What Havering clients say

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

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

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

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

• Romford (RM1, RM2, RM7) — Victorian and post-war centre defines Romford, where victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats set what a drawing package can do. across RM1. Any Romford drawing package is validated by Havering Council, with Romford Market the usual Romford reference point on the site plan.
• Hornchurch (RM11, RM12) — 1930s semi-detached defines Hornchurch, where 1930s semi-detached set what a drawing package can do. across RM11. Any Hornchurch drawing package is validated by Havering Council, with Hornchurch Tube the usual Hornchurch reference point on the site plan.
• Upminster (RM14) — drawing package work in Upminster means 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas. Upminster is 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. throughout RM14. Havering Council decides the Upminster application, and Upminster station anchors the Upminster location plan.
• 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 drawing packages against its own Rainham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Rainham references Rainham Village.
• 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 drawing packages against its own Harold Hill character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Harold Hill references Harold Hill.
• Collier Row (RM5) — a drawing package in Collier Row starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Collier Row reads as 1930s semi-detached, post-war. in RM5. Havering Council assesses Collier Row drawing packages against its own Collier Row character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Collier Row references Collier Row Road.
• Elm Park (RM12) — a drawing package in Elm Park starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Elm Park reads as 1930s semi-detached. in RM12. Havering Council assesses Elm Park drawing packages against its own Elm Park character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Elm Park references Elm Park Tube.

Does Havering planning policy restrict a drawing package?

How designation changes a Havering drawing package: Havering Council maintains 15 conservation areas, including Upminster, Hornchurch, Rainham Village. Inside any of them a Havering 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. Romford Market sets the tone for Havering casework.

Article 4 and your Havering drawing package: Havering Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a drawing package in Havering generally survives outside Havering conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a RM1 owner records that a drawing package was lawful.

Havering housing stock: 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. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in Havering — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable.

What happens if a Havering property sits on a boundary?

• Barking and Dagenham — the Barking and Dagenham boundary runs against Havering, so a drawing package a street from Havering is decided by Barking and Dagenham Council instead. Barking and Dagenham runs 9 conservation areas across IG11 and its neighbours, which is why drawing packages priced for Havering are re-checked against Barking and Dagenham policy whenever the Havering address sits on that edge.
• Redbridge — adjoining Havering, with 14 conservation areas centred on E11. A drawing package on the far side of the Havering line is determined by Redbridge Council, so the Havering quote for drawing packages is checked against Redbridge guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this Havering 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.