Architectural drawings in RM12

Which RM12 postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

Every RM12 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. RM12 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of RM12?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few RM12 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside RM12: Hornchurch (RM11, RM12) — drawing package work in Hornchurch means 1930s semi-detached. Hornchurch is 1930s semi-detached. Havering Council decides the Hornchurch application, and Hornchurch Tube anchors the Hornchurch location plan.
• Inside RM12: 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.
• Bordering RM12: Romford (RM1, RM2, RM7) — a drawing package in Romford starts from victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats, and Romford reads as Victorian and post-war centre. in RM1. Havering Council assesses Romford architectural drawings against its own Romford character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Romford references Romford Market.
• Bordering RM12: Upminster (RM14) — drawing package work in Upminster means 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas. Upminster is 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. Havering Council decides the Upminster application, and Upminster station anchors the Upminster location plan.
• Bordering RM12: 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 RM12: Harold Hill (RM3) — drawing package work in Harold Hill means post-war estate. Harold Hill is post-war estate. Havering Council decides the Harold Hill application, and Harold Hill anchors the Harold Hill location plan.
• Bordering RM12: Collier Row (RM5) — drawing package work in Collier Row means 1930s semi-detached. Collier Row is 1930s semi-detached, post-war. Havering Council decides the Collier Row application, and Collier Row Road anchors the Collier Row location plan.

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in RM12?

Conservation areas covering RM12 (Hornchurch / Elm Park): Havering Council runs 15, and Upminster, Hornchurch, Rainham Village are the ones RM12 (Hornchurch / Elm Park) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a RM12 (Hornchurch / Elm Park) conservation area loses permitted development, so the RM12 (Hornchurch / Elm Park) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Hornchurch a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

RM12 (Hornchurch / Elm Park) permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Havering Council, so a drawing package at a RM12 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a RM12 (Hornchurch / Elm Park) sale to argue it later.

The building fabric around RM12 (Hornchurch / Elm Park): 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. A drawing package in RM12 (Hornchurch / Elm Park) is scoped against that stock first, because it decides whether the scheme runs as permitted development, a £274 Lawful Development Certificate, or a full £548 application to Havering Council.

Which neighbouring authorities border RM12?

• Barking and Dagenham — the Barking and Dagenham boundary runs against Havering, so a drawing package a street from RM12 (Hornchurch / Elm Park) 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 RM12 (Hornchurch / Elm Park) are re-checked against Barking and Dagenham policy whenever the RM12 (Hornchurch / Elm Park) address sits on that edge.
• Redbridge — adjoining RM12 (Hornchurch / Elm Park), with 14 conservation areas centred on E11. A drawing package on the far side of the RM12 (Hornchurch / Elm Park) line is determined by Redbridge Council, so the RM12 (Hornchurch / Elm Park) quote for architectural drawings is checked against Redbridge guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this RM12 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.