Planning Permission in East Ham | Fixed-Fee Plans

An Article 4 Direction applies across Newham, so check it before assuming East Ham permitted development survives. East Ham is Victorian terraces; near East Ham High Street that context does most of the work in an officer report. A East Ham address in West Ham or Manor Park loses part of its permitted development, so we usually take the E6 scheme to Newham Council as a full application from the outset. Designation status for the E6 address is established first.

That mapping of Article 4 directions across East Ham happens before design, which is what keeps the Newham Council route predictable. The victorian terraces governs the numbers on a East Ham site: rear wall, eaves, and how far a ridge can rise beside East Ham High Street. The borough policy layer over every E6 address is set out on Newham planning. The East Ham survey then carries into architectural drawings in East Ham if the project runs on to construction.

Validation alone costs London Borough of Newham one to two weeks even when the East Ham pack is complete, and that queue — not the determination — is where most E6 delay starts. Nothing is drawn for a E6 address until the existing building is measured.

Statutory periods: 8 weeks from validation for a householder application, 13 weeks for a major scheme, 6 weeks for prior approval with a 21 days neighbour consultation, and 5 weeks for a full plans building control submission. A party structure notice requires one month notice and two months where excavation is involved.

Officer queries on a East Ham application come to us, not to you. Every East Ham submission leaves here as a PDF set at the scales Newham Council requires.

Neighbour comment is what shapes most East Ham decisions; policy rarely decides alone. Existing structure in the victorian terraces is identified at survey, not guessed later.

Party wall procedure runs alongside the East Ham application, not after it. Once consent is granted, building regulations drawings follows for the E6 property.

East Ham is characterised by victorian terraces, concentrated across E6 in the East Ham / Beckton area. On East Ham streets the victorian terraces sets the structural sequence — what can be opened up, where the load goes, how deep you can build. On the ground in East Ham, most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans, elevations, a site plan and a location plan. We resolve it before the East Ham design is fixed. Massing on a East Ham scheme is argued against the East Ham High Street street rhythm.

Basement work at a East Ham address is judged on amenity, drainage and structure. If the E6 job later needs loft conversion drawings for E6 properties or house extension drawings, the existing drawings already carry the measurements.

What the East Ham drawing pack contains

Everything a East Ham submission needs is in the list below.

• site location plan for the East Ham property
• block plan
• existing and proposed floor plans
• existing and proposed elevations
• Design & Access Statement

Local landmarks that shape a East Ham application

• Manor Park — terraced rear elevations — the Manor Park party wall position is drawn first.
• Upton Park — closet wings that change how a rear extension meets the Upton Park back addition.
• East Ham High Street — a East Ham roof extension is judged against the datum it sets.

Getting to a East Ham survey

Surveyors travel to E6 addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are East Ham. Appointments are booked in East Ham on weekdays and Saturdays, and the measured survey of a standard victorian terraces takes two to three hours.

Where East Ham sits

East Ham lies 8 miles (12.8 km) east of Charing Cross, on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ425835. London Borough of Newham validates the E6 address against exactly that position. Source.

Practical detail for a East Ham submission: surveyors travel in through East Ham; addresses are written to LONDON; dialling code 020; heritage assets close by include Grade II Edwardian era. Site plans are drawn to the address as Newham Council holds it.

East Ham postcode coverage

E6 (East Ham / Beckton), shared with Beckton — all within our East Ham survey radius.

Streets and stations in East Ham

Streets we survey in East Ham include Manor Park and Upton Park. most East Ham sites are within walking distance of East Ham. and Grade II Edwardian era is listed, which pulls neighbouring E6 proposals into a setting assessment.

Areas we cover around East Ham

We take instructions from Stratford (E15), Forest Gate (E7), Plaistow (E13), West Ham (E15), Canning Town (E16), Royal Docks (E16) and everywhere between them and East Ham.

The fee follows the building. On East Ham stock that means party walls, levels, and the West Ham heritage question.

Statutory application fees are set by regulation, not by the council: £548 householder, £610 for a new dwelling, £274 for a lawful development certificate, £249 for prior approval.

That charge is London Borough of Newham's, taken when the East Ham application is lodged. London planning approval-rate dataset · Newham planning · Planning Permission London-wide · planning permission in Stratford.

Drawings for East Ham are issued under MCIAT charter, which is the technical design and construction-detailing qualification rather than an RIBA registration. Marginal E6 sites get checked with Newham Council first; a refusal costs far more than the advice fee.

Drawings are produced by chartered members of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (MCIAT), the professional body for technical design and building-regulations competence. First-time approval across our London caseload is 98%. Statutory fees shown are those in force in England in 2026 under the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) Regulations. Confirm your local authority at gov.uk and submission requirements on the Planning Portal. Studio: 71–75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ.

Send the East Ham address; we will come back with the route and the fee. This East Ham page was reviewed in August 2026.