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.
464 approved · 2,705 refused · 650 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
39 The Crescent Upminster RM14 1JZ
Received 25 Mar 2026590 Upper Brentwood Road Romford RM2 6HU
Received 29 Feb 2024St James Family Church 173 Chase Cross Road Romford RM5 3YR
Received 18 Nov 202232 Eyhurst Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4RA
Received 25 Sept 2018Tomkyns Lane from junction Warley Road to o/s Chalkfields House Upminster
Received 27 Nov 201838 Heaton Way Romford RM3 7HA
Received 5 Mar 201927 Wigton Road ROMFORD RM3 9HB
Received 24 Jun 2017Romford station South Street Romford RM1
Received 1 Jun 2017School House, Lowen Road Rainham RM13 8QR
Received 16 Oct 202474 Princes Road Romford RM1 2SP
Received 2 Oct 202548 Nelwyn Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2PZ
Received 15 Jan 2024132 Corbets Tey Road Upminster RM14 2ED
Received 15 Aug 2017170 Southend Arterial Road Hornchurch RM11 2SQ
Received 29 Feb 202455 Hubert Road Rainham RM13 8AD
Received 13 Jul 201714 Christchurch Avenue Rainham RM13 8JB
Received 3 Jan 2023test house test road
Received 10 Oct 20231 Minster Way HORNCHURCH RM11 3TH
Received 6 Mar 20187 Maylands Way Romford RM3 0BG
Received 18 Mar 202465 Grove Park Road Rainham RM13 7DA
Received 7 Jun 2017Kings Oak, Clay Tye Road Upminster RM14 3PL
Received 15 May 202341 Corbets Tey Road Upminster RM14 2AJ
Received 8 Apr 2024Beverley Bungalow North Road Romford RM4 1PR
Received 17 Jul 2025115 Southend Arterial Road, Gallows Corner Romford RM3 0BX
Received 10 Jul 202698 Ardleigh Green Road Hornchurch RM11 2LG
Received 7 May 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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