What Newham clients say

Which Newham postcodes does this drawing package service cover?

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

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

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

• Plaistow (E13) — Victorian terraces, post-war flats defines Plaistow, where victorian terraces, post-war flats set what a drawing package can do. across E13. Any Plaistow drawing package is validated by Newham Council, with Plaistow Tube the usual Plaistow reference point on the site plan.
• East Ham (E6) — a drawing package in East Ham starts from victorian terraces, and East Ham reads as Victorian terraces. in E6. Newham Council assesses East Ham drawing packages against its own East Ham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for East Ham references East Ham High Street.
• West Ham (E15) — Victorian terraces, post-war estates defines West Ham, where victorian terraces, post-war estates set what a drawing package can do. across E15. Any West Ham drawing package is validated by Newham Council, with West Ham station the usual West Ham reference point on the site plan.
• Canning Town (E16) — regenerated quarter, post-war estates defines Canning Town, where post-war estates, new-build set what a drawing package can do. across E16. Any Canning Town drawing package is validated by Newham Council, with Canning Town station the usual Canning Town reference point on the site plan.
• Royal Docks (E16) — a drawing package in Royal Docks starts from modern apartments, post-war estates, and Royal Docks reads as modern dockside towers, regen. in E16. Newham Council assesses Royal Docks drawing packages against its own Royal Docks character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Royal Docks references ExCeL.
• Manor Park (E12) — a drawing package in Manor Park starts from victorian terraces, and Manor Park reads as Victorian terraces. in E12. Newham Council assesses Manor Park drawing packages against its own Manor Park character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Manor Park references Manor Park station.
• Beckton (E6, E16) — 1980s estates, new-build defines Beckton, where 1980s estates, new-build set what a drawing package can do. across E6. Any Beckton drawing package is validated by Newham Council, with Beckton DLR the usual Beckton reference point on the site plan.

What local planning policy applies to a drawing package in Newham?

How designation changes a Newham drawing package: Newham Council maintains 10 conservation areas, including Manor Park, Forest Gate, Plaistow. Inside any of them a Newham 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. Plaistow sets the tone for Newham casework.

Newham and Article 4: Article 4 Direction requires planning permission for any HMO conversion, plus restrictions on office-to-residential in Stratford and Royal Docks. A drawing package planned at a E6 address is checked against that direction first; Newham Council publishes the Newham extent, and the E6 line rarely follows the Newham boundary you would expect.

Newham housing stock: Victorian terraces across West Ham, Forest Gate, Plaistow; Olympic-era new-build in Stratford; post-war in Canning Town; substantial ongoing regeneration. High-regeneration borough; Olympic Park and Royal Docks drive major development; heavily HMO-managed borough. Read that before choosing a drawing package route in Newham — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable.

What happens if a Newham property sits on a boundary?

• Greenwich — cross the Newham boundary and Greenwich Council takes the drawing package instead, applying 20 conservation areas of its own around SE3. We re-price drawing packages at the Newham edge because Greenwich policy and Newham policy rarely align on drawing package depth.
• Tower Hamlets — adjoining Newham, with 58 conservation areas centred on E1. A drawing package on the far side of the Newham line is determined by Tower Hamlets Council, so the Newham quote for drawing packages is checked against Tower Hamlets guidance before it is issued.
• Hackney — adjoining Newham, with 29 conservation areas centred on E2. A drawing package on the far side of the Newham line is determined by Hackney Council, so the Newham quote for drawing packages is checked against Hackney guidance before it is issued.
• Waltham Forest — the Waltham Forest boundary runs against Newham, so a drawing package a street from Newham is decided by Waltham Forest Council instead. Waltham Forest runs 17 conservation areas across E4 and its neighbours, which is why drawing packages priced for Newham are re-checked against Waltham Forest policy whenever the Newham address sits on that edge.

Sources for this Newham 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.