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371 approved · 2,390 refused · 528 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
79 Dee Way Romford RM1 4UU
Received 30 Mar 2026Marshalls Park School Pettits Lane Romford RM1 4EH
Received 16 Jul 201942 Bruce Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4JE
Received 19 Nov 2018New City College, Construction & Engineering Campus New Road Rainham RM13 8GP
Received 17 Jun 2026Gills Glen North Road Havering-atte-Bower Romford RM4 1PP
Received 31 Jan 201871 Marlborough Gardens Upminster RM14 1SQ
Received 17 May 2024Pavement O/s Mercury Shopping Centre, Mercury Gardens Romford RM1 3EE
Received 27 Jan 20233 Sylvan Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2PL
Received 23 May 20238 Dawes Avenue Hornchurch RM12 6AL
Received 18 Dec 2024115 Church Road Harold Wood Romford RM3 0SH
Received 21 Jun 201839 Abbots Close Rainham RM13 9LA
Received 4 Dec 20183 Lilliput Road Romford RM7 0BJ
Received 15 May 2023One Oak Orange Tree Hill Havering-Atte-Bower Romford RM4 1PJ
Received 8 Aug 20184 Carlton Road Khetia Newsagents Romford RM2 5AA
Received 20 Jun 201968 Western Road Romford RM1 3LP
Received 5 Mar 20198 Louise Gardens Rainham RM13 8LH
Received 19 Mar 2019100 South Street Romford RM1 1RX
Received 6 Sept 201872 Little Gaynes Lane Upminster RM14 2JD
Received 25 Jun 20242 Dee Way Romford RM1 4XB
Received 31 Aug 201843 Pemberton Avenue Romford RM2 6HA
Received 11 Apr 202429 Argyle Gardens Upminster RM14 3HD
Received 17 Feb 20265 Avon Road Upminster RM14 1QS
Received 24 Jul 202413 NORMAN CLOSE ROMFORD RM5 3EJ
Received 6 Jul 2026172 Brentwood Road Romford RM1 2RT
Received 7 Oct 2014Records 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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