Areas / Havering
Architects in Havering
From the interwar and post-war semis of Romford, Hornchurch and Harold Wood to the larger detached houses of Upminster and Gidea Park, Havering homes are usually extended at the rear and side 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.
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- FreeResubmissionIf planning is refused, we revise and resubmit at no extra design fee. Conditions
Local planning points
Planning in Havering
Checked October 2026. Planning policy changes, so we confirm the position for your address before you commit.
Single-storey rear extensions are normally up to 3m deep on terraced houses and 4m on semi-detached and detached houses, with anything deeper kept within a 45-degree line from that point on the boundary (Residential Extensions and Alterations SPD, 2011). The guidance is old, so how much weight it now carries should be checked case by case.
SourceDormers must never extend above the ridge and should be set well back from the eaves, and a hip-to-gable change will not be accepted where hipped roofs are characteristic of the house or street.
SourceTwo Article 4 directions in force since 13 July 2016 mean converting to an HMO needs planning permission: one covers any dwelling in Brooklands, Romford Town, Heaton and Gooshays, the other covers flats, terraced and semi-detached houses in the rest of the borough.
SourceHavering has 11 conservation areas; Gidea Park, Havering-atte-Bower and Cranham have Article 4 directions.
SourceFrom 18 March 2026 to 17 March 2031, additional HMO licensing covers every ward and selective licensing covers seven wards, including Harold Wood, Squirrels Heath and Rainham and Wennington.
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Postcodes
Havering by postcode
5,031 postcodes in 10 postcode districts, 18.7 miles from our studio in Cricklewood.
- RM1all in Havering
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- RM788% in Havering
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Where a postcode district is shared, neighbouring streets can fall under a different council. The checker below gives the answer for an exact postcode.
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Type any postcode in the 33 London boroughs we cover. We'll tell you which council handles planning there and show you the local planning points.
Services
What we draw in Havering
- 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 Romford, Hornchurch, Upminster, Gidea Park, Harold Wood and Rainham.
Neighbouring councils: Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge.