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.
430 approved · 2,596 refused · 611 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Arnolds Fields, Launders Lane Rainham
Received 23 May 202491 The Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4JQ
Received 1 Jul 202686 Hainault Road Collier Row Romford RM6 3AL
Received 29 Nov 2018101 North Street ROMFORD RM1 1EU
Received 18 Jan 2018highway land Main Road adj 2 Lake Rise Romford RM1 3DL
Received 2 May 20194 Woodlands Avenue Hornchurch
Received 4 Feb 201952 Hall Lane Upminster RM14 1AG
Received 12 Feb 202418 Guardian Close Hornchurch RM11 1FT
Received 28 Jun 2018140 Collier Row Lane Romford Essex RM5 3EA
Received 4 Dec 201834 Park End Road Romford RM1 4AG
Received 11 Sept 2019Harefield House The Chase St Marys Lane, RM14 3YB RM14 3YB
Received 16 Apr 2021Stubbers Park Ockendon Road Upminster RM14 2TY
Received 20 Aug 201914 Stockland Road Romford RM7 9AR
Received 23 Feb 202491 Rush Green Road Romford RM7 0PU
Received 28 Sept 2022Ben Eda North Road Havering-atte-bower Romford RM4 1PX
Received 1 Sept 202637-59 White Hart Lane Rear of Romford
Received 12 Aug 201910 Dalewood Close Hornchurch RM11 3PJ
Received 7 Jan 2019130 MARLBOROUGH ROAD ROMFORD RM7 8AL
Received 5 Jun 201844 Cecil Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2NB
Received 29 May 2024123 Victoria Road r/o Romford RM1 2NL
Received 23 Nov 201833 Lambs Lane South Rainham RM13 9XH
Received 6 Feb 2024Cedar Lodge 42a Nelmes Way Hornchurch RM11 2QZ
Received 20 Mar 201870 Manser Road Rainham RM13 8NL
Received 15 Mar 20191 Albert Road Romford RM1 2PD
Received 28 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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