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.
474 approved · 2,751 refused · 670 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Apr 2012 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
47 Hacton Lane Hornchurch RM12 6PH
Received 3 Sept 2018176 Mawney Road Romford RM7 8BU
Received 16 Mar 2023Crown Farm Kennels Church Road Noak Hill Romford RM4 1JX
Received 8 May 201818 Park Drive Romford Essex RM1 4LH
Received 20 Feb 202327 Pettits Lane Romford RM1 4HH
Received 4 Aug 2025280 Main Road Romford RM2 6LU
Received 27 Sept 201721 Chalforde Gardens Gidea Park Romford RM2 6BU
Received 24 May 201922 King Edward Avenue Rainham RM13 9RJ
Received 18 Sept 2024Birnam Wood Pupil Referral Unit Inskip Drive Hornchurch RM11 3UR
Received 5 May 202367 Slewins Lane Hornchurch RM11 2BZ
Received 9 Feb 202432 Beech Avenue Upminster RM14 2HN
Received 2 Jul 2026Kfc Straight Road Romford RM3 8AA
Received 28 Jul 20268 Diban Avenue Elm Park Hornchurch RM12 4YE
Received 18 Jun 20186 Elm Road Romford RM7 8HH
Received 2 Nov 20222 Kings Oak Romford RM7 8DN
Received 29 Jul 202465 Heath Park Road Romford RM2 5UL
Received 18 Apr 20248 Rowan Walk HORNCHURCH RM11 2JA
Received 23 May 201780 Ingrebourne Gardens Upminster RM14 1BW
Received 29 Jan 20261 Blenheim Court (Girls Allowed Gyms) Northolt Way Hornchurch RM12 5RX
Received 27 Sept 2017116C Bush Elms Road Hornchurch RM11 1LD
Received 29 Nov 2018Solar Court, Serena Court and Sunrise Court Sunrise Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4YT
Received 25 Jun 20182a Ayloffs Walk Hornchurch RM11 2RD
Received 14 Jun 201837 Havering Drive Romford RM1 4BH
Received 20 Mar 20192 Brooklands Road Romford RM7 7DX
Received 11 Mar 2019Records 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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