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.
551 approved · 3,047 refused · 779 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 May 2008 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 1 Academy Square Academy Fields Road Romford RM2 5UE
Received 7 Mar 20245 Eastbury Road Romford RM7 9AL
Received 23 Dec 201896 Woodfield Drive Gidea Park Romford RM5 5DH
Received 1 Aug 20173 Woodlands Road Harold Wood Romford RM3 0QX
Received 11 May 202519 Sheila Close ROMFORD RM5 2PA
Received 2 Feb 20171 Bowthorpe Close Hornchurch Essex RM11 3BW
Received 16 Nov 201717 Queens Gardens Upminster RM14 1NG
Received 5 Jan 2023113-117 South Street FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS Romford RM1 1NX
Received 16 May 201925 Linden Street Romford RM7 7DP
Received 25 Aug 2018247 Cross Road Mawneys Romford RM7 8HS
Received 18 May 201935 Ockendon Road Upminster RM14 2DN
Received 1 Dec 2022Broadford Primary School Faringdon Avenue Romford RM3 8JS
Received 28 Jan 201981 Rosewood Avenue Hornchurch RM12 5LD
Received 18 Dec 2023Watermans Junction Road Romford RM1 3QZ
Received 8 Jan 20268 Arlington Gardens Romford RM3 0EA
Received 23 Feb 20241-2 Central cottages Aveley Road Upminster RM14 2TW
Received 27 Feb 2017Ex Hardys Plant Nursery South Arterial Road Upminster RM14 1TE
Received 13 Mar 201715 Pemberton Avenue ROMFORD RM2 6EX
Received 15 Jan 201826 Carlton Road Romford RM2 5AA
Received 15 Apr 2024159 Harrow Crescent Romford RM3 7AP
Received 21 Jul 2025The Cottage Tomkyns Lane Upminster RM14 1TP
Received 24 Feb 202329 Fanshawe Crescent Hornchurch RM11 2DD
Received 3 Sept 20247 Highfield Crescent HORNCHURCH RM12 6QB
Received 22 Jun 20173 Fairview Parade, Mawney Road Romford RM7 7HH
Received 14 Jun 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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