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396 approved · 2,484 refused · 562 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Queens Moat House St Edwards Way ROMFORD RM1 4DD
Received 2 Nov 201714 Finucane Gardens Rainham RM13 7QA
Received 2 Mar 20262 Torrance Close Hornchurch
Received 26 Jan 2018211 Bell Avenue Romford RM3 7DB
Received 20 Mar 202313 Burntwood Avenue Hornchurch RM11 3JD
Received 6 May 202510 Lovell Walk Rainham RM13 7ND
Received 29 Jun 2018Lime Academy Forest Approach, Settle Road Romford RM3 9YA
Received 22 Aug 202515 Ewan Road Harold Wood Romford RM3 0WW
Received 10 Jan 202335 Wykeham Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2LA
Received 19 Dec 202311 Mersey Avenue Upminster RM14 1RA
Received 24 Jul 202410 Gaynes Road Upminster RM14 2YS
Received 19 Jun 2023102 Heron Way Upminster RM14 1EF
Received 20 Feb 2026103 Norman Road Hornchurch RM11 1NB
Received 18 Jan 2023James Development Co Ltd 123 Victoria Road Romford RM1 2NL
Received 23 Mar 201743 Eastbury Road Romford RM7 9AL
Received 26 Jul 201914 North Street Hornchurch RM11 1QX
Received 22 Feb 201915 HAYNES ROAD HORNCHURCH RM11 2HS
Received 23 Feb 20182 Rutley Close, Harold Wood Romford RM3 0ZE
Received 21 Aug 2023The Old Forge Hall Lane UPMINSTER RM14 1TT
Received 20 Oct 201735 Hillfoot Road Romford RM5 3LR
Received 22 Jun 201827 Ardleigh Green Road Hornchurch RM11 2JZ
Received 17 May 2019250 Hornchurch Road Hornchurch RM11 1QB
Received 7 Oct 20225 Acacia Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4EW
Received 3 Dec 2025475 Upper Brentwood Road Romford RM2 6JX
Received 22 Oct 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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