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.
427 approved · 2,585 refused · 609 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
28B Station Road Upminster RM14 2UB
Received 16 Aug 201826 Wittering Walk Hornchurch RM12 6NS
Received 3 Dec 2018Harold Hill Library Hilldene Avenue Romford RM3 8DJ
Received 22 Aug 2024Harlow Gardens Play Site Harlow Gardens Romford RM5 3UL
Received 31 Oct 201835 Coniston Way Hornchurch RM12 5EH
Received 6 Jul 202692 Parkstone Avenue Hornchurch RM11 3LR
Received 25 Mar 201937 South View Drive Upminster
Received 27 Dec 201827 Lakeside Rainham RM13 9SN
Received 26 Apr 201939 Ferguson Avenue Romford RM2 6RD
Received 24 Oct 202530 David Drive Romford RM3 0XX
Received 2 Oct 202394 SAUNTON ROAD HORNCHURCH RM12 4HB
Received 21 May 2019184 Elm Park Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4RY
Received 15 Mar 2023172 Upminster Road South Rainham RM13 9BB
Received 26 Mar 2018Rainham Lodge Farm Berwick Pond Road Upminster RM14 2XS
Received 22 May 2023268 Straight Road Romford RM3 8XU
Received 24 Jul 20266 TUDOR GARDENS UPMINSTER RM14 3DE
Received 17 Apr 2023Access Storage Solutions 12 Southend Arterial Road Hornchurch RM3 0BX
Received 9 Jan 2023St Edwards C Of E Comprehensive School London Road Romford RM7 9NX
Received 3 Nov 202266 Glenwood Drive Romford RM2 5AS
Received 26 Mar 20186 Ardleigh Close Hornchurch RM11 2SS
Received 15 Oct 202431 Squirrels Heath Avenue Romford RM2 6AD
Received 29 Oct 202279 WENTWORTH WAY RAINHAM RM13 9NH
Received 12 Feb 202426 CLYDE WAY ROMFORD RM1 4UP
Received 3 May 2023Sandown 7-8 ThompsonsCottages Harwood Hall Lane Upminster RM14 2DR
Received 19 Oct 2017Records 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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