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.
422 approved · 2,575 refused · 609 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
1A THE SHEILINGS HORNCHURCH RM11 2QD
Received 6 Jul 20182 Mygrove Close Rainham RM13 9QS
Received 12 Apr 2023Former Rainham Library offices at 21 Broadway and land to the rear of 29 Broadway Rainham RM13 9YW
Received 27 Feb 2024Harold Wood Hospital Romford RM3 0AR
Received 14 Apr 2025121 Laburnum Walk Hornchurch RM12 5RJ
Received 24 Feb 20265 Gosport Drive Hornchurch Essex RM12 6NU
Received 4 Dec 201770 Carlton Road Romford RM2 5AT
Received 10 Nov 202320 Carter Drive Romford Rm5 2PD
Received 1 Dec 2017255 Hornchurch Road Hornchurch RM12 4TG
Received 31 Mar 202397 CHASE CROSS ROAD ROMFORD RM5 3RP
Received 17 Apr 20244 Elm Grove Hornchurch RM11 3UA
Received 7 Nov 20238 Somerset Gardens Hornchurch RM11 3QU
Received 24 Jun 2019194 Hall Lane Upminster RM14 1AT
Received 6 Jul 201844 High Street ROMFORD RM1 1HR
Received 8 Aug 201713 RUSKIN AVENUE UPMINSTER RM14 1AZ
Received 26 Jan 2018Medina Farm Dennises Lane South Ockendon RM14 2BX
Received 23 Jan 202351 Neave Crescent Harold Hill Romford RM3 8HN
Received 11 Jul 2025Moorings Garage Southend Arterial Road HORNCHURCH RM11 3UB
Received 12 Jul 201942 Deyncourt Gardens Upminster RM14 1DF
Received 27 Feb 2023109 Collier Row Lane Romford RM5 3HP
Received 19 Dec 2025Uplands, 8 North Road Havering-atte-bower Romford RM4 1PX
Received 22 May 202487 Wingletye Lane Hornchurch RM11 3AT
Received 12 Jul 20195 Sheila Close Romford RM5 2PA
Received 18 Sept 20231 MANOR ROAD ROMFORD RM1 2RA
Received 8 Aug 2025Records 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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