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.
448 approved · 2,650 refused · 626 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
233 Cross Road Mawneys Romford RM7 8HS
Received 2 Jan 202368 Station Road UPMINSTER RM14 2TD
Received 6 Feb 2018115 Straight Road Romford RM3 7JD
Received 27 Nov 202535 Macdonald Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2NF
Received 21 Jun 2023182 LONDON ROAD ROMFORD RM7 9ER
Received 5 Dec 202518 Peartree Gardens Romford RM7 8HT
Received 28 Oct 202535 Homeway Romford RM3 0HD
Received 2 Sept 202538 Ingrebourne Road Rainham RM13 9AL
Received 14 Nov 202319 Pett Close Hornchurch RM11 1FF
Received 9 Aug 201822 Grey Towers Avenue Hornchurch RM11 1JF
Received 16 Dec 202557 Christchurch Avenue Rainham RM13 8JA
Received 18 Feb 2019177 Warren Drive Hornchurch RM12 4QU
Received 25 Apr 2023419 St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3JB
Received 19 Sept 202391 Mashiters Walk Romford RM1 4BP
Received 19 Jun 201835 Woodstock Avenue Romford RM3 9NF
Received 25 Oct 2024Savers 1 St Nicholas Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4PT
Received 29 Mar 201949 ABBOTS CLOSE RAINHAM RM13 9LA
Received 4 Aug 202373 Hillview Avenue HORNCHURCH RM11 2DN
Received 22 Jun 2017135B Marlborough Road ROMFORD RM7 8AP
Received 8 Aug 2017143 North Street Romford RM1 1ED
Received 18 Mar 202426 Whitethorn Gardens Hornchurch RM11 2AL
Received 11 Mar 20196 Rowland Walk Havering-Atte-Bower Romford RM4 1PA
Received 9 Oct 201827 Vicarage Road Hornchurch RM12 4AS
Received 30 Jul 202650 Parkway Romford RM2 5PA
Received 21 Apr 2024Records 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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