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.
451 approved · 2,653 refused · 634 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
40 Fontayne Avenue Romford RM1 4NR
Received 29 Feb 2024Neopost House South Street Romford RM1 2AR
Received 30 Jul 201924 Eaton Drive Romford RM5 2ND
Received 7 Mar 201962 Hillfoot Road Romford RM5 3LL
Received 14 Mar 201917 Diban Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4YE
Received 3 Apr 201963 Upminster Road Hornchurch RM11 3XA
Received 15 Aug 2023ANGEL WALK RETAIL PARK 272 HORNCHURCH ROAD ROMFORD
Received 27 Oct 2023Flat 3 Hunt Court 3 Union Road Mawneys ROMFORD RM7 0GN
Received 25 Sept 2017Howards Farm, Tomkyns Lane Upminster RM14 1TP
Received 8 Jul 2024Central Park Leisure, Gooshays Drive Romford RM3 9LB
Received 22 Oct 2025252 WENNINGTON ROAD RAINHAM RM13 9UU
Received 23 Oct 2023Phase 2B, Former Harold Wood Hospital Gubbins Lane Harold Wood RM3 0BE
Received 21 May 2017SOUTH HALL FARM WENNINGTON ROAD RAINHAM RM13 9DQ
Received 25 Jun 2019141 Lodge Avenue Romford RM2 5AH
Received 26 Feb 202452 Station Road Upminster RM14 2SU
Received 16 Nov 201831 Garry Way Romford RM1 4YU
Received 9 Dec 202428 Wakerfield Close HORNCHURCH RM11 2TH
Received 15 Jun 20171 Seaburn Close Rainham RM13 8BP
Received 11 Apr 202361 Sheila Road Romford RM5 2NU
Received 3 Oct 2022Slewins Close 0 Slewins Lane Hornchurch RM11 2DB
Received 26 Oct 2023Town Hall, Havering LBC Main Road Romford RM1 3BD
Received 14 Nov 202518 Shepherds Hill Romford RM3 0ND
Received 17 Apr 202424 Hill Grove Romford RM1 4JP
Received 26 Apr 201847 Tuck Road RAINHAM RM13 7HJ
Received 13 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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