Areas / Barking and Dagenham
Architects in Barking and Dagenham
From Victorian and Edwardian terraces in Barking to the interwar cottages of the Becontree Estate, homes in Barking and Dagenham are typically extended at the rear and in the loft.
RIBA Chartered Practice · ARB-registered architects · Extensions, lofts and planning drawings
- FreeInitial consultationA conversation about your project, and a first view of what's possible, before any fee is agreed.
- FixedFee for each stageEvery stage is priced in writing before it starts. No hourly billing.
- 3DSee the design firstYour design is shown in 3D before it's submitted, while changes are still easy.
- FreeResubmissionIf planning is refused, we revise and resubmit at no extra design fee. Conditions
Local planning points
Planning in Barking and Dagenham
Checked October 2026. Planning policy changes, so we confirm the position for your address before you commit.
Single-storey rear extensions to terraced and semi-detached houses should not normally be more than 3.65m deep from the original rear wall (Residential Extensions and Alterations SPD, 2012). The guidance is old, so how much weight it now carries should be checked case by case.
SourceAn Article 4 direction covering the whole borough has required planning permission to convert a house into a small HMO since 14 May 2012.
SourceSince 22 February 2022, an Article 4 direction has removed permitted development rights for adding storeys to houses and commercial buildings across the whole borough except designated industrial land.
SourceArticle 4 directions removing permitted development rights for porches across the Becontree Estate, and for side and roof alterations on its corner blocks, were approved by Cabinet in November 2025 with introduction planned for November 2026; check whether they are in force.
SourceThere are four conservation areas: Abbey and Barking Town Centre, Abbey Road Riverside, Chadwell Heath Anti-aircraft Gun Site and Dagenham Village.
SourceA selective licensing scheme covering three designated areas of the borough runs from 6 April 2025 to 5 April 2030.
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Postcodes
Barking and Dagenham by postcode
3,053 postcodes in 6 postcode districts, 15.4 miles from our studio in Cricklewood.
- IG11all in Barking and Dagenham
- RM650% in Barking and Dagenham
- RM712% in Barking and Dagenham
- RM8all in Barking and Dagenham
- RM9all in Barking and Dagenham
- RM10all in Barking and Dagenham
Where a postcode district is shared, neighbouring streets can fall under a different council. The checker below gives the answer for an exact postcode.
Council-wide figures from public planning records, not our own results. Every application is judged on its own merits.
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Services
What we draw in Barking and Dagenham
- House extensions
- Loft conversions
- Basement conversions
- Planning permission
- Building regulations drawings
- Structural calculations
- Flat conversions
- Change of use
- New builds
- Interior design
Neighbourhoods we cover include Barking, Dagenham, Becontree, Chadwell Heath, Rush Green and Marks Gate.