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460 approved · 2,682 refused · 640 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
37 Ashmour Gardens Romford RM1 4RR
Received 19 Jul 2023White Lodge Main Road ROMFORD RM2 6NR
Received 4 Jul 2017121 Avon Road Upminster RM14 1RQ
Received 18 Jun 201863 Princes Road Romford RM1 2SP
Received 15 Jun 2026150 ALBANY ROAD HORNCHURCH RM12 4AB
Received 7 Oct 20241 Dennises Cottages Dennises Lane Upminster RM14 2XB
Received 17 Jul 201843 Bruce Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4JF
Received 19 Mar 202642 Whitchurch Road Romford RM3 9EH
Received 28 Aug 202597 Suttons Lane Hornchurch RM12 6RP
Received 30 Nov 20178 Parkway Gidea Park Romford RM2 5NT
Received 10 Jan 2018130 CAMBRIDGE AVENUE GIDEA PARK ROMFORD RM2 6RA
Received 3 Apr 2023105 Sheringham Avenue Romford RM7 9DP
Received 3 Feb 202311A Slewins Lane Hornchurch RM11 2BZ
Received 5 Mar 20246 Mendoza Close Hornchurch RM11 2RP
Received 6 Nov 2025Rainham Landfill Coldharbour Lane Rainham RM13 9YB
Received 30 Jan 201785 Westmoreland Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2EF
Received 17 Sept 202633 Huntsmans Drive Upminster RM14 3YU
Received 9 Jun 201918 ROCHESTER ROAD HORNCHURCH RM12 5AJ
Received 27 Mar 202615 Hubbards Chase Hornchurch RM11 3DD
Received 28 Jul 202370 DARTFIELDS ROMFORD RM3 8BG
Received 7 Apr 202688 Ardleigh Green Road Hornchurch RM11 2LG
Received 9 Dec 202519 Preston Road Romford RM3 7YU
Received 10 Dec 201819 Elizabeth Close Romford RM7 8NX
Received 21 Apr 202323 Nelmes Road Hornchurch RM11 3HX
Received 19 Apr 2024Records 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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