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474 approved · 2,751 refused · 670 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
121 Chase Cross Road Romford RM5 3RP
Received 16 Nov 202212 The Mall Hornchurch RM11 1FN
Received 29 Apr 20195 Derwent Way Hornchurch RM12 5HP
Received 13 Oct 2018194 Lodge Lane Romford RM5 2ET
Received 20 May 2019Sphere Apartments 42 Hainault Road ROMFORD RM5 3AL
Received 5 Apr 201731-33 Beverley Gardens Hornchurch RM11 3NX
Received 13 May 202676 Parkway Romford RM2 5PL
Received 20 Jun 202428 Geoffrey Avenue ROMFORD RM3 0YH
Received 13 Apr 20177 Fairholme Avenue ROMFORD RM2 5UP
Received 6 Jun 201750 Rainsford Way Hornchurch RM12 4BJ
Received 6 Aug 202630 - 36 Market Place Romford RM1 3ER
Received 9 Jan 201819 Ravensbourne Crescent Romford RM3 0UD
Received 16 Mar 20264 Berther Road Hornchurch RM11 3HS
Received 25 Sept 201959 Gorseway ROMFORD RM7 0RR
Received 7 Dec 20171 Anson Close Romford RM7 8HU
Received 15 Jul 202518 WINCHESTER AVENUE UPMINSTER RM14 3LR
Received 25 Apr 2018FIRST FLOOR, 40 SOUTH STREET ROMFORD RM1 1RB
Received 22 Oct 2024102 Osborne Road HORNCHURCH RM11 1HF
Received 5 Apr 201811 Coronation Drive HORNCHURCH RM12 5BL
Received 15 Feb 2018Land at Rom Valley Way (formerly Romford Ice Rink) Rom Valley Way Romford
Received 16 Sept 20268 Elm Walk Romford RM2 5NR
Received 13 Jun 2019241 Corbets Tey Road Upminster RM14 2YW
Received 16 Jul 2026153 Oldchurch Road Romford RM7 0BD
Received 22 Oct 2024The Refuse Container Unloading Jetty Rainham Landfill Site Coldharbour Lane Rainham
Received 23 Jul 2018Records 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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