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.
479 approved · 2,757 refused · 682 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Apr 2012 to 8 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Poseidons Fish Bar 195 Ardleigh Green Road Hornchurch RM11 2SD
Received 9 Jul 202675 North Street Hornchurch RM11 1ST
Received 25 Jun 201815 Vicarage Road Hornchurch RM12 4AS
Received 25 Jun 2025Harold Hill Library Hilldene Avenue Romford RM3 8DJ
Received 3 Oct 202518 Barton Road Hornchurch RM12 4AA
Received 19 Nov 201881 Ferguson Avenue Romford RM2 6RP
Received 21 Feb 202411 THE WITHERINGS HORNCHURCH RM11 2RA
Received 13 Jul 20269 Bridge Avenue Upminster RM14 2LX
Received 8 Aug 202379 HEATHER WAY ROMFORD RM1 4SX
Received 3 Jul 201799-103 South Street The Moon And Stars Romford RM1 1NX
Received 18 Mar 201912 Maybush Road Hornchurch RM11 3LB
Received 7 Dec 201868 & 70 Park Lane Hornchurch RM11 1BE
Received 25 Oct 2022Brewdog 18 Station Road Upminster RM14 2UB
Received 22 Sept 2025177 Cherry Tree Lane Rainham RM13 8TU
Received 19 Nov 20188 Abbey Wood Lane Rainham RM13 9QH
Received 13 Apr 20232 Ashmour Gardens Romford RM1 4RH
Received 7 Jul 2023Plot 8, Beam Reach Business Park Consul Avenue RAINHAM RM13 8GJ
Received 3 Jan 201817 WINCHESTER AVENUE UPMINSTER RM14 3LP
Received 9 May 201773 Park Drive Upminster RM14 3AS
Received 26 Jan 2023139 Park Lane Hornchurch RM11 1EQ
Received 7 Jun 2023124 MILDMAY ROAD ROMFORD RM7 7BU
Received 3 Jun 201926 ROM CRESCENT ROMFORD RM7 0PP
Received 23 Jun 20175 Writtle Walk RAINHAM RM13 7XB
Received 5 Jan 201838 Coniston Way Hornchurch RM12 5EH
Received 16 Dec 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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