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496 approved · 2,821 refused · 695 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
32 Parkway Romford RM2 5NT
Received 8 Nov 20177 Lime Avenue Upminster RM14 2HY
Received 20 Aug 2024Queens Moat House St Edwards Way Romford RM1 4DD
Received 22 Mar 201817 Boscombe Avenue Hornchurch RM11 1JQ
Received 10 Jun 201893 Stanley Road North Rainham RM13 8BA
Received 3 Jul 202587 ST LAWRENCE ROAD UPMINSTER RM14 2UN
Received 4 May 2017183 High Street (Footpath Adj) Hornchurch RM11 3XS
Received 9 Mar 202333 Marshalls Drive Romford RM1 4JR
Received 17 Mar 2023120 Slewins Lane Hornchurch RM11 2BU
Received 2 Jun 201835 Collerne Street Romford RM3 9FE
Received 8 Aug 20232 Prospect Road Hornchurch RM11 3TZ
Received 30 Nov 2023test house test road
Received 10 Oct 202329 Squirrels Heath Avenue Romford RM2 6AD
Received 27 Jun 2023218 High Street Hornchurch RM12 6QP
Received 6 Sept 201830-36 Market Place Romford RM1 3ER
Received 9 Apr 20187 Gaynes Court Upminster RM14 2JH
Received 16 Dec 202520 St Edwards Way Romford RM1 4DD
Received 2 Mar 202333 Maidstone Avenue Romford RM5 3DB
Received 28 Jan 2026201 Rush Green Road Romford RM7 0JR
Received 25 Nov 202240 PALM ROAD ROMFORD RM7 7AR
Received 11 Sept 20179 Bretons Cottages Rainham Road Rainham RM13 7LL
Received 4 Aug 20257 Rutland Drive HORNCHURCH RM11 3EW
Received 17 Jan 201895 Kempton Avenue Hornchurch RM12 6EB
Received 18 Oct 2018109 Cowper Road Rainham RM13 9TT
Received 21 Aug 2025Records 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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