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.
423 approved · 2,581 refused · 609 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
53 Warren Drive HORNCHURCH RM12 4QZ
Received 16 Feb 201813 Pinecroft Gidea Park Romford RM2 6DG
Received 18 Jul 2018Kineton Green Glades Hornchurch RM11 3BS
Received 12 Jul 20238 Ryder Gardens Rainham RM13 7LS
Received 22 Feb 201941 St Andrews Avenue Hornchurch RM12 5DU
Received 17 Jan 202443 Hailsham Road Romford RM3 7SP
Received 21 Nov 2025102 Lake Rise Romford RM1 4EE
Received 25 Oct 2022Fairview Ind Park unit 19B Barlow Way Rainham RM13 8BT
Received 26 Sept 2025Dovers Corner Industrial Estate New Road Rainham RM13 8QT
Received 30 Aug 2018Thatched Cottage, Noak Hill Road Romford RM3 7LS
Received 31 Jan 2023189 Northumberland Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2HW
Received 30 Sept 202438A Corbets Tey Road Upminster RM14 2AD
Received 16 Sept 202424 Collier Row Lane Romford RM5 3BH
Received 21 Jun 202321 Urban Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4NU
Received 8 Sept 2023117 GLEBE WAY HORNCHURCH RM11 3RS
Received 19 Sept 201784 Hornchurch Road Hornchurch RM11 1JS
Received 22 Oct 202513 Rushmere Avenue UPMINSTER RM14 3AW
Received 18 Oct 201753 Chase Cross Road Romford RM5 3PL
Received 2 Jul 202540 Hyland Way Hornchurch RM11 1DW
Received 19 Nov 202529 Lynton Avenue Romford RM7 8NR
Received 26 Apr 201933 GREAT NELMES CHASE HORNCHURCH RM11 2PS
Received 19 Feb 202495 FOREST ROAD ROMFORD RM7 8DU
Received 24 May 201823 Ashwood Avenue Rainham RM13 9AS
Received 12 Aug 2026123 EASTERN AVENUE EAST ROMFORD RM1 4SH
Received 18 Sept 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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