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.
417 approved · 2,564 refused · 602 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
160 CHURCH ROAD HAROLD WOOD ROMFORD RM3 0SA
Received 11 Jul 2024146 Hall Lane Upminster RM14 1AT
Received 5 Dec 2022123-125, Avon Road Upminster RM14 1RQ
Received 17 Jun 202450 Avenue Road, Harold Wood Romford RM3 0SU
Received 17 May 202364 Park End Road Romford RM1 4AU
Received 16 May 20233 Southern Way land adj Romford RM7 9PA
Received 14 May 201944 Theydon Gardens Rainham RM13 7UX
Received 11 Apr 20232 Blacksmiths Lane Rainham RM13 7AD
Received 16 May 201921 Lambs Lane South Rainham RM13 9XB
Received 18 Jan 2019134 London Road Romford RM7 9QU
Received 28 Aug 201976 Juniper Way Romford RM3 0XL
Received 11 Nov 20226 Albright Estate ,Sharp Skips Ferry Lane North Rainahm RM13 9BU
Received 10 Aug 201816 Dunster Crescent Hornchurch RM11 3QD
Received 2 Sept 2024235-243 Elm Park Avenue 235-243 Elm Park Avenue HORNCHURCH RM12 4PG
Received 23 Jun 201756 Crossways Romford RM2 6AL
Received 15 Aug 202381 Randall Drive Hornchurch RM12 6TA
Received 12 Sept 20184 Patricia Drive Hornchurch Essex RM11 3RU
Received 2 Aug 20196 Aylett Road Upminster RM14 2UX
Received 10 Apr 2026147 Benhurst Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4QN
Received 27 Mar 201946 Strathmore Gardens Hornchurch RM12 4BQ
Received 5 Sept 20179 Hayes Drive Rainham RM13 7EP
Received 24 Feb 202514 Kenilworth Avenue Romford RM3 9NE
Received 6 Feb 20193 Ferry Lane Industrial Estate Lamson Road RAINHAM RM13 9YY
Received 27 Aug 201720 Isis Drive Upminster RM14 1LJ
Received 14 Mar 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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