LetUsBuildYourDreams
Rear and side extensions across Dagenham and Barking, designed around how the house is actually used and drawn to a standard the council can approve first time.
Much of Dagenham's housing stock is interwar and post-war, built to consistent plot patterns — the Becontree estate above all. That consistency cuts both ways. It makes the council's expectations more predictable than in a mixed-character borough, but it also means an extension that breaks the established pattern stands out immediately.
The recurring issues are rear projection depth against the neighbouring building line, the impact of two-storey side extensions on the gap between dwellings, and roof form — particularly where a design proposes something the street has no precedent for.
Many of these houses have generous rear gardens, which often means a well-designed single-storey rear extension sits comfortably within permitted development. Establishing that early can remove the need for a planning application entirely, and a lawful development certificate then puts the position beyond doubt when you come to sell.
Not a stock photo library — these are MYD schemes in this borough, with the drawings we produced for them.
Fixed fee, agreed in writing before any work starts — quoted after your free consultation, so it reflects your actual property rather than an average. A householder application to Barking and Dagenham Council carries a statutory eight-week determination period.
We talk through what you want to achieve, look at the property and tell you honestly whether it is likely to get consent.
A measured survey plus a check of planning history, constraints and permitted development rights for your specific address.
We develop the scheme with you and produce the drawings the council needs, revising until you are happy.
We submit, handle the case officer’s questions and negotiate amendments rather than accepting a refusal.
Permitted development allows single-storey rear extensions up to defined depth and height limits, which differ for detached and semi-detached or terraced houses. Larger projections may still be possible under the prior approval procedure. The limits only apply if permitted development rights have not been removed, so the property's planning history matters.
It is a formal confirmation from the council that your works are permitted development and do not need planning permission. It is not compulsory, but it is inexpensive relative to the certainty it provides, and buyers' solicitors routinely ask for one.
Yes — the whole of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, including Becontree, Chadwell Heath, Rush Green and Dagenham East.
Three questions, about thirty seconds. We will come back to you with an honest view on whether your Dagenham project is likely to get consent — before you have spent anything.
MYD Studio designs extensions, conversions and new builds across South and East London. Each project below is anchored to real work we have taken through planning in that borough — explore by area:
