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396 approved · 2,482 refused · 562 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
32 Nelmes Way Hornchurch RM11 2QZ
Received 23 Oct 202511 DORKING ROAD ROMFORD ESSEX RM3 9A
Received 17 Nov 20177 Nelmes Close Hornchurch RM11 2QA
Received 17 Apr 20185 Boss Close Hornchurch RM12 4FY
Received 6 Nov 2025Pavement to front of 141 High St Hornchurch RM11 3YD
Received 27 Jan 202357 Roseberry Gardens Upminster RM14 1NN
Received 27 Apr 202660 Parkland Avenue Upminster RM14 2EU
Received 5 Aug 202429 Ingrebourne Gardens Upminster RM14 1BQ
Received 7 Apr 202634 The Broadway Hornchurch RM12 4RN
Received 17 Nov 202236 Pretoria Road Romford RM7 7AS
Received 15 Dec 20228 Squirrels Heath Lane Gidea Park Romford RM2 6DS
Received 19 Sept 2024177 Squirrels Heath Lane Hornchurch RM11 2DX
Received 22 Nov 202321A Frederick Road Rainham RM13 8NJ
Received 24 Jan 202311 Ashburnham Gardens Upminster RM14 1XA
Received 29 Sept 202317 Collier Row Road Romford RM5 3NP
Received 17 Feb 20231 Holgate Court Western Road Romford RM1 3JS
Received 7 Feb 201861 Nightingale Crescent Harold Wood Romford RM3 0GD
Received 14 Jul 2018205 Wennington Road Rainham RM13 9DF
Received 7 Oct 202652 King Edward Avenue Rainham RM13 9RJ
Received 9 Aug 201818 Walmer Close Romford RM7 8QJ
Received 7 Sept 2023173 Latimer Drive Hornchurch RM12 6TN
Received 19 Jul 2019108 North Street Romford RM1 1DL
Received 12 Oct 20182A Fairholme Gardens Cramham Upminster RM14 1HH
Received 8 May 2019Lees Manor Court 51 Upminster Road Hornchurch RM11 3XN
Received 29 Jul 2026Records 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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