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.
360 approved · 2,343 refused · 514 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
29 Warren Drive Hornchurch RM12 4QZ
Received 24 Jun 202416 Abbotts Close Romford RM7 8QU
Received 13 Nov 202417 Clovelly Gardens Romford RM7 8NP
Received 13 Jul 201928 Stanley Road North Rainham RM13 8AX
Received 23 Feb 20233 King George Close Romford RM7 7PN
Received 22 Nov 202335 Albany Road Hornchurch RM12 4AE
Received 28 Sept 201827 KINGSHILL AVENUE ROMFORD RM5 2SB
Received 13 Mar 20267 Woodfield Drive Gidea Park RM2 5DD
Received 31 May 201820 Pinecroft Gidea Park Romford RM2 6DG
Received 17 Oct 2018Freightmaster Estate Coldharbour Lane Rainham RM13 9BJ
Received 17 Dec 201829 Fanshawe Crescent Hornchurch RM11 2DD
Received 31 Dec 2024155 Cherry Tree Lane Rainham RM13 8TT
Received 23 Nov 202340 Berwick Road Rainham RM13 9QU
Received 26 Feb 2019Spencer Works Spencer Road Rainham
Received 5 Feb 2019PIZZA EXPRESS THE BREWERY ROMFORD RM1 1AU
Received 9 Mar 202366-68 Brentwood Road Romford RM1 2EP
Received 6 Jul 201818 Great Gardens Road Hornchurch RM11 2BB
Received 7 Nov 202328 Balgores Lane Romford RM2 5JT
Received 21 Apr 202362 Station Road Upminster RM14 2TD
Received 2 Oct 202533 Babington Road Hornchurch RM12 4AR
Received 6 Apr 202337 Pettits Lane Romford RM1 4HH
Received 5 Jan 2024Mead Primary School Amersham Road Romford RM3 9JD
Received 23 Jul 201993 Parkstone Avenue Hornchurch RM11 3LP
Received 28 Nov 202248 Claremont Road Hornchurch RM11 1BZ
Received 28 Feb 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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