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RM7 · Rush Green · Havering

Planning and building regulation drawings in Rush Green (RM7)

Rush Green is an interwar suburb sitting on the line between Havering and Barking and Dagenham, built up largely in the 1920s and 1930s. Semi-detached houses on planned roads make up most of it, with postwar and modern infill here and there on regular plots. Crow Lane, Whalebone Grove, Hainault Road, Kings Avenue, Sylvan Avenue, Albany Road, Gordon Road, Millbrook Gardens, Whalebone Avenue and Burchett Way are among its roads, and Mill Lane and East Road run through it too.

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Those semis, each with a front and a back garden, account for most of the building work: rear extensions, side extensions and loft conversions. Plots are regular but modest, so a single-storey rear extension can only go so deep before it becomes a householder application. Because pairs share a party wall and a roofline, continuity of the roof and the effect on the attached neighbour decide a lot about what works.

Because the district straddles a borough line, the first practical question is which authority your property falls in. This page treats Rush Green as Havering, whose permitted development limits and design guidance apply, with no area-specific Article 4 direction narrowing them for the Rush Green part of RM7. Check the council before an application is prepared, since the other side of the boundary follows a different borough's guidance. Matching original brick, render and roof tiles helps an extension sit as part of the house.

Planning in Rush Green: what to know before you apply

Where a Rush Green property falls in Havering, the council applies the national permitted development limits and its householder design guidance with nothing extra from a local direction. Smaller single-storey rear additions and some roof alterations can proceed without an application if they stay within the limits and the house retains its rights. A side extension of more than one storey always needs a householder application, as do deeper rear work and larger roof schemes that exceed the limits; officers then read the proposal against the steady interwar rhythm, the shared building lines and the roofline of the pair. Flats have no householder permitted development rights. The boundary with Barking and Dagenham is checked first, so that the drawings follow the correct authority's validation requirements.

Applications are decided by London Borough of Havering — its planning pages.

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Listed building?
Conservation area?
Likely permitted development — no planning applicationNeeds checking
  • A single-storey rear extension up to 4 m deep on a detached house, or 3 m on any other house, is Class A permitted development subject to the height and materials conditions.
  • This council does not publish its Article 4 directions to the national register, so the schedule is confirmed with the council first.
  • One or more constraints are unknown — we check the council's registers as part of the free appraisal.
  • Where permitted development applies, a lawful development certificate proves it for lenders and buyers.

Sources: GPDO 2015, Schedule 2, Part 1 · Planning Portal — common projects · Building Regulations 2010 — when approval is needed

This is a first-pass indication from the national rules, not planning advice for your property. Your council's registers, any Article 4 schedule and the exact dimensions decide it — the free appraisal checks all three before we recommend a route.

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Rush Green (RM7) in numbers

What London Borough of Havering has decided, and what RM7 is built of — the two facts that shape every job here.

Householder planning decisions — London Borough of Havering

Rush Green (RM7) applications are decided by London Borough of Havering; these are its published householder figures for the last four quarters.

Householder applications decided2025 Q2 to 2026 Q11,019
Granted844
Refused175
Grantedof 1019 decisions · England 90%83%
Decided within 8 weeksof 586, excluding prior approvals97%

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (PS2 district planning application statistics). Open Government Licence v3.0 Extracted 2026-09-22.

Permitted development prior approvals — London Borough of Havering

How the larger-home-extension route has fared with London Borough of Havering, which decides RM7 notifications.

Larger home extension prior approvals — not required2024 Q2 to 2026 Q1340
Prior approval granted42
Prior approval refused65
Grantedof 107 determined39%

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (PS1 district planning application statistics). Open Government Licence v3.0 Extracted 2026-09-22.

Planning appeals — London Borough of Havering

Refusals in RM7 can be appealed to the Planning Inspectorate; this is London Borough of Havering's householder appeal record.

Householder appeals determined2021–2026317
Allowed140
Allowedof 317 · England 36%44%

Source: Planning Inspectorate appeals casework. Open Government Licence v3.0 Extracted 2026-09-22.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions — London Borough of Havering

Register counts for London Borough of Havering. A count describes what the council has published, never a rank against another council.

Conservation areas in the register6 dated, 1968–201011

Source: MHCLG Planning Data Platform. Open Government Licence v3.0 Extracted 2026-09-22.

What RM7 is built of

Residential building form across Rush Green (RM7), from 270 classified buildings — the fact that decides party walls, side returns and loft headroom before any policy does.

Attached on more than one side41%
Attached on one side54%
Detached4%
Median building footprint59 m²
Addresses per buildingAbove about 2 means flats and maisonettes dominate1.26
Buildings classified270

Source: Ordnance Survey National Geographic Database (derived statistics). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Extracted 2026-09-22.

  1. Day 0Measured survey of your Rush Green property — or your existing plans if you have them.
  2. About 7 daysDrawings issued for your approval. Free redraws until you are happy.
  3. SubmissionWe validate against London Borough of Havering’s checklist and submit on your behalf.
  4. Council: 8-week targetHouseholder applications carry an 8-week statutory target. London Borough of Havering decided 97% of 586 recent householder applications inside it.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (PS2 district planning application statistics). Open Government Licence v3.0 Extracted 2026-09-22.

Neighbourhoods

Streets and neighbourhoods in RM7

Rush Greeninterwar suburb on the Havering–Barking border
Nearby

Nearby postcode districts

Chadwell Heath RM6Becontree RM9Collier Row RM5Emerson Park RM11Harold Wood RM3Hornchurch RM12Gidea Park RM2Rainham RM13
FAQ

Rush Green (RM7) — FAQs

Is my Rush Green house in Havering or Barking and Dagenham?+
The answer turns on the exact address, as the boundary between the two boroughs cuts across the suburb. We confirm the authority at the start, since the two councils publish different guidance and validation requirements.
How deep can I go with a rear extension on a Rush Green semi?+
The depth is limited by the permitted development rules and, above that, by the neighbour and plot. We measure the house, check the limit that applies, and draw whichever route gets you the space most simply.
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