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599 approved · 3,239 refused · 849 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Chase End, Risebridge Chase Romford RM1 4PR
Received 28 Dec 202211 Randall Drive Hornchurch RM12 6SX
Received 20 Mar 202615 West Close Rainham RM13 9AR
Received 24 Oct 2023Sullens Farm Sunnings Lane Upminster RM14 2DQ
Received 16 Jul 201474 Lake Avenue Rainham RM13 9SH
Received 17 Jan 2019330 Goodwood Avenue Hornchurch RM12 6AS
Received 5 Jun 2026Land rear of 18-28 Prospect Road Hornchurch RM11 3TZ
Received 14 Sept 202344 Pemberton Avenue Gidea Park RM2 6HA
Received 19 Apr 2017279 South Street Romford RM1 2BB
Received 5 Jun 202388 Cranham Road HORNCHURCH RM11 2AD
Received 22 Jun 2016Ceme Innovation Centre Marsh Way Rainham RM13 8EU
Received 23 Feb 2016Pavement Outside Romford Bus Garage Opp 175 North Street, Romford RM1 1DT
Received 21 Nov 201891 Waterloo Road Romford RM7 0AA
Received 2 Mar 201846 Station Lane Hornchurch RM12 6NB
Received 3 Sept 2018158 Victoria Road Romford RM1 2NX
Received 19 Dec 202318 Ashvale Gardens Upminster RM14 3NA
Received 4 Jul 201926 Coronation Drive Hornchurch RM12 5BP
Received 22 Oct 201875 Avon Road Upminster RM14 1RF
Received 25 Mar 202436 Collier Row Lane Romford RM5 3BJ
Received 22 Jan 20167 Johns Terrace Colchester Road Harold Park Romford, Essex RM3 0AW
Received 14 Sept 201714 Beaumont Close Romford RM2 6LJ
Received 13 Jun 201935 Hood Road RAINHAM RM13 8AS
Received 27 Jul 2017124 Southend Arterial Road Hornchurch RM2 6PR
Received 4 Mar 201617 Litten Close Collier Row ROMFORD RM5 2LG
Received 29 Sept 2017Records 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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