Newham planning permission and the floor plans behind it
A Newham planning application starts with floor planning: existing and proposed plans that show every room to scale, with elevations and sections to match. DrawingsDirect, MCIAT chartered architectural technologists, prepares the set for Newham householders at a fixed fee from £745.
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Why the floor plans come first
The case officer reads your proposal from the drawings, so the existing floor plan has to be accurate before the proposed one means anything. National guidance requires plans and drawings to be drawn to an identified scale, with north shown (Planning practice guidance, Making an application).
If nobody has measured the house yet, our measured building survey service records it before we draw. For a full application, the planning drawings in Newham service adds the elevations, sections and site plans.
Newham householder decisions
Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (released 24 Sep 2026), counts 388 householder decisions in Newham over the four quarters 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2, including prior approvals, of which 87% were granted. 95% of the householder decisions excluding prior approvals were made within 8 weeks.
The 8 weeks is the statutory period for an application that is not major development, beginning with the day after receipt (DMPO 2015, article 34).
Our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset (bulk snapshot retrieved 19 October 2026) finds 9 conservation-area entries on the national register for Newham.
Designations and appeals
Our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset (bulk snapshot retrieved 19 October 2026) finds 9 conservation-area entries on the national register for Newham. Check on Newham Council's conservation area map whether your street is inside one; our glossary explains permitted development and where designations limit it.
Our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026, Casework Database 2609) counts 92 householder appeals decided for Newham, decisions 2021 to 2026, with 33% allowed.
Newham's fee and our fixed price
Newham charges the national householder fee, £548 from 1 April 2026. Our planning drawings start from £745. Use the quote form on this page with your address and a description of the project.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 388 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 87% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 95% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 92 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 33% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 9 | Our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets (bulk snapshot retrieved 19 Oct 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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