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.
460 approved · 2,679 refused · 638 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
140 Squirrels Heath Road Romford RM3 0LU
Received 13 Feb 2023191 Northumberland Avenue HORNCHURCH RM11 2HW
Received 15 May 201755 Ravensbourne Crescent Romford RM3 0UD
Received 16 Oct 20235 Albert Mews Romford RM1 2PD
Received 1 Oct 20241A Greenway Romford RM3 0HH
Received 28 Apr 2017128 Hillcrest Road Hornchurch RM11 1EA
Received 7 Apr 20263 Canterbury Avenue Upminster RM14 3LD
Received 21 Nov 202314 Harris Close Romford RM3 8PQ
Received 28 Sept 201756 Grosvenor Drive Hornchurch RM11 1PN
Received 5 Jun 20264 Brendans Close Hornchurch RM11 3UL
Received 25 Oct 2018Bush Farm Back Lakes, Aveley Road Upminster RM14 2TQ
Received 15 May 20247 Dorrington Gardens Hornchurch RM12 4HX
Received 23 Jan 202621 The Ridgeway Harold Wood Romford RM3 0DS
Received 5 Nov 20258 Marshalls Drive ROMFORD RM1 4JT
Received 27 Jul 20178 REDRUTH WALK ROMFORD RM3 9SJ
Received 23 Mar 201811A SLEWINS LANE HORNCHURCH RM11 2BZ
Received 27 May 202341 Manor Road Romford RM1 2RD
Received 6 Mar 2026108 Parkstone Avenue Hornchurch RM11 3LR
Received 5 Dec 20241 Elmer Gardens Rainham RM13 7BS
Received 25 Aug 2023123 ROTHBURY AVENUE RAINHAM RM13 9HY
Received 17 Jan 2024102 Osborne Road HORNCHURCH RM11 1HF
Received 14 Dec 201764 Windermere Avenue Hornchurch Essex RM12 5EP
Received 8 Feb 20198 Nelmes Road Hornchurch RM11 3JA
Received 11 Nov 202432 North Hill Drive Romford RM3 9AQ
Received 24 Jun 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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