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.
395 approved · 2,473 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
252 Wennington Road Rainham RM13 9UU
Received 13 Dec 2024127-133 High Street Hornchurch RM11 1TX
Received 6 Dec 202364 High Street Hornchurch RM12 4UW
Received 21 Aug 201942 New Hall Drive Romford RM3 0EL
Received 8 Oct 202428 Hall Lane Upminster RM14 1AF
Received 28 Nov 2023Harold Wood Junior Mixed And Infants School Recreation Avenue Harold Wood Romford RM3 0TH
Received 16 Jul 201921-22 The Green Rainham RM13 9DX
Received 16 Sept 202527 PLATFORD GREEN HORNCHURCH RM11 2TA
Received 18 Jul 202313 ELM AVENUE UPMINSTER RM14 2AZ
Received 26 May 202632 Hamilton Avenue Romford RM1 4RP
Received 20 Dec 2018J C Decaux Outside Richard O'sullivan Hairdressing 53 High Street, Hornchurch RM11 1TP
Received 22 Jul 202416 Kings Gardens UPMINSTER RM14 1LA
Received 22 Dec 20178 Alexandra Road Romford RM1 2DL
Received 20 Jul 20181 Leigh Drive Romford RM3 7YJ
Received 11 Aug 202636 Meadway Romford RM2 5NU
Received 9 Jun 2025104 Maybank Avenue Hornchurch RM12 5SH
Received 31 Jan 201940 Lake Rise Romford RM1 4DY
Received 10 Aug 202628 St Nicholas Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4PR
Received 23 Oct 2025139 Havering Road Romford RM1 4RD
Received 21 Dec 2023St George's Hospital Suttons Lane Hornchurch RM12 6RR
Received 21 Feb 2023120 Balgores Lane Romford RM2 5JU
Received 7 Jun 201911 Carter Close ROMFORD RM5 2PB
Received 5 Feb 201833 Chester Avenue Upminster RM14 3JH
Received 4 Nov 2025Corner Farm Bungalow, Fen Lane, North Ockendon Upminster RM14 3RB
Received 22 Oct 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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