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396 approved · 2,482 refused · 561 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Howe Close Romford RM7 8JL
Received 22 Sept 2025166 Cranham Gardens Upminster RM14 1JT
Received 7 Feb 2023163 Cross Road Romford RM7 8EA
Received 15 May 201821 Maidstone Avenue Romford Rm5 3DB
Received 6 Aug 20184 Hamlet Road Romford RM5 2DS
Received 19 Jun 2026Cadent Gas Craven Gardens Collier Row London Borough of Havering RM5 2JA
Received 17 Aug 20265 Derwent Way Hornchurch RM12 5HP
Received 3 Sept 201880A Rainham Road Rainham RM13 7RL
Received 2 Mar 20266 Tudor Gardens Upminster RM14 3DE
Received 14 Dec 2022The Drill Brentwood Road Romford RM2 5TD
Received 27 Feb 201910 The Cobbles Upminster RM14 1YA
Received 7 Mar 2024Elizabeth House, Durham Avenue Romford RM2 6JU
Received 23 Jun 2025David Lloyd Leisure Ltd, Squirrels Heath Lane, Gidea Park Hornchurch RM11 2DY
Received 14 Jun 202316 Reed Pond Walk Romford RM2 5PB
Received 14 Feb 201828 Larchwood Close Romford RM5 3QX
Received 17 Nov 202324 Melton Gardens Romford RM1 2AS
Received 14 Jul 2023Land Between 132 and 138 Roseberry Gardens Upminster RM14 1NE
Received 8 Feb 202316 Manser Road Rainham RM13 8NL
Received 29 Jun 20181 Pinewood Road Havering-Atte-Bower Romford RM4 1PH
Received 28 Nov 201874 NORTH STREET HORNCHURCH RM11 1SR
Received 18 Dec 2017145 Betterton Road Rainham RM13 8ND
Received 19 Aug 201986 Suttons Lane Hornchurch RM12 6RR
Received 7 Aug 2025111 ALMA AVENUE HORNCHURCH RM12 6BS
Received 13 Feb 20183 Sylvan Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2PL
Received 15 Jul 2025Records 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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