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.
389 approved · 2,449 refused · 555 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
107A Chestnut Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4HH
Received 7 Aug 2019GALLOWS REPRODUCTION FURNITURE BRYANT AVENUE ROMFORD RM3 0AP
Received 13 Aug 20255 Oaklands Avenue Romford RM1 4DB
Received 2 Mar 202360 Brookdale Avenue Upminster RM14 2LT
Received 12 Sept 202512 BERKSHIRE WAY HORNCHURCH RM11 3HB
Received 10 Apr 202634 MEADOW ROAD ROMFORD RM7 0LP
Received 4 Jul 2023153 Squirrels Heath Lane HORNCHURCH RM11 2DX
Received 5 Sept 2019466 Havering Road Romford RM1 4HR
Received 13 Feb 2026Central Park Swimming Pool Gooshays Drive ROMFORD RM3 9LB
Received 7 Nov 2017396 Mawney Road Romford RM7 8QP
Received 17 Mar 2026Chafford School Lambs Lane South Rainham RM13 9XD
Received 13 Apr 201838 Collerne Street Romford RM3 9FE
Received 14 Apr 2023103 Nelmes Crescent Hornchurch RM11 2PP
Received 6 Nov 202319 EYHURST AVENUE HORNCHURCH RM12 4RB
Received 15 Feb 201812 Elm Grove Hornchurch RM11 3UA
Received 6 May 2022Jhansi 26 Colchester Road Romford RM3 9SF
Received 15 Aug 2018168-182 Main Road Gidea Park Essex RM2 5JA
Received 21 Feb 202334 REED POND WALK ROMFORD RM2 5PD
Received 11 Jun 20191 Dickens Way Romford RM1 4GQ
Received 12 Dec 2017284 Brentwood Road Romford RM2 5TA
Received 21 Jul 202652 South End Road Rainham RM13 7XJ
Received 28 Nov 202214 Stockland Road Romford RM7 9AR
Received 2 Sept 20241 St.Lawrence Road Upminster RM14 2UN
Received 19 Jun 2018Land on the back of 124-126 Diban avenue Hornchurch RM12 4YH
Received 13 Nov 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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