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.
461 approved · 2,689 refused · 640 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
40 Fairholme Avenue Gidea Park Romford RM2 5UU
Received 24 Jan 202352 Norfolk Road Upminster RM14 2RF
Received 13 Jul 201715 BRIDPORT AVENUE ROMFORD RM7 9HL
Received 7 Aug 20263 Tiptree Close HORNCHURCH RM11 3BD
Received 5 Feb 2018160 Corbets Tey Road Upminster RM14 2FJ
Received 10 Jul 202596 Eastern Avenue East Romford RM1 4DT
Received 8 Apr 2019352 Brentwood Road Romford RM2 5TD
Received 21 Jul 2017KINGS OAK CLAY TYE ROAD UPMINSTER RM14 3PL
Received 22 Jun 2026Hall Lane Miniature Golf Course, Hall Lane Upminster RM14 1AU
Received 11 Apr 2023146 Main Road Romford RM2 5HS
Received 19 Jun 2026O/S 111 to 113a High Street Hornchurch RM11 1TX
Received 7 Sept 202362 Heath Drive Romford RM2 5QR
Received 18 Sept 2023Land at Rom Valley Way (formerly Romford Ice Rink) Rom Valley Way Romford
Received 9 Apr 20267 Priory Grove Romford RM3 9AS
Received 19 Sept 20245 Risebridge Road Romford RM2 5PR
Received 22 Sept 201715 St Nicholas Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4PT
Received 18 Jun 201817 The Crescent UPMINSTER RM14 1JY
Received 23 Feb 2017Petrol Filling Station A127 Southend Arterial Road Ash Lane Hornchurch RM11 2SE
Received 15 Sept 2017192 Marlborough Road Romford RM7 8AL
Received 5 Jun 202614 Larchwood Avenue Romford RM5 2QJ
Received 30 Apr 202629-31 Dymoke Road Hornchurch RM11 1AA
Received 28 Jun 20184 Bell Corner Corbets Tey Road Upminster RM14 2AT
Received 26 Aug 202635 The Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4JJ
Received 5 Mar 201928 Parkstone Avenue Hornchurch RM11 3LU
Received 3 Apr 2018Records 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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