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.
457 approved · 2,675 refused · 637 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
104 Clockhouse Lane Romford RM5 3QT
Received 8 Mar 201933 Arbour Way Hornchurch RM12 5BS
Received 15 Apr 202442 STANLEY ROAD HORNCHURCH RM12 4JN
Received 22 Dec 202273 Brentwood Road Romford RM1 2EU
Received 7 Dec 20228 Stanley Road South Rainham RM13 8AA
Received 4 Feb 2026Wodonga, 136 Wennington Road Rainham RM13 9DG
Received 26 Jan 2023126 SUTTONS AVENUE HORNCHURCH RM12 4LZ
Received 9 Apr 2024Frances Bardsley School for Girls Brentwood Road ROMFORD RM1 2RR
Received 30 May 2017rear of 171 Victoria Road Romford RM1 2NP
Received 18 Sept 201938 High Street ROMFORD RM1 1HR
Received 30 Aug 20178 Rowan Walk Hornchurch RM11 2JA
Received 24 Jul 201714 Norfolk Road Romford RM7 9DL
Received 4 Aug 202639 Parkland Avenue Upminster RM14 2EX
Received 23 Feb 2024168 Wingletye Lane Hornchurch RM11 3A
Received 26 Mar 202630 LYNDHURST DRIVE HORNCHURCH RM11 1JY
Received 9 Aug 201946 Hillfoot Avenue Romford RM5 3LH
Received 6 May 202625 Hilldene Avenue Romford RM3 8YL
Received 5 Jan 202328 Grove Park Road Rainham RM13 7BX
Received 9 May 2023161a Hacton Lane Upminster RM14 2YE
Received 8 Dec 20179 Virginia Close ROMFORD RM5 3TE
Received 7 Jul 20173 Lindsey Way Hornchurch RM11 2ED
Received 16 Sept 201915 Great Nelmes Chase Hornchurch RM11 2PS
Received 15 Oct 2025Mawneys Post Office 15 Mildmay Road ROMFORD RM7 7DA
Received 26 Sept 2017118 Wingletye Lane Hornchurch RM11 3AU
Received 21 Oct 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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