Loft conversion plans for Newham, £589
Newham’s own guidance asks you to keep street-facing roof slopes, ridge lines and chimneys, and its Article 4 page names dormer windows in three conservation areas. We check both before drawing.
- £439 drawings + £150 survey (£589 total)
- Dormer limits checked
- Roof plan to council scale
What do loft drawings cost in Newham?
The total is £589: £439 for drawings and submission and £150 for the survey, with no VAT to add. Newham Council’s fee is paid to the council.
In the Newham loft fee
- A roof survey with the existing ridge, eaves and chimney positions
- A roof plan at 1:100 with its profile and materials
- Floor plans and elevations, existing and proposed
- A check of your road against the three Article 4 areas
- Submission to Newham and replies to the case officer
Newham’s guidance for roof alterations
Newham’s extension guidance says an alteration at roof level should seek to preserve the character of the house by maintaining street-facing roof slopes, ridge lines and chimneys, and that parapet walls and eaves should be kept where practicable (Newham SPD). That points a loft at the back slope.
For example, a rear dormer on a Victorian terrace in Forest Gate can sit behind the retained front slope and chimneys, while a front-facing change would clash with the guidance. We show the retained features on the elevations.
Article 4 and the roof plan
Newham lists Durham Road, Romford Road and Woodgrange Road as conservation areas with Article 4 directions, and the work needing consent there includes dormer windows and replacing roof materials (Newham Article 4). Outside them, Class B can apply within its volume limits.
Newham’s validation requirements ask for a roof plan at 1:100 where roofs are altered, showing profile, layout and material (Newham requirements). Newham decided 227 of 238 householder applications inside 8 weeks in the year to June 2026.
Newham lofts in numbers
- 3
- Conservation areas with Article 4 directions: Durham Road, Romford Road and Woodgrange Road. Newham: additional planning controls, Article 4 Directions
- Dormers
- Newham lists dormer windows among the work needing consent in those areas. Newham: additional planning controls, Article 4 Directions
- 1:100
- Roof plan scale Newham sets where roofs are altered. Newham: Planning Application Requirements, December 2024
- Street-facing slopes
- Roof features Newham’s guidance asks you to keep, with ridge lines and chimneys. Newham: Altering and Extending your Home SPD, February 2018
- 40 m³ / 50 m³
- Permitted roof volume increase: 40 m³ for a terraced house, 50 m³ for other houses. GPDO 2015, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class B: additions to the roof (legislation.gov.uk)
- 227 of 238
- Newham Council householder applications decided within 8 weeks in the year to June 2026, out of all it decided (prior approvals not counted). MHCLG live table PS2, planning application statistics by district, July 2025 to June 2026 (GOV.UK)
- £30.30 per m²
- The Mayor of London’s CIL in Newham (band 3) for permissions granted in 2026, owed only when a scheme is liable for CIL in the first place. Mayoral CIL: annual rate summary for 2026, Table 1 (Greater London Authority)
Newham loft questions
Can I fit a rear dormer in Newham?
Outside the three Article 4 conservation areas it can be permitted development within Class B limits. Inside them it needs an application.
What does Newham want kept on the roof?
Street-facing roof slopes, ridge lines and chimneys, with parapets and eaves where practicable.
What scale is the roof plan?
Newham’s requirements document sets 1:100 where roofs are altered.
How fast does Newham decide?
It decided 227 of 238 householder cases within 8 weeks last year. We cannot promise a date.
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Price your Newham loft
Send the address and a roof photo. We check the street and quote a fixed price.