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.
486 approved · 2,780 refused · 686 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
12 Oaks Avenue Collier Row Romford RM5 3BS
Received 17 Jan 201868 Sowrey Avenue Rainham RM13 7NA
Received 3 Aug 202355 HAVERING DRIVE ROMFORD RM1 4BH
Received 13 Feb 202432 Fernbank Avenue HORNCHURCH RM12 5RA
Received 9 Mar 201766 Shepherds Hill ROMFORD RM3 0NJ
Received 4 May 201738 Mashiters Walk ROMFORD RM1 4DA
Received 30 Nov 2017105 Argyle Gardens Upminster RM14 3EX
Received 4 Dec 2023Broadford Primary School Faringdon Avenue Romford RM3 8JS
Received 27 Nov 201874 Ravenscourt Grove Hornchurch RM12 6HH
Received 10 Sept 201846 Ayr Way Romford RM1 4UH
Received 15 Aug 2025Old Windmill Hall St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 2QH
Received 16 Oct 2017466 Havering Road Romford RM1 4HR
Received 14 Apr 202641 Glenwood Drive Romford RM2 5AR
Received 9 May 20232 THOROGOOD WAY RAINHAM RM13 7SJ
Received 25 Aug 202639 Cecil Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2NA
Received 13 Jul 2018116 Beauly Way Romford RM1 4XR
Received 23 Jan 20237 The Meads Upminster RM14 3YP
Received 24 Jul 20251 Eyre Close Romford RM2 6AR
Received 29 Aug 201811 Parkstone Avenue Hornchurch RM11 3LX
Received 3 Apr 2019217 Goodwood Avenue Hornchurch RM12 6DD
Received 22 Jan 2026111 Camborne Avenue ROMFORD RM3 8QP
Received 4 Feb 201825-29 Market Place Romford RM1 3AB
Received 1 May 201986 Charlotte Gardens Romford RM5 2ED
Received 7 Jul 202528 Kingsmead Avenue Romford RM1 2BT
Received 2 May 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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