LetUsBuildYourDreams
Extensions, loft conversions and whole-house remodelling across Hornchurch, Emerson Park and the wider borough of Havering.
Hornchurch has some of the most varied residential stock in east London — from the substantial detached houses of Emerson Park to interwar semis across Elm Park and Ardleigh Green. The design response that suits one does not transfer to the other, and the council reads them differently.
Loft conversions are the most frequent enquiry we take here, and the decisive factors are almost always the same: available head height under the existing ridge, whether a rear dormer can be accommodated within permitted development volume allowances, and how any front-facing alteration reads from the street.
Emerson Park in particular has a distinct low-density character that the council actively protects. Schemes there need to respect plot coverage and spacing rather than simply maximising floor area — which, done well, tends to produce a better house anyway.
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 Havering 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.
Many loft conversions fall within permitted development, subject to volume allowances that differ between detached, semi-detached and terraced houses, and provided nothing extends beyond the existing roof plane at the front. Properties in conservation areas or covered by an Article 4 direction are treated differently.
MYD Studio is led by a RIBA International chartered member with 25 years of experience. We provide full architectural design and planning services. The distinction matters legally — "architect" is a protected title — and we are always straightforward about it.
Yes — Romford, Upminster, Rainham, Elm Park and Harold Wood as well as Hornchurch.
Three questions, about thirty seconds. We will come back to you with an honest view on whether your Hornchurch 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:
