Planning Permission in Rainham | Fixed-Fee Plans

No Article 4 Direction covers Havering, which keeps the Rainham permitted-development route open on unlisted houses. Rainham is 1930s semi-detached, village fragments — a planning permission submission has to answer that context rather than a generic London template. Havering has 15 conservation areas, and Rainham Village is the one that most often covers Rainham stock. It is confirmed against London Borough of Havering mapping for the Rainham plot.

We check Article 4 directions against the Rainham address first — it changes what is worth drawing. What the Rainham building allows is established first; what Havering Council allows, second. The borough policy layer over every RM13 address is set out on Havering planning. The Rainham survey then carries into architectural drawings in Rainham if the project runs on to construction.

The RM13 bottleneck is validation. London Borough of Havering needs one to two weeks, and a missing drawing resets it. No Rainham design work starts until the measured survey is complete.

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.

We monitor the RM13 case and respond to officer queries during the period. We issue the RM13 drawings numbered and revision-controlled.

We would rather redesign a RM13 rear elevation than argue an objection. The Rainham survey records every opening, level change and structural wall.

On Rainham terraces the flank wall is usually shared, so the party wall notice should go out well before work starts. Once consent is granted, building regulations drawings follows for the RM13 property.

Rainham is characterised by 1930s semi-detached, concentrated across RM13 in the Rainham / Wennington area. On Rainham plots, structure follows the 1930s semi-detached that is already there. For Rainham owners this matters because on these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application, and the drawing set is smaller as a result. That detail drives the RM13 construction sequence. A Rainham proposal that breaks the prevailing eaves line invites a refusal.

A RM13 dig turns on engineering more than on policy. The same Rainham drawings carry through to loft conversion drawings for RM13 properties and house extension drawings.

What the Rainham drawing pack contains

This is the full RM13 deliverable at the quoted fee.

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

Local landmarks that shape a Rainham application

• Rainham Village — proposals in its setting are drawn with the Rainham context elevation.

Getting to a Rainham survey

Surveyors travel to RM13 addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are Rainham. Appointments are booked in Rainham on weekdays and Saturdays, and the measured survey of a standard 1930s semi-detached takes two to three hours.

Where Rainham sits

Practical detail for a Rainham submission: Rainham is served by Rainham. Site plans are drawn to the address as Havering Council holds it.

Rainham postcode coverage

Surveys run across RM13 (Rainham / Wennington), which Rainham holds on its own throughout Havering.

Streets and stations in Rainham

Most Rainham sites are within walking distance of Rainham.

Areas we cover around Rainham

We take instructions from Barking (IG11), Dagenham (RM8, RM9, RM10), Chadwell Heath (RM6), Becontree (RM8, RM9), Marks Gate (RM6), Wanstead (E11) and everywhere between them and Rainham.

What moves the number on a Rainham job is the 1930s semi-detached itself — party walls, level changes, and whether Rainham Village pulls a heritage statement into scope.

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.

The statutory element is payable to London Borough of Havering, not to us. London planning approval-rate dataset · Havering planning · Planning Permission London-wide · planning permission in Barking.

Drawings for Rainham are issued under MCIAT charter, which is the technical design and construction-detailing qualification rather than an RIBA registration. Marginal RM13 sites get checked with Havering 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.

Give us the RM13 postcode and we will tell you which route applies. This Rainham page was reviewed in August 2026.