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.
363 approved · 2,368 refused · 521 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Sept 2013 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Chesham House, Chesham Close Romford RM7 7PJ
Received 25 Mar 2024Queens Theatre Billet Lane Hornchurch Essex RM11 1QT
Received 21 Mar 201849 Essex Road Romford RM7 8BE
Received 31 Mar 202612 Abbotts Close Romford RM7 8QU
Received 12 Mar 2026Bush Farm, Bramble Lane Upminster RM14 2XL
Received 17 Sept 202591 Nelmes Crescent Hornchurch RM11 2PP
Received 7 Dec 2023Scimitar House 23 Eastern Road Romford RM1 3FA
Received 17 Dec 2018109 Wennington Road Rainham RM13 9TH
Received 2 Sept 201892 Grange Road Romford RM3 7EA
Received 15 Apr 2024Narboro Court Manor Road Romford RM1 2TA
Received 21 Feb 2019Rainham Recreation Ground Viking Way Rainham
Received 31 Mar 2023134 Sunnyside Gardens Upminster RM14 3DR
Received 25 Feb 202679 Essex Road Romford RM7 8BB
Received 25 Apr 2019181 Straight Road Romford RM3 7JJ
Received 10 Jun 202622 Parkway Romford Essex RM2 5NT
Received 13 Aug 201816 Eyhurst Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4RA
Received 17 Jun 2026Rene Court, 32A Blandford Close Romford RM7 8AP
Received 10 Jul 202485 Westland Avenue Hornchurch RM11 3SB
Received 26 Nov 202230 Heath Park Road Romford RM2 5UH
Received 25 May 202340 Havering Drive Romford RM1 4BH
Received 15 Mar 201929 Ingrebourne Road Rainham RM13 9AH
Received 20 Nov 20249 Barton Road Hornchurch RM12 4AA
Received 7 Dec 202326 Heather Close Romford RM1 4PD
Received 9 Dec 20243 Coleridge Road Romford RM3 7BD
Received 12 Sept 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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