Architectural drawings in RM4

Which postcode districts around RM4 do we cover for drawing package work?

Every RM4 postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a drawing package there. RM4 fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not drawing package estimates.

What changes about a drawing package in each part of RM4?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few RM4 streets, and each one changes what a drawing package can achieve at that address.

• Bordering RM4: 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 RM4: Hornchurch (RM11, RM12) — a drawing package in Hornchurch starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Hornchurch reads as 1930s semi-detached. in RM11. Havering Council assesses Hornchurch architectural drawings against its own Hornchurch character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Hornchurch references Hornchurch Tube.
• Bordering RM4: 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 RM4: Rainham (RM13) — a drawing package in Rainham starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Rainham reads as 1930s semi-detached, village fragments. in RM13. Havering Council assesses Rainham architectural drawings against its own Rainham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Rainham references Rainham Village.
• Bordering RM4: 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 RM4: 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 RM4: 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.

How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a drawing package in RM4?

Conservation areas covering RM4 (Havering-atte-Bower): Havering Council runs 15, and Romford Market, Upminster, Hornchurch are the ones RM4 (Havering-atte-Bower) owners meet most. A drawing package inside a RM4 (Havering-atte-Bower) conservation area loses permitted development, so the RM4 (Havering-atte-Bower) submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Rainham Village a drawing package is judged on the street elevation first.

No blanket Article 4 over RM4 (Havering-atte-Bower): Havering Council has not withdrawn permitted development across RM4 (Havering-atte-Bower), so a drawing package outside a RM4 (Havering-atte-Bower) conservation area usually keeps it. The £274 Lawful Development Certificate is still the document a RM4 owner wants on file.

What RM4 (Havering-atte-Bower) is built from: 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. That mix decides the drawing package route in RM4 (Havering-atte-Bower) more than the postcode does, and it is what a Havering Council case officer reads first. A householder application costs £548 paid to Havering Council direct, with 8 weeks to a decision once validated.

Which neighbouring authorities border RM4?

• Barking and Dagenham — the Barking and Dagenham boundary runs against Havering, so a drawing package a street from RM4 (Havering-atte-Bower) 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 RM4 (Havering-atte-Bower) are re-checked against Barking and Dagenham policy whenever the RM4 (Havering-atte-Bower) address sits on that edge.
• Redbridge — the Redbridge boundary runs against Havering, so a drawing package a street from RM4 (Havering-atte-Bower) is decided by Redbridge Council instead. Redbridge runs 14 conservation areas across E11 and its neighbours, which is why architectural drawings priced for RM4 (Havering-atte-Bower) are re-checked against Redbridge policy whenever the RM4 (Havering-atte-Bower) address sits on that edge.

Sources for this RM4 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.