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.
468 approved · 2,719 refused · 654 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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.
23 Heather Drive Romford Essex RM1 4SP
Received 8 Mar 2019Former Rainham Library Site, Offices at 21 Broadway and land Rainham
Received 25 Jun 20243 St Mary's Lane Upminster RM14 2QU
Received 13 Apr 201723-55 North Street Romford RM1 1BJ
Received 2 Sept 202429 FRIMLEY AVENUE HORNCHURCH RM11 3PX
Received 28 Jun 201715 SWINDON LANE ROMFORD RM3 9RJ
Received 24 Aug 2017Cumberland Construction 4 Station Square Romford RM2 6AT
Received 12 Aug 2019128 Shepherds Hill Romford RM3 0NL
Received 6 Dec 202433 South Street Rainham RM13 8PJ
Received 14 Nov 2024250 Mawney Road Romford RM7 8DH
Received 18 Nov 202224 Parsonage Road Rainham RM13 9LW
Received 13 Jul 2018142A Hall Lane Upminster RM14 1AT
Received 19 Jan 202324 Stafford Avenue Hornchurch . . Rm11 2ES
Received 29 Mar 2018THE OLD RECTORY THE CHASE UPMINSTER RM14 3YB
Received 9 Jan 202415 Irons Way ROMFORD RM5 3RJ
Received 29 Aug 2017139 Haynes Road Hornchurch RM11 2HX
Received 2 Dec 2025179 Moor Lane Upminster Essex RM14 1HN
Received 19 Feb 202431 Leasway Upminster RM14 3AJ
Received 28 Jun 201996A Straight Road Romford RM3 8AB
Received 23 Aug 201920 Grey Towers Avenue Hornchurch RM11 1JF
Received 28 Sept 202216 Rutland Drive Hornchurch RM11 3EN
Received 10 Jul 202464 Drummond Road Romford RM7 7EW
Received 4 May 201818 LAWRENCE ROAD ROMFORD RM2 5SS
Received 4 Sept 20232 Prospect Road Hornchurch RM11 3TZ
Received 19 Jul 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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