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.
477 approved · 2,757 refused · 675 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
67 DORSET AVENUE ROMFORD RM1 4LL
Received 30 Jun 201756 Hacton Drive Hornchurch RM12 6DP
Received 17 Aug 2018Fernleigh Court 95 Mawney Road Romford RM7 7JE
Received 5 Aug 202595 Nelmes Crescent Hornchurch RM11 2PP
Received 2 Jul 2025HOMEBASE, DAVIDSON WAY ROMFORD RM7 0AJ
Received 9 Jun 202679 Harwood Avenue Horcnhurch RM11 2NY
Received 8 Jan 2019268 SOUTHEND ARTERIAL ROAD HORNCHURCH RM11 2SG
Received 20 Jun 2017180 Cranham Gardens Upminster RM14 1JT
Received 11 Sept 202519 Dagnam Park Close ROMFORD RM3 9YL
Received 12 Feb 201848 Park End Road Romford RM1 4AU
Received 21 Sept 202697 Rothbury Avenue Rainham RM13 9HY
Received 6 Jan 201941 Whitworth Avenue Romford RM3 7GP
Received 21 Sept 202615 Gidea Close Romford RM2 5NP
Received 16 Jul 2024118 North Street Hornchurch RM11 1SU
Received 17 Nov 2017120 Lower Mardyke Avenue Rainham RM13 8PR
Received 10 Jul 20247 Argyle Gardens UPMINSTER RM14 3HD
Received 23 Nov 201786 Station Road Gidea Park Romford RM2 6DB
Received 5 Jun 2024137 WESTLAND AVENUE HORNCHURCH RM11 3RX
Received 11 May 201747 SOUTHERN WAY ROMFORD RM7 9PB
Received 14 Feb 201850 South End Road Rainham RM13 7XJ
Received 9 Feb 201931 High Street HORNCHURCH RM11 1TP
Received 13 Jul 20177 Strathmore Gardens Hornchurch RM12 4BG
Received 7 Jul 202542 Fleet Avenue Upminster RM14 1PY
Received 16 Dec 202256 Claremont Road Hornchurch RM11 1BZ
Received 8 Nov 2017Records 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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