House extensions and daylight objections in Rush Green
A neighbour's daylight objection to a Rush Green extension is weighed by Havering as part of the effect on adjoining homes, and clear drawings are the evidence. Havering granted 86% of its 985 householder applications in the four quarters to 2026 Q2 (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2). Our rear extension drawings start from £695.
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How a daylight objection is handled
On a householder application the council writes to neighbours, reads any objections and decides whether the extension harms the amenity of adjoining homes. Loss of daylight and outlook is one of the things it considers. On the larger home extension route the council's test is the impact on the amenity of adjoining premises, which puts neighbours' concerns at the centre of the decision.
An objection does not decide the outcome by itself. The planning officer compares it with what the drawings show, which is why we dimension the depth, the eaves and ridge heights and the distance to the boundary.
What Havering's figures say
In the four quarters from 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2, Havering decided 98% of its householder applications outside prior approvals within 8 weeks (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2). The record on appeal is the part worth noticing: the Planning Inspectorate decided 317 householder appeals for Havering between 2021 and 2026 and allowed 44% (our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database, release 2609). Past appeals are not a forecast, but they show that refusals are tested and sometimes overturned.
On prior approval for larger home extensions, Havering determined 109 cases over the eight quarters from 2024 Q3 to 2026 Q2 and granted 41% (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1).
The national register lists 11 conservation-area entries for Havering (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset), so confirm on the council's own map whether your road is one of them.
Designing so the objection has less to bite on
A house that is not detached may extend 3 metres beyond the original rear wall as permitted development, or 6 metres through prior approval (GPDO 2015, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A). The nearer you stay to 3 metres, the smaller the case a neighbour can make. Read the prior approval guide before you commit to the longer route, and the glossary entry on prior approval for the terms.
Our drawings do not replace a daylight or sunlight report. If a neighbour or the council asks for one, tell us at the start so we can say what falls within our fee.
Conservation areas and the fee
The national register lists 11 conservation-area entries for Havering (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset), so confirm on the council's own map whether your road is one of them.
Havering's householder fee is £548 from 1 April 2026. Our starting fixed fee for single-storey rear extension drawings is £695, shown with the other fees on the pricing page. For the application process in the borough, see planning permission in Havering, and for the service overall the house extension drawings hub.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| £695 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for single-storey rear extension drawings (survey and planning or permitted development drawings), from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
| 3 metres | GPDO 2015 Sch 2 Pt 1 Class A.1(f)(i): a single-storey rear extension may extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by up to 3 metres, house other than detached (source wording: 3 metres) | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| 6 metres | GPDO 2015 Sch 2 Pt 1 Class A.1(g): larger home extension under the prior approval process (A.4), house other than detached, up to 6 metres beyond the original rear wall (source wording: 6 metres) | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| 985 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (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 |
| 98% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 317 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 44% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | 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 |
| 109 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 41% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| £548 | Fees for planning applications in England from 1 April 2026 (MHCLG, SI 2012/2920 as annually indexed), category 6(1): householder application for the enlargement, improvement or alteration of a single dwellinghouse (source wording: £548) | assets.publishing.service.gov.uk |
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