Measured building surveys in Romford, RM1
A measured building survey in Romford costs from £200 with DrawingsDirect. Give us your RM1 address, whether you know the full postcode or only the street, and we laser-measure the house and draw existing plans to scale for a Havering application.
Fixed fee from £200 · all prices
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Searching by postcode
Many people here search with a full postcode, such as RM1 2AT. The postcode does not change what we do. Romford is in Havering, so Havering's figures apply, and the survey is specific to your house.
We also cover nearby searches such as Collier Row and Havering-atte-Bower, both Havering addresses. The fixed starting fee is £200 for a survey with existing plans; the pricing page lists other jobs. Our Havering survey page covers the borough.
Havering decides quickly
Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2), shows 98% of householder decisions, prior approvals excluded, came within 8 weeks across the four quarters 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2. The same analysis counts 985 householder decisions with prior approvals included, and 86% were granted.
That speed is a borough average from past decisions. Our Havering planning permission page sets out the application route.
Our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026, Casework Database 2609) found 317 householder appeals decided for Havering in 2021 to 2026, with 44% allowed.
Few conservation areas, many certificates
Our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) finds 11 entries on the national register of conservation areas for Havering. Check the council's map for yours. Our analysis of table PS1 counts 1,102 certificates of lawful development decided over the eight quarters 2024 Q3 to 2026 Q2; read the lawful development certificate explainer.
Havering's appeal record
Our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026, Casework Database 2609) found 317 householder appeals decided for Havering in 2021 to 2026, with 44% allowed. Government guidance on making an application says plans must be drawn to an "identified scale".
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| £200 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for a laser-measured building survey with existing plans, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
| identified scale | Planning practice guidance, Making an application, paragraph 023: plans and drawings must be drawn to an identified scale and plans must show the direction of north (source wording: "must be drawn to an identified scale") | www.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 |
| 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 |
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Photographs: David Howard (CC BY-SA 2.0).
