Loft conversion drawings in Woodford
A loft extension in Woodford can add up to 40 cubic metres on a terrace house or up to 50 cubic metres on any other house before it needs planning permission. DrawingsDirect draws rear dormer loft conversions for permitted development from £695 with no VAT to add.
Fixed fee from £495 drawings + £200 survey (£695 total) · all prices
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Which of the two volume limits applies to your house
Woodford has terraces, semis and detached houses, and the permitted development rules treat them differently. The General Permitted Development Order allows a roof addition of up to 40 cubic metres on a terrace house and up to 50 cubic metres on any other house.
Identify which one you are before you compare designs. A scheme that works for a detached house next door can break the smaller limit on a terrace.
Redbridge's householder numbers
Woodford sits in Redbridge. In the latest four quarters the council decided 991 householder applications and granted 83%, and 96% of them were decided within eight weeks.
On appeal, Redbridge has 271 householder cases decided, with 40% allowed. These figures cover every kind of home improvement.
In the latest four quarters the council decided 991 householder applications and granted 83%, and 96% of them were decided within eight weeks.
A certificate to prove it
If your loft fits within permitted development, a certificate of lawful development gives you written proof for a future buyer or lender. Redbridge decided 1,556 of them over eight quarters.
The council has 19 live conservation-area entries in the national planning data, so check your road before you commit to a design.
Fixed fee
Rear dormer loft conversion drawings for the permitted development route start at £695 with no VAT to add, listed openly on the pricing page.
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 rear dormer loft conversion permitted development drawings, with no VAT to add, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
| 40 cubic metres | GPDO 2015 Sch 2 Pt 1 Class B.1(d)(i): roof additions may add up to 40 cubic metres to the roof space of a terrace house (source wording: "40 cubic metres in the case of a terrace house") | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| 50 cubic metres | GPDO 2015 Sch 2 Pt 1 Class B.1(d)(ii): roof additions may add up to 50 cubic metres to the roof space of any other house (source wording: "50 cubic metres in any other case") | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| 991 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 83% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 96% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 271 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 40% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 19 | 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 |
| 1,556 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
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