Garage conversion drawings in Havering
Garage conversion drawings for a Havering home, in Romford, Hornchurch or elsewhere in the borough, start at £645. Havering decided 1,102 certificates of lawful development in eight quarters, so confirming that a conversion is permitted is routine here. DrawingsDirect prepares the Building Regulations set and the lawful development drawings.
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Proving a conversion is permitted in Havering
Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1 (released 24 Sep 2026) counts 1,102 certificates of lawful development decided in Havering across the eight quarters from 2024 Q3 to 2026 Q2.
A certificate is the paperwork that shows a garage conversion did not need planning permission. Keep it with the house deeds, because a buyer's solicitor may ask for it.
If the council wants a planning application
A conversion that changes the front of the house beyond what permitted development allows, or one caught by a restriction, goes through a householder application. Our analysis of the PS2 table shows Havering granted 86% of its householder decisions in the latest four quarters of published data.
The householder fee is £548 from 1 April 2026. A non-major application has a statutory decision period of 8 weeks from the day after receipt, under article 34 of the Development Management Procedure Order.
Our analysis of the PS2 table shows Havering granted 86% of its householder decisions in the latest four quarters of published data.
Conservation areas
Our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) finds 11 Havering entries on the national conservation-area register. Havering Council's online map shows whether your garage falls inside one; if it does, tell us at the start, because the route and the drawings may change.
Building Regulations for the converted room
Whatever the planning position, the converted garage must meet Building Regulations. For a full plans application the authority must notify the outcome within five weeks of receipt, or a longer period agreed in writing, under regulation 14A of the Building Regulations 2010.
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Cost and related pages
Garage conversion drawings start at £645, or £745 where an Article 4 direction applies. See the garage conversion drawings overview, the Havering floor plans page and our building regulations drawings page.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 1,102 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 86% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 11 | Our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) | www.planning.data.gov.uk |
| £548 | Statutory fee from 1 April 2026, SI 2012/2920 Sch 1 Pt 2 category 6(1): householder application for alterations or extensions to a single dwellinghouse | assets.publishing.service.gov.uk |
| five weeks | Building Regulations 2010 reg 14A(6): authority must notify the outcome of a full plans application within five weeks of receipt, or a longer period agreed in writing (source wording: five weeks) | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| 8 weeks | DMPO 2015 art 34(2)(b): decision period for an application that is not major development (source wording: 8 weeks beginning with the day immediately following receipt) | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| £645 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for garage conversion drawings, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
| £745 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for garage conversion drawings where an Article 4 direction applies, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
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