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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399 approved · 2,519 refused · 574 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Apr 2012 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
74 Hillview Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2DW
Received 4 Nov 20254 Ashwood Avenue Rainham RM13 9AS
Received 14 Aug 20181A Balgores Square Romford RM2 6AU
Received 5 Sept 2024The Manor Hotel Berwick Pond Road Rainham RM13 9EL
Received 3 Feb 201734 Meadway Gidea Park Romford Essex RM2 5NU
Received 18 Sept 2025116 Upminster Road South Rainham RM13 9AB
Received 12 Apr 202411 Broadway Romford RM2 5NS
Received 28 Mar 202412 Courtenay Gardens Upminster
Received 11 Jun 201854 Christchurch Avenue RAINHAM RM13 8JA
Received 7 Feb 201843 Suttons Lane Hornchurch RM12 6RJ
Received 7 May 20193 Arbour Way Hornchurch RM12 5BS
Received 15 Oct 201854 SOUTHERN WAY ROMFORD RM7 9PB
Received 27 Nov 202334 CLAREMONT GARDENS UPMINSTER RM14 1DN
Received 27 Jun 201848 Deere Avenue Rainham RM13 7JD
Received 25 Jul 202561 South Street Romford RM1 1NL
Received 25 Apr 201852 Brookdale Avenue Upminster RM14 2LT
Received 12 Apr 201952 Prospect Road Hornchurch RM11 3TZ
Received 6 Jul 201922A Berther Road Hornchurch RM11 3HS
Received 23 Mar 2018Former St George's Hospital Suttons Lane Hornchurch RM12 6RS
Received 7 Aug 2023187 Severn Drive Upminster RM14 1PN
Received 24 Mar 202313 The Woodfines Hornchurch RM11 3HR
Received 8 Nov 201891 Waterloo Road Romford RM7 0AA
Received 12 Mar 202437 Avelon Road Rainham RM13 7DH
Received 7 Aug 202458A Stanley Road North Rainham RM13 8BJ
Received 9 Sept 2019Records 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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