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.
371 approved · 2,388 refused · 525 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
68 Sunnings Lane Upminster RM14 2DQ
Received 26 Jul 201976 Gubbins Lane Romford RM3 0BL
Received 13 Mar 2023133 Chase Cross Road Romford RM5 3YS
Received 3 Dec 202532 Wallenger Avenue Romford RM2 6ER
Received 11 Apr 2024147 Benhurst Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4QN
Received 24 Jul 2025Hall Lane Miniature Golf Course Hall Lane Upminster RM14 1BS
Received 20 Jan 2023Sports Ground Balgores Lane Romford RM2 6BP
Received 18 Jun 202687 Arlington Gardens Romford RM3 0EB
Received 21 Dec 2022159 Rush Green Road Romford RM7 0PX
Received 21 Aug 2024203B Rush Green Road Romford RM7 0JR
Received 26 Apr 202448 Leyburn Crescent Romford RM3 8RT
Received 2 Feb 2026Unit 12 The Brewery Waterloo Road Romford RM1 1AU
Received 20 Apr 201886 Cambridge Avenue ROMFORD RM2 6QU
Received 12 Jan 201814 DOUGLAS ROAD HORNCHURCH RM11 1AR
Received 16 Apr 202678-80 Straight Road ROMFORD RM3 8AA
Received 5 Sept 201725 Newmarket Way Hornchurch RM12 6DR
Received 19 Jun 20242 Church Lane Cottages, Church Lane Upminster North Ockendon RM14 3PX
Received 7 Apr 20267 Balgores Crescent Romford RM2 6AB
Received 5 May 2026139 Suttons Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4LZ
Received 7 Aug 2025Creative House, Crafty Arts Ltd Bryant Avenue Romford RM3 0AP
Received 28 Jun 20184 Cornflower Way Romford RM3 0XY
Received 6 Dec 201826 SLEWINS LANE HORNCHURCH RM11 2BZ
Received 13 Feb 2024107A Hillview Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2DJ
Received 22 Mar 2024253 Brentwood Road Romford RM2 5ST
Received 10 Aug 2026Records 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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