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.
488 approved · 2,780 refused · 686 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Plots 2-6 Gravel Pit Coppice Benskins Lane Noak Hill Romford RM4 1LB
Received 4 Apr 202246 CARLTON ROAD ROMFORD RM2 5AP
Received 9 Mar 2018Grass verge at junction of Manor Avenue and Slewins Lane Hornchurch RM11 2EB
Received 15 Dec 202339 Byron Way Romford RM3 7PR
Received 17 Oct 202480 South End Road Rainham RM13 7XJ
Received 25 Apr 201848 Brunswick Avenue Upminster Essex RM14 1NH
Received 27 Jan 20236c Albright Industrial Estate Ferry Lane Rainham RM13 9BU
Received 27 Feb 201958 Grosvenor Road Romford RM7 0QT
Received 28 Feb 202373 HALL LANE UPMINSTER RM14 1AQ
Received 5 Jun 2017Havering College of Further and Higher Education New Road Rainham RM13 8GP
Received 14 Aug 201722 The Grove Upminster RM14 2ER
Received 6 Jun 201916 Priory Road Romford RM3 9AT
Received 16 Sept 202421 Franmil Road Hornchurch RM12 4TR
Received 3 Mar 202628 Woodhall Crescent Hornchurch RM11 3NW
Received 20 Nov 20231 Banyards Hornchurch RM11 2QJ
Received 10 Feb 2023275 Upper Rainham Road HORNCHURCH RM12 4EZ
Received 8 Mar 201838 Lodge Lane Romford RM5 2EJ
Received 17 Aug 202660 Lancaster Drive Hornchurch RM12 5ST
Received 22 Dec 2017162 Gubbins Lane Romford RM3 0DL
Received 10 Sept 201915 The Parade, Colchester Road Romford RM3 0AQ
Received 30 Sept 202475 Mildmay Road Romford RM7 7BT
Received 15 Jul 202631 Fernbank Avenue Elm Park Hornchurch RM12 5RA
Received 11 Apr 2019144 Ardleigh Green Road Hornchurch RM11 2SR
Received 30 Aug 202434 Hillview Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2DW
Received 5 Nov 2025Records 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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