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474 approved · 2,751 refused · 670 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
233 High Street Hornchurch RM11 3XU
Received 10 Apr 20173 Edwin Close RAINHAM RM13 8TL
Received 9 Mar 201715 Grosvenor Road Romford RM7 0QU
Received 27 Mar 2023124 Collier Row Lane Romford RM5 3DT
Received 4 Aug 202692 Mashiters Walk Romford RM1 4BP
Received 13 Dec 202287 JUBILEE AVENUE ROMFORD RM7 9LT
Received 10 Jul 202344 Farm Road Rainham RM13 9LG
Received 9 Dec 20228 Boundary Road Upminster RM14 2QS
Received 29 Apr 201963 Faircross Avenue Romford RM5 3TL
Received 16 Dec 202294 Hubert Road Rainham RM13 8AH
Received 10 Feb 20261 Broadis Way Rainham RM13 8GW
Received 16 Dec 20225A Tiverton Grove Romford RM3 9UA
Received 10 May 2024286 St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3DD
Received 16 Aug 2018Parish Court 1 Crown Drive ROMFORD RM7 0GW
Received 1 Jun 20171 Oak Street Romford RM7 7BS
Received 5 May 202617 Spinney Close Rainham RM13 8LR
Received 18 May 202650 Devonshire Road Hornchurch RM12 4LQ
Received 24 Jan 202323 Avelon Road Romford RM5 3XX
Received 22 Oct 202431 High Street HORNCHURCH RM11 1TP
Received 13 Jul 2017Waterloo Estate Romford RM7 9AT
Received 19 Apr 20234 HUNTLAND CLOSE RAINHAM RM13 9JB
Received 5 Oct 202615 Elm Grove HORNCHURCH RM11 2QX
Received 4 May 201734 LINK WAY HORNCHURCH RM11 3RW
Received 8 Dec 202338 Crossways Romford RM2 6AL
Received 18 Mar 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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