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.
399 approved · 2,510 refused · 570 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
1 Springfield Gardens Upminster RM14 3EH
Received 27 Feb 20234 Bell Corner, Corbets Tey Road Upminster RM14 2AT
Received 26 Nov 202562 Birkbeck Road Romford RM7 0QP
Received 5 Dec 20231 Cane Hill Harold Wood Romford RM3 0WH
Received 22 Sept 201811 FORTH ROAD UPMINSTER RM14 1PX
Received 15 Dec 202595 Marlborough Gardens Upminster RM14 1SR
Received 9 Mar 2026Clarewood Hubbards Close Hornchurch RM11 3DH
Received 10 May 2023Stephenson Partnership Ltd 1 Chandlers Way Romford RM1 3JZ
Received 21 Jun 2018185 Brentwood Road Romford RM1 2SJ
Received 18 Sept 2024Neopost House South Street Romford RM1 2AR
Received 3 May 201854 Stephen Avenue Rainham RM13 7NP
Received 6 Dec 2022Bower Farm Cottage, 79 Orange Tree Hill Romford Havering-atte-bower RM4 1PJ
Received 29 May 202664 Queens Park Road Romford RM3 0HJ
Received 28 Aug 202612 Alan Gardens Romford RM7 0HD
Received 24 Mar 202314 Cheviot Road Hornchurch RM11 1LP
Received 27 Mar 202623 Lime Avenue Upminster RM14 2HY
Received 6 Dec 2024New City College Ardleigh Green Ardleigh Green Road Hornchurch RM11 2LL
Received 18 Mar 202631 Argyle Gardens Upminster RM14 3HD
Received 13 Jan 20232 Vine Street ROMFORD RM7 7LH
Received 3 Dec 2017400 Mawney Road ROMFORD RM7 8QP
Received 9 Dec 201752 Ernest Road Hornchurch RM11 3JN
Received 28 May 20269-11 Market Place Romford RM1 3AB
Received 30 Aug 201944 Ellis Avenue Rainham RM13 9TU
Received 12 Nov 2024Land East of Gooshays Drive, West of Central Park and North of Petersfield Avenue Harold Hill
Received 29 Apr 2014Records 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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