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.
425 approved · 2,583 refused · 609 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
187 Southend Arterial Road Hornchurch RM11 2SF
Received 4 Aug 20236 Lonsdale Avenue Romford RM7 9JT
Received 15 Jun 201843 VICTORIA AVENUE ROMFORD RM5 2QH
Received 25 Mar 2019252 Upminster Road North Rainham RM13 9JL
Received 24 Jun 201913 Abbey Wood Lane Rainham RM13 9QH
Received 16 Apr 202425 Sunningdale Road Rainham RM13 7BD
Received 30 Apr 2018Upper Bedfords Farm 109 Lower Bedfords Road Romford RM1 4DQ
Received 18 Jul 2018Rise Park Junior School Annan Way RM1 4UD
Received 2 Nov 2018183 South End Road Rainham Essex RM13 7XX
Received 10 Feb 20234 Pettits Lane Romford RM1 4HL
Received 2 Dec 20257 Gidea Close Romford RM2 5NP
Received 4 Feb 202627 Clayton Avenue Upminster RM14 2EZ
Received 13 May 201916 AYR WAY ROMFORD RM1 4UB
Received 30 Mar 2026385 Rush Green Road Romford RM7 0NJ
Received 11 Aug 20253 CHESTNUT CLOSE HORNCHURCH RM12 5SX
Received 21 Feb 201853 Warwick Road RAINHAM RM13 9XU
Received 3 Oct 201765 Mowbrays Road Romford RM5 3EL
Received 27 Apr 2023New City College Ardleigh Green Campus Land off Nelmes Way Hornchurch RM11 2LL
Received 23 Sept 202284 Acacia Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4EN
Received 28 Jun 201944A Squirrels Heath Lane Hornchurch RM11 2EA
Received 21 Apr 202313 Kersey Gardens Romford RM3 0ER
Received 3 Dec 201833 Howard Road UPMINSTER RM14 2UE
Received 11 Dec 201741 - 43 Claremont Road Hornchurch RM11 1BY
Received 28 Jan 202621 WALDEGRAVE GARDENS UPMINSTER RM14 1UT
Received 31 Jul 2023Records 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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