenham (RM8, RM9, RM10) — Becontree Estate, 1920s-30s defines Dagenham, where 1920s-30s estate housing (becontree) set what a drawing package can do. Any Dagenham drawing package is validated by Barking and Dagenham Council, with Dagenham Dock the usual Dagenham reference point on the site plan.
• Bordering RM10: Barking (IG11) — a drawing package in Barking starts from victorian terraces, post-war flats, new-build, and Barking reads as Victorian centre, regen riverside. in IG11. Barking and Dagenham Council assesses Barking architectural drawings against its own Barking character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Barking references Barking Town Hall.
• Bordering RM10: Chadwell Heath (RM6) — drawing package work in Chadwell Heath means 1930s semi-detached. Chadwell Heath is 1930s semi-detached. Barking and Dagenham Council decides the Chadwell Heath application, and Chadwell Heath station anchors the Chadwell Heath location plan.
• Bordering RM10: Becontree (RM8, RM9) — drawing package work in Becontree means 1920s-30s estate housing. Becontree is 1920s-30s estate. Barking and Dagenham Council decides the Becontree application, and Becontree Tube anchors the Becontree location plan.
• Bordering RM10: Marks Gate (RM6) — post-war estate defines Marks Gate, where post-war estate set what a drawing package can do. Any Marks Gate drawing package is validated by Barking and Dagenham Council, with Marks Gate the usual Marks Gate reference point on the site plan.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in RM10?

RM10 (Dagenham) conservation designations: there are 9 across Barking and Dagenham Council, Becontree Estate (historic), Eastbury, Valence House among them. Designation costs a RM10 (Dagenham) 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. Becontree Estate (historic) is the RM10 (Dagenham) designation that most often changes a drawing package design.

Article 4 and your RM10 (Dagenham) drawing package: Barking and Dagenham Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a drawing package in RM10 (Dagenham) generally survives outside RM10 (Dagenham) conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a RM10 owner records that a drawing package was lawful.

RM10 (Dagenham) housing stock: Becontree Estate (the world's largest council estate when built, 1920s-30s) dominates; post-war estates around Barking town; new-build riverside. Major regeneration in Barking Riverside; mostly permissive planning outside conservation pockets. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in RM10 (Dagenham) — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Barking and Dagenham Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.

Which neighbouring authorities border RM10?

• Havering — adjoining RM10 (Dagenham), with 15 conservation areas centred on RM1. A drawing package on the far side of the RM10 (Dagenham) line is determined by Havering Council, so the RM10 (Dagenham) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Havering guidance before it is issued.
• Redbridge — adjoining RM10 (Dagenham), with 14 conservation areas centred on E11. A drawing package on the far side of the RM10 (Dagenham) line is determined by Redbridge Council, so the RM10 (Dagenham) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Redbridge guidance before it is issued.
• Newham — the Newham boundary runs against Barking and Dagenham, so a drawing package a street from RM10 (Dagenham) is decided by Newham Council instead. Newham runs 10 conservation areas across E6 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for RM10 (Dagenham) are re-checked against Newham policy whenever the RM10 (Dagenham) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this RM10 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.