Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Havering. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
360 approved · 2,343 refused · 514 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Sept 2013 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flat 1, 101 Brentwood Road Romford RM1 2EH
Received 25 Feb 20268 Elm Walk Romford RM2 5NR
Received 17 Aug 2019118 Ardleigh Green Road HORNCHURCH RM11 2SH
Received 20 Mar 20189 Freshfields Avenue Upminster RM14 2BY
Received 4 Dec 202325 Lessington Avenue Romford RM7 9EB
Received 27 Feb 20192 Lynbrook Close Rainham RM13 8DD
Received 29 Sept 2023298 Elm Park Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4DA
Received 23 Dec 20221 Ilfracombe Crescent Hornchurch RM12 6RQ
Received 1 Jul 2025249 St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3BX
Received 3 Aug 2018land adjacent 2 Rutland Approach Hornchurch RM11 3EP
Received 7 May 2024Rear Of 73 Front Lane Upminster RM14 1XL
Received 4 Dec 20248 Kings Oak Romford RM7 8DN
Received 12 Oct 2022The Seedbed Centre, Unit C6 Davidson Way Romford RM7 0AZ
Received 24 Sept 2019Hilldene Avenue opp Farnham Road Grass Verge adj Romford RM3 8DD
Received 23 Oct 201843 Eastern Avenue East Romford RM1 4SB
Received 2 May 202475-81, Front Lane, Havering Upminster RM14 1XL
Received 31 Aug 202343 Hayes Drive Rainham RM13 7EL
Received 11 Jun 20242 Hopkins Close Romford RM2 6HG
Received 25 Mar 2026108 South Street Romford RM1 1SS
Received 24 Nov 202513 Abbey Wood Lane Rainham RM13 9QH
Received 23 May 2023Petrol Filling Station, 203 Brentwood Road Romford RM1 2SL
Received 30 Jul 2024369 Front Lane Upminster RM14 1LW
Received 21 Oct 202457 Spenser Crescent Upminster RM14 1AW
Received 27 Mar 202514 Chevington Way Hornchurch RM12 6RN
Received 31 Dec 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for London Borough of Havering, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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