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.
599 approved · 3,239 refused · 849 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Feb 2006 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
24 Marlborough Gardens Upminster RM14 1SE
Received 27 Feb 201928 Hatherleigh Way Romford RM3 8HE
Received 16 Jan 202388-92 High Street Hornchurch RM12 4UH
Received 7 Jul 202557 Askwith Road Rainham RM13 8EL
Received 24 May 202477B Carnforth Gardens Hornchurch RM12 5DR
Received 10 Mar 20261 The Elkins Romford RM1 4HT
Received 13 Apr 2026127 Avon Road Upminster RM14 1RQ
Received 29 Jan 2016111 George Street ROMFORD RM1 2EB
Received 8 May 201755 Woodfield Drive Romford RM2 5DD
Received 19 Dec 2025300A Brentwood Road Romford RM2 5TA
Received 4 Aug 202522 Brook Road Romford RM2 5QT
Received 21 May 201935 Links Avenue Romford RM2 6NB
Received 2 Feb 202436 Parkstone Avenue Hornchurch RM11 3LW
Received 19 Feb 202416 Highfield Road Hornchurch RM12 6PT
Received 13 Dec 201811 Redriff Road Collier Row RM7 8HD
Received 26 Aug 201645 Elm Road Romford RM7 8HH
Received 26 Nov 20216 Kingsbridge Road Romford RM3 8NX
Received 25 Jul 2025250 Main Road 'Absolute House' Gidea Park Romford RM2 5EQ
Received 6 Nov 2018Willows Broxhill Road Havering-Atte-Bower Romford RM4 1QJ
Received 7 Nov 2018181 Osborne Road Hornchurch RM11 1HQ
Received 12 Feb 2016110 Benhurst Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4QP
Received 31 Jul 20182 Tall Trees Close Hornchurch Essex RM11 2QR
Received 22 Sept 202561 Southdown Road Hornchurch RM11 1LY
Received 25 Jan 202443 Rutland Drive Hornchurch RM11 3EW
Received 17 Sept 2018Records 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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