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.
398 approved · 2,499 refused · 570 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Lyon Road Romford RM1 2BA
Received 27 Jul 201874 Bridge Avenue Upminster RM14 2LR
Received 11 Apr 2023The Railstore, North Block Kidman Close Gidea Park Romford RM2 6JN
Received 2 Feb 202341 Berkeley Drive Hornchurch RM11 3PZ
Received 17 Jun 202481 ROSEWOOD AVENUE HORNCHURCH RM12 5LD
Received 29 Apr 2024TOLLGATE HOUSE, 96 MARKET PLACE ROMFORD RM1 3ER
Received 17 May 2023216 Bridgwater Road Romford RM3 7TX
Received 19 Sept 2018108 Heath Park Road Romford Essex RM2 5XL
Received 27 Feb 201839 Charlotte Gardens Romford RM5 2ED
Received 7 Feb 202344 Seabrook Gardens ROMFORD RM7 0EU
Received 4 Nov 2017136 CHASE CROSS ROAD ROMFORD RM5 3RR
Received 10 Mar 2026165 OLDCHURCH ROAD ROMFORD RM7 0BD
Received 9 Jan 202426 Holden Way Upminster RM14 1BT
Received 30 Oct 20241 Amella Gardens Romford Essex RM3 0HW
Received 10 Oct 2025265 South Street Romford RM1 2BE
Received 2 Aug 2018Rainham Marshes Silt Lagoon Coldharbour Lane Rainham
Received 11 Sept 201833 Suttons Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4NP
Received 10 Aug 202321 Barleycorn Way Hornchurch RM11 3JJ
Received 26 Jul 2023223 Upminster Road South Rainham RM13 9BB
Received 11 Jul 201897 Cherry Tree Lane Rainham RM13 8TT
Received 4 Jul 20251 Browne Close (land Adj) Collier Row RM5 2HD
Received 11 Sept 2018Units 7 and 8 Deans Factory Estate Lambs Lane North, Rainham RM13 9XN
Received 4 Oct 2024HALL LANE MINIATURE GOLF COURSE HALL LANE UPMINSTER RM14 1AU
Received 19 Dec 2022191 Northumberland Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2HW
Received 15 Nov 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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