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.
472 approved · 2,743 refused · 669 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
22 Parkland Avenue Upminster RM14 2EX
Received 28 Jan 20266 Meadway Romford RM2 5NU
Received 31 Mar 2017180-182 Exchange House, St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3BT
Received 24 Feb 202622 & 22A Berther Road Hornchurch
Received 24 Jan 2023154 Cranston Park Avenue UPMINSTER RM14 3XJ
Received 6 Jun 201833 Kinfauns Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2AW
Received 2 Feb 202670 Norwood Avenue Romford RM7 0QJ
Received 23 Dec 2022144 Stanley Road Hornchurch RM12 4JW
Received 17 Sept 2024102 Cambridge Avenue Romford RM2 6RA
Received 12 Nov 202467 Corbets Tey Road UPMINSTER RM14 2AJ
Received 17 Mar 20171 Lake Rise Romford RM1 4DZ
Received 14 Nov 2023148 Southend Arterial Road Hornchurch RM2 6PR
Received 15 Feb 20191 Emerson Drive Hornchurch RM11 1XH
Received 13 Oct 20252-4-6 Hamilton Drive Romford RM3 0UU
Received 5 Oct 20229 FRESHFIELDS AVENUE UPMINSTER RM14 2BY
Received 9 Jul 202632 Heath Park Road Romford RM2 5UH
Received 26 Nov 2024Dovers Corner Industrial Estate New Road Rainham RM13 8QT
Received 3 Oct 20184 Wallenger Avenue Romford RM2 6ER
Received 10 Jun 2019Queens Hospital, Car Park Outside Multi Storey Car Park Rom Valley Way Romford RM7 0AG
Received 10 Sept 202616 Frederick Road RAINHAM RM13 8NT
Received 7 Nov 2017116 Osborne Road Hornchurch RM11 1HF
Received 30 Aug 20249 Orchard Road Romford RM7 8HR
Received 7 Oct 20226 Fordyce Close Hornchurch RM11 3LE
Received 6 Jan 2026103 Diban Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4YH
Received 9 Jan 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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