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.
496 approved · 2,817 refused · 695 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 May 2008 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hacton Social Hall, Haydock Close Hornchurch RM12 6EA
Received 6 Dec 20238 Atlanta Boulevard, Havering Romford RM1 1TB
Received 21 Aug 20238 Peerage Way HORNCHURCH RM11 3BE
Received 21 Jul 2017106 Heath Park Road Romford RM2 5XH
Received 17 May 201914 Burland Road Romford RM5 3RD
Received 27 Nov 2025136 White Hart Lane Romford RM7 8LX
Received 23 Jan 202418 Dorrington Gardens Hornchurch RM12 4HX
Received 21 Apr 202338 Betterton Road Rainham RM13 8NB
Received 30 Jun 2023Rush Green Training Ground, Rush Green Road Romford RM7 0LU
Received 13 Mar 202422 Helmsdale Close Romford RM1 4RS
Received 1 Feb 202468 Manor Road Romford RM1 2RD
Received 7 Jun 201864 Berwick Road Rainham RM13 9QL
Received 12 Nov 2018Diana Princess of Wales House 8 Coleridge Road ROMFORD RM3 7BB
Received 21 Oct 201610 Claremont Gardens Upminster RM14 1DN
Received 13 Jan 201713-17 Collier Row Road Romford RM5 3NT
Received 3 Aug 201821 Felstead Road Romford RM5 3RH
Received 16 Oct 202461 Harrow Drive Hornchurch Essex RM11 1NT
Received 11 Feb 2019O/S 24-26 High Street Romford RM1 1HR
Received 9 Jan 201719 Ashwood Avenue Rainham RM13 9AS
Received 20 Jun 20241 Belmont Avenue Upminster RM14 2RR
Received 14 Feb 201929 SUNNYSIDE GARDENS UPMINSTER RM14 3DT
Received 27 Jul 201782 SOMERSET GARDENS HORNCHURCH RM11 3QU
Received 21 Feb 202421 Burntwood Avenue Hornchurch RM11 3JD
Received 11 Feb 20261 Torrance Close (Land Adj) Hornchurch Hornchurch RM11 1JT
Received 23 Mar 2023Records 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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