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.
390 approved · 2,453 refused · 556 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
23 Victoria Avenue Romford RM5 2QH
Received 20 Apr 20233 Heron Way Upminster RM14 1EP
Received 23 Sept 201838 Regarth Avenue Romford RM1 1TH
Received 11 May 202352 Ernest Road Hornchurch RM11 3JN
Received 17 Sept 2025Tweed Hall Tweed Way Romford RM1 4AZ
Received 25 Jan 202475 Frinton Road Romford RM5 2EL
Received 15 Dec 2018Kavana House, Cottons Approach Romford RM7 7LN
Received 30 May 202548 Brook Road Romford RM2 5QT
Received 29 Apr 2026337 Straight Road Romford RM3 7JT
Received 5 Mar 2024173 Lynton Avenue Romford RM7 8NA
Received 8 Aug 2018Doctors Surgery 4 Lynwood Drive Romford RM5 3QL
Received 27 Aug 201910 Cotleigh Road Romford RM7 9AH
Received 28 Aug 2024Former Oldchurch Hospital Site 3 Union Road Romford RM7 0GN
Received 24 May 201885 Slewins Lane Hornchurch RM11 2BS
Received 20 Nov 2024590 Upper Brentwood Road Romford RM2 6HU
Received 30 Jan 202333 Brackendale Gardens Upminster RM14 3XA
Received 8 Nov 201849 Heath Drive Romford RM2 5QL
Received 25 Aug 202216 Hale End Romford RM3 7ED
Received 23 May 201861 Eastern Road Romford RM1 3PB
Received 19 Mar 201944 Broadhurst Walk Rainham RM13 7HH
Received 19 Mar 2026Oasis Pinewood Infants And Junior School Thistledene Avenue Romford RM5 2TX
Received 9 Apr 20184 Monks Farm Cottages, St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3PF
Received 7 Aug 202368 New Zealand Way Rainham RM13 8JD
Received 30 Aug 2018The Crown Public House 260 London Road Romford RM7 9NA
Received 21 Dec 2018Records 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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