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.
396 approved · 2,482 refused · 561 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Sept 2013 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
104 LINKS AVENUE ROMFORD RM2 6NJ
Received 16 Oct 20172 Constable Mews Upminster RM14 3BH
Received 31 Jul 2025131 Betterton Road Rainham RM13 8ND
Received 21 Sept 202265 Link Way Hornchurch RM11 3RN
Received 11 Nov 202490 Parkway Romford RM2 5PL
Received 13 Sept 202451 CROMER ROAD HORNCHURCH RM11 1EY
Received 12 Jul 2019353 Havering Road Romford RM1 4BY
Received 11 Apr 2019380 Upminster Road North Rainham RM13 9RZ
Received 28 Oct 202222 Clive Road Gidea Park RM2 5SQ
Received 11 Jun 2018Freightmaster Estate Coldharbour Lane Rainham
Received 17 May 201834 Fernbank Avenue Hornchurch RM12 5RB
Received 1 Mar 201926 The Fairway UPMINSTER RM14 1BS
Received 18 Apr 20193 Pettits Lane Romford RM1 4HL
Received 21 Jan 202348 Macon Way Upminster RM14 1NY
Received 24 Sept 2018Leprechaun New Holding Gerpins Lane Upminster RM14 2XR
Received 6 Aug 20194 Far Way Hornchurch RM11 3DN
Received 5 Oct 20264 Herbert Road Hornchurch RM11 3LA
Received 11 Sept 20262 Heather Avenue Romford RM1 4SL
Received 16 Jul 201912 Kimberley Avenue Romford RM7 9JP
Received 8 Mar 202377 Lynwood Drive Romford RM5 2QT
Received 11 Feb 202623 Chelmer Road Upminster RM14 1QT
Received 30 Nov 202384 Clyde Way Romford RM1 4UT
Received 6 Feb 20236 Cedar Gardens Upminster RM14 3DL
Received 14 May 201939 Jubilee Avenue Romford RM7 9LS
Received 10 Aug 2023Records 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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