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Wraparound extension drawings in Newham

In Newham the limiting factor for a wraparound extension is rarely the planning team; it is the garden. Gardens cover only 16.9 per cent of the borough's land, so every square metre a side and rear extension takes is noticed. Our wraparound extension drawings for Newham houses start at £1,195 including VAT and plan the lost garden against the gained floor area.

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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 wraparound extension drawings

    Nine 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.

    8. Building regulations

      Technical drawings are coordinated with the structural engineer's calculations, the drainage and the planning conditions.

    9. Approval and hand-over

      Building control approval, then a next-steps pack covering the commencement notice, party wall timing and CIL.

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

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    Two-storey rear extension under construction on a semi-detached house

    Newham's guidance for altering and extending a home

    The council's householder guidance is the Altering and Extending your Home SPD, and a wraparound is judged against it together with the Newham Local Plan 2018. We found no dimensioned rule aimed specifically at wraparounds in the guidance we reviewed, so the application leans on the general tests: the extension should be subordinate to the original house, respect the character of the street, and avoid overshadowing or overlooking next door.

    An L-shaped extension tests those principles harder than a straight one. It stretches along the neighbour's boundary on one side and across the back, so there are two neighbours to consider where a rear extension has one. We draw both flank walls from the neighbour's side with finished heights marked, and show the nearest window of each neighbour in plan so the daylight question can be answered from the drawing.

    Because there is no published number to hit, we also keep the design restrained: a single roof form, matching brick and a side wall that is set back from the front building line.

    House extension under construction with scaffolding, new glazed doors and building materials

    Local figures for Newham

    Figures with their unit, period and source
    MeasureValuePeriodSource
    Domestic gardens share of land (GLUD 2005)16.9 % of land that is domestic garden (GLUD 2005)2005data.london.gov.uk
    Households living in a house47.1 % of households living in a house or bungalow (detached, semi-detached or terraced)Census 2021nomisweb.co.uk
    Owner-occupied households30.8 % of households owner-occupied (owned outright or with mortgage/loan)Census 2021nomisweb.co.uk
    Conservation areas9 named conservation areas published by the council—planning.data.gov.uk
    Listed building entries125 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary)—planning.data.gov.uk
    Population376,542mid-2025nomisweb.co.uk
    Householder decisions388 decisions1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Householder applications granted86.9 %1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Householder applications decided in time97.2 % decided within 8 weeks or an agreed extended period1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Larger home extension prior approvals granted6 decisions2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1 (1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026)assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
    Larger home extension prior approvals refused23 decisions2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1 (1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026)assets.publishing.service.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 Newham

    Householder applications by street in Newham

    Streets in Newham with the most householder applications, and the share approved
    StreetApplicationsApproved
    Hampton Road4077%
    Osborne Road3497%
    Claremont Road2365%
    Capel Road1988%
    Windsor Road1863%
    Field Road1580%
    Sherrard Road1586%
    Latimer Road1479%
    Monega Road1486%
    Sidney Road1492%
    South Esk Road1479%
    Lonsdale Avenue1383%
    Kensington Avenue1260%
    Tennyson Road1282%
    Bristol Road1170%
    Counts of householder applications by street; no individual applications are shown. Streets with fewer than five applications are left out.Source: GLA Planning London Datahub, householder applications, all years held. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
    Single-storey rear extension: the permitted development limitsDepth beyond the original rear wall: 3 m (attached) / 4 m (detached) beyond the original rear wall, single storey. Maximum height: 4 m. Within the zone near the boundary: Eaves no higher than 3 m where within 2 m of the curtilage boundary. Larger extension under prior approval: 6 m (attached) / 8 m (detached), single storey, height max 4 m; not on article 2(3) land or an SSSIABCD

    Single-storey rear extension: the permitted development limits

    The house in section with a rear extension; the dashed lines mark the zone near the boundary.

    A · Depth beyond the original rear wall
    3 m (attached) / 4 m (detached) beyond the original rear wall, single storey
    B · Maximum height
    4 m
    C · Within the zone near the boundary
    Eaves no higher than 3 m where within 2 m of the curtilage boundary
    D · Larger extension under prior approval
    6 m (attached) / 8 m (detached), single storey, height max 4 m; not on article 2(3) land or an SSSI

    Small gardens and shared ownership of the land

    Only 47.1 per cent of Newham households live in a house, and just 30.8 per cent own their home. A good share of the houses that can take a wraparound are therefore let, or owned by someone who does not live there, and the person commissioning the drawings may need to show a landlord or lender what is being built.

    With garden land this scarce, the proposed plan states what is left. We print the retained garden depth and area on the sheet and mark the bin store, the cycle store and the route from front to back, so the effect of the larger footprint on the rest of the plot is plain.

    Newham has 9 conservation areas and 125 listed entries, a light heritage load, so most addresses keep national permitted development rights, subject to a check for Article 4 directions.

    Permitted development and the prior approval record

    National rights for the two parts of the extension are: Side extension: single storey, max 4 m high, max half the width of the original house; and 3 m (attached) / 4 m (detached) beyond the original rear wall, single storey. The rule that ties them together is that Limits apply to the total enlargement (new part plus any existing enlargement it joins).

    That total is easy to overlook on a house that has already been extended once, and it can take a promising wraparound outside permitted development. In the latest national statistics Newham granted 6 larger-home prior approvals and refused 23. Where the depth sought is beyond the basic limit, a householder application is usually the steadier route.

    Householder decisions in Newham

    The council decided 388 householder applications in its latest published year, granted 86.9 per cent, and decided 97.2 per cent within eight weeks or an agreed extension. The last of those is a strong figure, and it means a well-prepared application is not left waiting.

    These are figures for householder work as a whole, not for wraparounds, and they are no guide to what will happen to your design. We use them for planning the programme, and we make sure that the application is complete when it goes in, because a request for missing drawings is the usual cause of delay.

    Wraparound extension drawings in Newham: scope and fee

    The set covers existing and proposed plans, sections and elevations, a location plan and a block plan, drawn from the survey and checked by a second chartered technologist. The fee is £1,195 including VAT and is agreed before work starts. If the council asks for amendments before it decides, we redraw at no charge, and the council's own fee is £548.

    The new rooms will have glazing limits to observe as well. In short: Windows, roof windows, rooflights and doors in an extension should not exceed 25% of the extension floor area plus the area of openings removed or covered. We schedule every opening so that you can see the total.

    Related drawings and neighbouring boroughs

    If the garden is too small for the full L-shape, side return extension drawings in Newham or rear extension drawings in Newham show a smaller scheme. For more bedrooms, look at double-storey extension drawings in Newham. The whole borough is covered at architectural drawings in Newham. Nearby, Tower Hamlets and Redbridge set different limits.

    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.
    Brick house being extended, with a wide new opening supported over the ground floor
    Every side considered
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    Questions

    Does Newham have a specific rule for wraparound extensions?

    The documents we reviewed do not give a dimensioned wraparound rule. The Altering and Extending your Home guidance and the local plan are applied, so the drawings show subordination, roof form and neighbour impact.

    Can I do a wraparound under permitted development in Newham?

    Possibly. The side part and the rear part count together against national limits, and the house must be outside any Article 4 direction or conservation area. We check before drawing.

    How much are wraparound extension drawings in Newham?

    From £1,195 including VAT, fixed up front. The council's own fee is extra.

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