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.
455 approved · 2,664 refused · 636 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 Nelmes Road Hornchurch RM11 3JA
Received 12 Nov 202221 Gidea Close Gidea Park Romford RM2 5NP
Received 19 Jun 201828 Redriff Road Romford RM7 8HD
Received 27 Mar 2018233 Wingletye Lane Hornchurch RM11 3BL
Received 28 Aug 201811 Ferguson Avenue Romford RM2 6RB
Received 25 Jun 2019Royal Liberty School Upper Brentwood Road Romford RM2 6HJ
Received 23 Jun 202617 Essex Close Romford RM7 8BD
Received 23 Sept 201943 Bell House Road ROMFORD RM7 0LL
Received 1 Aug 20173 Parkway Gidea Park Romford
Received 25 Apr 2017128 CAMBRIDGE AVENUE ROMFORD RM2 6RA
Received 17 Jul 20236 Austral Drive Hornchurch RM11 1JJ
Received 16 Apr 201920 Elm Grove HORNCHURCH RM11 2QX
Received 14 Mar 20186 Diban Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4YE
Received 6 Dec 202293 BUTTS GREEN ROAD Hornchurch RM11 2LD
Received 30 Jan 201967 THE GROVE UPMINSTER RM14 2ES
Received 6 Feb 202427 Laburnham Gardens Upminster RM14 1HX
Received 5 Jan 2026Land rear of 61 and 63 Rothbury Avenue Rainham RM13 9HY
Received 18 Dec 202527 Dee Way Romford RM1 4XA
Received 15 Apr 2026Freightmaster Estate Coldharbour Lane Rainham
Received 17 Dec 201825 Ravenswood Close Romford RM5 2UD
Received 9 May 202310 The Ridgeway Romford RM2 5BU
Received 29 Nov 202433 Arbour Way Hornchurch RM12 5BS
Received 10 Jun 2024Harlow Gardens Playsite Harlow Gardens Collier Row Romford RM5 3UL
Received 16 Apr 201815 Queens Gardens Upminster RM14 1NG
Received 25 Nov 2022Records 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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