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.
446 approved · 2,638 refused · 626 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Apr 2012 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land adj. 1 Maidstone Ave 1 Maidstone Avenue ROMFORD RM5 3DB
Received 31 Aug 201728 & 28A Ascension Road Romford RM5 3RS
Received 25 Jul 20246 Fleet Avenue Upminster Essex RM14 1PY
Received 26 Sept 2017113 Moor Lane Upminster RM14 1HE
Received 6 Oct 202592 HARROW DRIVE HORNCHURCH RM11 1NX
Received 21 May 2026314 Lodge Lane Romford RM5 2HX
Received 2 Oct 20261 Westmoreland Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2EJ
Received 13 Jan 2019155 Squirrels Heath Lane Hornchurch RM11 2DX
Received 22 Nov 2018157 Wingletye Lane Hornchurch RM11 3AR
Received 16 Feb 2026201 Cherry Tree Lane Rainham RM13 8TU
Received 30 Jan 201914 Heath Drive ROMFORD RM2 5QH
Received 16 Jul 2017141 Hillview Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2DL
Received 23 Jul 202698 Lawns Way Romford RM5 3TB
Received 13 Dec 20186 Merlin Gardens Romford RM5 3YD
Received 20 May 202621 Brookside Hornchurch RM11 2RR
Received 8 Jul 202618 Parkway Romford RM2 5NT
Received 6 Jan 202636 Reed Pond Walk Romford RM2 5PD
Received 18 Apr 201933 Maple Avenue Upminster RM14 2LF
Received 14 Jun 2019177 St Mary's Lane UPMINSTER RM14 3BL
Received 15 Nov 20173 Mead Close Romford RM2 5NX
Received 24 Nov 2025379 Rush Green Road Romford RM7 0NJ
Received 28 Nov 2022Spiritualist Hall, St Edwards Way Romford RM1 4DD
Received 8 Jan 2024118 Wingletye Lane Hornchurch RM11 3AU
Received 27 Oct 202529 Ingrebourne Gardens Upminster RM14 1BQ
Received 26 Jan 2026Records 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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