Architectural drawings in RM14

Where in RM14 does a drawing package actually get determined?

Every RM14 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. RM14 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

How does a drawing package differ street by street across RM14?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few RM14 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Inside RM14: Upminster (RM14) — a drawing package in Upminster starts from 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas, and Upminster reads as 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. in RM14. Havering Council assesses Upminster architectural drawings against its own Upminster character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Upminster references Upminster station.
• Bordering RM14: 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 RM14: 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.
• Bordering RM14: Rainham (RM13) — drawing package work in Rainham means 1930s semi-detached. Rainham is 1930s semi-detached, village fragments. Havering Council decides the Rainham application, and Rainham Village anchors the Rainham location plan.
• Bordering RM14: 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 RM14: 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.
• Bordering RM14: Elm Park (RM12) — drawing package work in Elm Park means 1930s semi-detached. Elm Park is 1930s semi-detached. Havering Council decides the Elm Park application, and Elm Park Tube anchors the Elm Park location plan.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in RM14?

How designation changes a RM14 (Upminster / Cranham) drawing package: Havering Council maintains 15 conservation areas, including Romford Market, Upminster, Hornchurch. Inside any of them a RM14 (Upminster / Cranham) drawing package cannot rely on permitted development, and the route becomes a £548 householder application determined in 8 weeks rather than a £249 prior approval in 6 weeks. Hornchurch sets the tone for RM14 (Upminster / Cranham) casework.

RM14 (Upminster / Cranham) permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Havering Council, so a drawing package at a RM14 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a RM14 (Upminster / Cranham) sale to argue it later.

The building fabric around RM14 (Upminster / Cranham): 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 RM14 (Upminster / Cranham) 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.

Who decides a drawing package on the edge of RM14?

• Barking and Dagenham — cross the RM14 (Upminster / Cranham) boundary and Barking and Dagenham Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 9 conservation areas of its own around IG11. We re-price architectural drawings at the RM14 (Upminster / Cranham) edge because Barking and Dagenham policy and Havering policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Redbridge — cross the RM14 (Upminster / Cranham) boundary and Redbridge Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 14 conservation areas of its own around E11. We re-price architectural drawings at the RM14 (Upminster / Cranham) edge because Redbridge policy and Havering policy rarely align on drawing package depth.

Sources for this RM14 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.