London Borough of Redbridge

Adopted Documents We Assess Against

Development plan: Redbridge Local Plan 2015-2030 (adopted 8 March 2018)

Documents are re-checked against the council's own website weekly. A detected change flags "Policy Update Available" for human review — live assessment standards are never replaced automatically.

London Borough of Redbridge standards at a glance

8 numeric standards taken from London Borough of Redbridge's own adopted documents, each shown with the paragraph it comes from. Figures differ between councils — these are this one's.

Rear extension depth

up to 3.5m

On a Redbridge terrace or semi the maximum is 3.5 metres, with a 3 metre flat roof or 4 metres to a pitched ridge. If the extension wraps around the back, the eaves come down to 2.4 metres. Housing Design Guide SPD para 3.2.2

up to 4.5m

On a Redbridge detached house the maximum is 4.5 metres, a metre more than a terrace or semi gets. Housing Design Guide SPD para 3.2.2

Side extension form

at least 1m

Redbridge want a metre kept clear to the boundary where the street has an open, spacious character, and the side extension no more than half the width of the house. Housing Design Guide SPD paras 3.4.1 to 3.4.2 and 3.5.4

at least 0.5m

A Redbridge two-storey side extension needs half a metre set back at the front and half a metre down from the main ridge, and should be no more than half the width of the house. Housing Design Guide SPD paras 3.5.1 and 3.5.3

Roof form

at least 1m

Keep the dormer at least 1m in from the side of the roof. Housing Design Guide SPD para 3.6.2

at least 0.5m

Keep the top of the dormer at least 0.5m below the ridge. Housing Design Guide SPD para 3.6.2

at least 1m

Keep the bottom of the dormer at least 1m above the eaves. Housing Design Guide SPD para 3.6.2

Basement

up to 1

A front lightwell in Redbridge can only come 1 metre out from the front wall - tighter than neighbouring boroughs, so do not reuse a design from next door. Redbridge Housing Design Guide SPD paragraph 4.1.5

Standards are what the council normally expects, not a guarantee. A scheme outside them can still be approved on its merits, and one inside them can still be refused for another reason.

Authored Policy Library

11 local policy checks, each citation-locked to the adopted document. National policy (NPPF, national space and daylight standards) applies alongside these.

Redbridge Local Plan 2015-2030

• Redbridge Local Plan Policy LP26 (Promoting High Quality Design) — Design character (provisional citation) Redbridge will judge how well your extension fits its surroundings. This library does not yet hold Redbridge's specific size limits, so check their residential design guidance for depths and heights before you finalise the drawings.
• Redbridge Local Plan Policy LP29 (Amenity and Internal Space) — Amenity neighbouring (provisional citation) Redbridge will look at the effect on your neighbours' light, outlook and privacy. Show the relationship to their windows on your drawings.

Redbridge Housing Design Guide SPD (September 2019)

• Housing Design Guide SPD para 3.2.2 — Rear extension depth (2 checks) On a Redbridge terrace or semi the maximum is 3.5 metres, with a 3 metre flat roof or 4 metres to a pitched ridge. If the extension wraps around the back, the eaves come down to 2.4 metres. On a Redbridge detached house the maximum is 4.5 metres, a metre more than a terrace or semi gets.
• Housing Design Guide SPD paras 3.4.1 to 3.4.2 and 3.5.4 — Side extension form Redbridge want a metre kept clear to the boundary where the street has an open, spacious character, and the side extension no more than half the width of the house.
• Housing Design Guide SPD paras 3.5.1 and 3.5.3 — Side extension form A Redbridge two-storey side extension needs half a metre set back at the front and half a metre down from the main ridge, and should be no more than half the width of the house.
• Housing Design Guide SPD para 3.6.2 — Roof form (4 checks) A Redbridge rear dormer sits half a metre below the ridge, a metre above the eaves and a metre in from each side - or half a metre in if your roof is hipped. Keep the dormer at least 1m in from the side of the roof. Keep the top of the dormer at least 0.5m below the ridge. Keep the bottom of the dormer at least 1m above the eaves.
• Redbridge Housing Design Guide SPD paragraph 4.1.5 — Basement A front lightwell in Redbridge can only come 1 metre out from the front wall - tighter than neighbouring boroughs, so do not reuse a design from next door.