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Planning drawings in Havering

Planning drawings for a Havering house start at £745 including VAT. Green belt covers 53 per cent of the borough, 76.7 per cent of households live in a house, and the council decided 97.8 per cent of householder applications on time or inside an agreed extension.

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    Architectural model of a four-storey London stucco townhouse in its terrace, with a portico, area railings, sash windows, a cornice and chimney stacks
    The house as it stands: four storeys over a lower ground floor.Existing Proposed worksAn illustrative model, built for this page.

    How we work on planning drawings

    Seven steps from first call to approval.

    The same model cut through the middle: every floor, the stair, the chimney breasts, the new mansard, rear extension and basement in section
    Section through the model: every floor on one datum.

    1. Enquiry and constraints check

      We check the property against conservation areas, listed status, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, flood zone and planning history. We choose the right route and send a fixed quote.

    2. Measured survey

      We survey the house on one datum: rooms, levels, boundaries, drains, trees and the neighbours' windows that the 45° and 25° tests depend on.

    3. Design options

      We model the house in Revit and show you options in 3D and plan, with the planning strategy and the precedents in your street.

    4. Design frozen

      You choose an option in writing. Nothing changes after this without your say.

    5. Independent check

      A second chartered technologist checks every sheet against the council's validation checklist and the policy. A senior review signs it off before anything is submitted.

    6. Submission

      We prepare the forms, certificates, fee and documents and submit through the Planning Portal.

    7. Officer liaison

      We answer the planning officer and make any amendments within five working days, at no charge until approval.

    Free redraws until approval. Every drawing set is checked independently, and the checker is never the person who drew it.

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    Green belt covers over half of Havering

    Green belt polygons cover 53 per cent of the council area. In it, extensions are tested against the size of the original building, so the drawings include a clear schedule of original and proposed floor area, and the new work is shown against the old in plan and elevation.

    Outside the green belt the main questions are the neighbours and the street. A rear extension that follows the pattern of the neighbouring houses is read more easily than one that departs from it.

    We map your plot against the green belt boundary first. The result decides how much extension is realistic, and it shapes the quote.

    Because the green belt test turns on floor area, we compare the proposal with the original house, that is the building as it stood when the modern planning system began, or as first built if later. Earlier extensions count against you, so we trace them through the planning history and old drawings, and state the original floor area on the sheet.

    Rows of brick terraced houses and gardens on a residential street

    Local figures for Havering

    Figures with their unit, period and source
    MeasureValuePeriodSource
    Green Belt share of the council area53 % of council area covered by green-belt polygons—planning.data.gov.uk
    Conservation areas11 named conservation areas published by the council—planning.data.gov.uk
    Listed building entries146 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary)—planning.data.gov.uk
    Householder decisions985 decisions1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Householder applications granted85.9 %1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Householder applications decided in time97.8 % decided within 8 weeks or an agreed extended period1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Households living in a house76.7 % of households living in a house or bungalow (detached, semi-detached or terraced)Census 2021nomisweb.co.uk
    Owner-occupied households69.5 % of households owner-occupied (owned outright or with mortgage/loan)Census 2021nomisweb.co.uk
    Average price, semi-detached540,897 GBP2026-07publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk
    Householder: alterations/extensions to a single dwellinghouse, from 1 Apr 2026548 GBP—ribblevalley.gov.uk

    A blank value means the figure has not been published, not that there are none. Check your own address with the council.

    Councils bordering Havering
    Which application your project needsLawful Development Certificate decision: 8 weeks. Prior approval decision: 42 days. Householder decision: 8 weeksYour projectWithin permitted development?Lawful Development CertificatePrior approvalHouseholder applicationYesLarger rear extensionNoABC

    Which application your project needs

    The usual route for a house; flats and listed buildings follow other rules.

    A · Lawful Development Certificate decision
    8 weeks
    B · Prior approval decision
    42 days
    C · Householder decision
    8 weeks

    Havering's extension and heritage guidance

    Havering plans under the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031, adopted in 2,021. Two supplementary documents are relevant to a householder: the Residential Extensions and Alterations SPD and the Heritage SPD.

    The first sets what the council expects of rear, side and roof additions; the second deals with the 11 conservation areas and the borough's 146 listed entries. The heritage document asks what is significant about the building and how the proposal respects it, so we draw the existing features that the guidance would regard as worth keeping.

    Historic England records 6 Grade I entries in the borough, 3 scheduled monuments and 12 entries on the heritage at risk register.

    A quick council, with a few caveats

    Havering decided 985 householder applications in its latest twelve months, granting 85.9 per cent, and 97.8 per cent were decided on time or inside an agreed extension. For 306 minor decisions, the grant rate was 64.4 per cent, and 96.4 per cent were on time.

    Speed is an advantage for a client who wants to fix a build date. It also means any gap in the submission shows up quickly, so we check validity items such as the red line, ownership certificate and scale bars before we upload.

    Larger rear extensions under prior approval show a mixed result. The council granted 21 and refused 27 in the latest national return. We compare the route with a householder application for your house.

    Time matters too. A council that decides quickly leaves little room to repair a weak submission, so the first set must be right. We send a single complete package, with the covering note answering the questions an officer is most likely to ask.

    Housing, levy and route

    69.5 per cent of households own their home, and a semi averages £540,897 against £435,382 for a terraced house. Prices rose 2.1 per cent in the last twelve months, which supports the case for adding space.

    Havering has an Article 4 direction for houses in multiple occupation. Its borough levy has two zones: £151.52/m² (Zone A, North of A1306); £66.67/m² (Zone B, South of A1306). The Mayor of London's levy adds £30.3 per square metre this year.

    For houses with rights intact, a Lawful Development Certificate in Havering is the route to certainty; the council took in 578 applications in the latest return. The householder application fee is £548.

    For a typical Havering semi the choice is often between a rear extension with a loft conversion and a single larger rear addition. We cost the options on the drawings, compare floor area against the green belt test where it applies, and recommend the one that fits the rules and your budget.

    Planning drawings in Havering: fixed fee and independent check

    Sets start at £745 with VAT included. Each holds existing and proposed plans, elevations and sections, with a location plan and a block plan to stated scales.

    A second chartered technologist checks every sheet. If the council requires changes we redraw at no charge until approval, and we do not promise a decision.

    The price does not change if the council asks for a revised layout.

    Related pages and neighbouring boroughs

    The overview is at architectural drawings in Havering, and the next stage at building regulations drawings in Havering.

    Compare the rules next door at planning drawings in Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge and Bexley, or read the national guide to planning drawings.

    What you receive

    Planning drawing sheet for a rear extension with plans, elevations and sections
    Sample drawing. Planning drawings for a rear extension: plans, elevations and sections on one sheet set.
    Georgian brick terrace with sash windows, arched fanlight doorways, stone steps and iron railings in London
    The street around you
    Move across the plinth — the blocks rise around the pointer.

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    Questions

    How much of Havering is green belt?

    Polygons cover 53 per cent of the council area. We check your plot against the boundary before quoting.

    Which Havering guidance covers house extensions?

    The Residential Extensions and Alterations SPD, with the Heritage SPD where a conservation area or listed building is involved.

    How much do planning drawings cost in Havering?

    From £745 including VAT, fixed up front. The application fee goes to the council.

    How quickly does Havering decide householder applications?

    97.8 per cent were decided on time or inside an agreed extension in the latest year. The statutory period is 8 weeks.

    Sources and dates

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    Tell us about your property.

    We check the constraints, then send a fixed fee. Messages before 3pm get a reply the same working day.

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