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460 approved · 2,680 refused · 640 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
136 Slewins Lane Hornchurch RM11 2BU
Received 18 Apr 20246-14 High Street Romford
Received 22 Mar 201979 Norwood Avenue Romford RM7 0QL
Received 27 Jul 201832 Nelwyn Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2PZ
Received 9 Mar 2023creek way
Received 15 May 201975 North Street Hornchurch RM11 1ST
Received 10 Apr 20186 Lakeside Rainham RM13 9SW
Received 16 Apr 20196 Bouchier Walk Rainham RM13 7HL
Received 20 May 202626 Reed Pond Walk Romford RM2 5PB
Received 4 Jul 202529 Randall Drive Hornchurch RM12 6SX
Received 26 May 20263 Millbrook Gardens Gidea Park ROMFORD RM2 5RP
Received 16 Dec 201744 Southdown Road Hornchurch RM11 1LZ
Received 7 Jun 2017189 Corbets Tey Road Upminster RM14 2YN
Received 6 Aug 202464 Repton Avenue Romford RM2 5LT
Received 21 Jan 201941 Bruce Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4JF
Received 8 Feb 2018216 - 218 Main Road Romford RM2 5HA
Received 24 Jun 2025Langtons Gardens, Billet Lane Hornchurch RM11 1XJ
Received 1 Dec 2025Land at Rom Valley Way (formerly Romford Ice Rink) Rom Valley Way Romford
Received 25 Mar 202690 Como Street Romford RM7 7DT
Received 5 Feb 2024288B Mawney Road Romford RM7 8DL
Received 25 Aug 202640 Sunnyside Gardens Upminster RM14 3DS
Received 9 May 202463-65 Unit 6 Butts Green Road Hornchurch RM11 2JS
Received 11 Nov 2024Romford Clinic Main Road Romford RM1 3BS
Received 5 Sept 202323 Station Road, Gidea Park Romford RM2 6BX
Received 4 May 2023Records 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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