Planning permission in Havering
Havering planning permission for a house extension or alteration is decided by the council within 8 weeks of receipt in most cases, and most householder applications are granted. DrawingsDirect, MCIAT chartered architectural technologists, draws the plans and elevations to scale for a fixed fee from £745.
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How quickly does Havering decide a householder application?
The Development Management Procedure Order gives the council 8 weeks, beginning with the day after it receives an application that is not major development (DMPO 2015, article 34). Havering has been meeting that: our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (released 24 Sep 2026), finds 98% of its householder decisions, excluding prior approvals, were made within 8 weeks over the four quarters 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2.
So the wait is rarely the council's. It is the time you spend before submitting, getting the drawings right. Our guide to how long planning permission takes in London covers the stages either side of the decision.
Havering householder decisions in numbers
Over those same four quarters, our analysis of table PS2 counts 985 householder decisions in Havering, including prior approvals, and 86% of them were granted.
A high grant rate is a fact about past applications, not a forecast for yours. Clear drawings that show what is proposed and how it sits against the neighbours give the case officer what they need to decide.
Our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) finds 11 entries for Havering on the national register.
If Havering says no
Our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026, Casework Database 2609) counts 317 householder appeals decided in Havering for decisions 2021 to 2026, and 44% of them were allowed.
An appeal is slow and the same drawings go in front of an inspector, so it is cheaper to resolve the likely objections at the start. Read how the planning appeal process works before deciding whether to appeal or amend and resubmit.
Check the designations on your road
Our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) finds 11 entries for Havering on the national register. Havering Council's conservation area map tells you whether your house is inside one; if it is, the application usually needs more explanation of materials and character; the glossary entry on conservation areas explains why.
What goes in the drawing set and what it costs
National guidance says any plans or drawings must be drawn to an identified scale, and plans must show the direction of north (Planning practice guidance, Making an application). We draw existing and proposed plans, elevations and sections that agree with one another, and the council fee for a householder application from 1 April 2026 is £548, paid to Havering, not to us.
Our fixed fee for planning drawings starts from £745. If the existing layout has never been drawn, floor plans in Havering is where the set begins; otherwise use the quote form on this page.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| £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 |
| identified scale | Planning practice guidance, Making an application, paragraph 023 (ID 14-023-20140306): any plans or drawings must be drawn to an identified scale and plans must show the direction of north | www.gov.uk |
| £745 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for planning drawings, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
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