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London Borough of Havering
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Havering. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates16,115Searchable applications
455Recorded as pending
13%Approval rate · 2,745 approved or refused records
2,379Refused applications
366 approved · 2,379 refused · 525 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Planning pre-application adviceArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanningvalidations@havering.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesplanning@havering.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas11 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Pr App Not Req'dY0232.24
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 3.5m, a maximum height of 3.15, and an eaves height of 3m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
8 Stanley Avenue Romford RM2 5DL
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1105.18
Retrospective planning permission for single storey rear extension.
21 The Drive Harold Wood Romford RM3 0DU
Received 17 Jul 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0036.26
New front door entrance and installation of side window, following removal of existing side entrance
1 Limerick Gardens Upminster RM14 1HY
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0069.26
Installation of front boundary wall with landscaping and front driveway
7 Nelmes Way Hornchurch RM11 2QY
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0028.19
T1 - T5 Lime trees - Reduce height and width of crown to previous points, as part of good tree practice and maintenance.
NEALE COURT UPMINSTER ROAD HORNCHURCH RM11 3XP
Received 28 Feb 2019 - UndecidedP1048.26
Single storey rear extension
26 Robinson Close Hornchurch RM12 5AR
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Prior App COU Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsJ0030.25
Application for prior notification of development from Use Class E(a) to Use Class C3 (Dwellings) to create 2 residential units
66 VICTORIA ROAD ROMFORD RM1 2LA
Received 10 Sept 2025 - PP not requiredE0041.24
Certificate of Lawfulness following the approval for the Change of use of former agricultural outbuilding (Building 7) to yoga studio - Use Class E(d).
Franks Farm, St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
Received 27 Aug 2024 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0199.17
Conversion and extension of existing residential care home (C2) to form 8 No. self contained dwellings (C3) (4No. x 1 bed & 4No. x 2 bed) with off street parking. Restoration of existing sash windows and replacement plain clay roof tiles to main house. L0015.16 Conditions(s) 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Duryfalls 35 Upminster Road HORNCHURCH RM11 3XA
Received 25 Sept 2017 - WithdrawnN0032.24
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission Ref: P0717.21 dated 15/11/2021 to allow for changes to the fenestration from white finish to Anthracite grey (Erection of 2xtwo storey 4bed dwellings and 1x4 bed bungalow with associated parking and amenity space following demolition of existing detached chalet bungalow)
61-63 KING EDWARD AVENUE RAINHAM ESSEX RM13 9RH
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1692.23
PROPOSED OUTBUILDING AND GAZEBO IN REAR GARDEN
68 Nelmes Way Hornchurch RM11 2RB
Received 15 Nov 2023 - Pr App Not Req'dY0018.19
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 4.8m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3.9m and an eaves height of 2.6m (PRIOR APPROVAL)
36 Essex Close Romford RM7 8BD
Received 15 Jan 2019 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0018.19
Discharge of conditions 4 and 5 of planning application P0961.18
46-48 High Street Hornchurch RM12 4UN
Received 24 Jan 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0875.23
Application to allow for the temporary re-opening of the Warwick Lane entrance to Rainham Quarry
Brett Aggregates Ltd, Warwick Lane Rainham RM13 9ER
Received 2 Jun 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1123.19
Double storey front extension, first floor side and rear extension, alternations of roof, internal reconfiguration including conversion of garage into habitable room and material change to elevations.
29 Nelmes Crescent Hornchurch RM11 2PX
Received 22 Jul 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0191.18
Proposed alteration to rear part of development (previously granted rear extension).
57-59 High Street Romford RM1 1JL
Received 9 Feb 2018 - Apprv with Agreement Conditions/ReasonsP0438.19
Demolition of existing detached bungalow building and attached garage at 37 Havering Drive RM1 4BH and erection of Double storey 4bedroom detached dwelling incorporating off street parking spaces for 2cars and Landscaping scheme
37 Havering Drive Romford RM1 4BH
Received 20 Mar 2019 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0139.24
Certificate of Lawfulness for a loft conversion with a hip to gable roof alteration, rear dormer window, roof lights and window within gabled wall
62 JUTSUMS LANE ROMFORD RM7 9HJ
Received 5 Apr 2024 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0250.18
Certificate of Lawfulness for a Loft Conversion with rear dormer and front roof light.
38 Kings Gardens Upminster RM14 1JX
Received 19 Jun 2018 - Pr App Given Conditions/ReasonsM0007.26
Prior approval application for the installation of a 20 metre high monopole supporting 9 no. antenna and 2 no. transmission dishes with a wraparound cabinet at base together with 5 no. equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto including 2 no. GPS nodes.
Land at CEME Campus Marsh Way Rainham RM13 8EU
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0824.25
Single story rear extension following demolition of existing
174 Upminster Road South Rainham RM13 9BB
Received 19 Jun 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1351.18
Loft conversion with rear dormer and front and rear roof lights.
211 Southend Arterial Road Hornchurch RM11 2SF
Received 3 Sept 2018 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0230.19
Construction of a 2 storey (with third floor in loft) building with ground floor entrance and car parking and first floor accommodation of 3 x 1 bed and 1 x 2 bed apartments, with associated car parking and amenity. Application Ref P0187.17 Conditions(s) 3, 4, 5,6, 9, 10
30-30C Southall Drive ( Land adj ) Rainham RM13 9HS
Received 16 Aug 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0176.23
Proposed change of use from Sui Generis (Tanning Salon) to Use Class E (restaurant) associated with internal alterations and installation of extraction flue system to the rear.
The Kitchen Shop, 160 Upminster Road Upminster RM14 2RB
Received 1 Feb 2023
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What these statistics cover
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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