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.
470 approved · 2,733 refused · 662 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
87 Crossways Romford RM2 6AS
Received 5 Nov 202480 Windermere Avenue Hornchurch RM12 5ER
Received 13 Dec 202331 Hailsham Road Romford RM3 7SP
Received 18 Oct 202312 Little Gaynes Lane UPMINSTER RM14 2JP
Received 13 Mar 201917 Wren Gardens Hornchurch RM12 4DT
Received 29 Jan 201855 Cranham Road Hornchurch RM11 2AB
Received 27 Sept 2018Arundel Business Centre Station Road Harold Wood Romford RM3 0BS
Received 3 Jul 2018138 Rothbury Avenue Rainham RM13 9HZ
Received 23 May 202330 Dorkins Way Upminster RM14 1XX
Received 23 Dec 202420 Apollo Close HORNCHURCH RM12 4JU
Received 16 Aug 2017The View, Prospect Road Hornchurch RM11 3TY
Received 1 Aug 202494 HARLOW ROAD RAINHAM RM13 7UA
Received 20 Nov 202337 Park Lane Hornchurch RM11 1BD
Received 1 Aug 2024187 High Street Hornchurch RM11 3XT
Received 5 Dec 20231 Palm Road Romford RM7 7BX
Received 16 Oct 201882 Askwith Road Rainham RM13 8ER
Received 13 Jul 201878 Chevington Way Hornchurch RM12 6RW
Received 19 Jan 2024112 Church Road Harold Wood Romford RM3 0SD
Received 24 Apr 202615 HUMBER DRIVE UPMINSTER RM14 1PT
Received 12 Mar 20188 Lake Rise Romford RM1 4DY
Received 5 Oct 2018131 South Street ROMFORD RM1 1NX
Received 5 Mar 201836 Reed Pond Walk Romford RM2 5PD
Received 4 Sept 201887 Wingletye Lane Hornchurch RM11 3AT
Received 21 Mar 201995 Rosebank Avenue Hornchurch RM12 5QR
Received 17 Apr 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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