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London Borough of Havering
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Havering. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates19,486Searchable applications
444Recorded as pending
15%Approval rate · 3,275 approved or refused records
2,786Refused applications
489 approved · 2,786 refused · 689 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Planning pre-application adviceArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanningvalidations@havering.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesplanning@havering.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas11 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Pr App Not Req'dY0223.24
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 3.3m, and an eaves height of 2.95m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
38 Linley Crescent Romford RM7 8RD
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsA0028.19
Advertisement consent to display: 1 x Fascia Only Logo Illuminated 1 x Internally Illuminated Logo 6 x Non-Illuminated Wall Mounted Aluminium Panels 3 x Non Illuminated Flat Ali Panels
97-101 Main Road Romford RM2 5EL
Received 5 Aug 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0399.23
Single storey rear extension, following demolition of existing rear conservatory.
80 Cross Road Mawneys Romford RM7 8DX
Received 9 Mar 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0405.26
Variation of condition No. 2 (approved plans) of planning permission ref: P0353.24 dated 07/06/2024 to allow for alterations to the access (Change of use of Estate Office B1 use to a single residential social rental apartment including conversion of the estate office)
Greenways Court, Estate Office Butts Green Road Hornchurch RM11 2JL
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0835.25
2-storey side/front extension, part single-, part 2-storey rear extension, erection of porch to front and loft conversion with roof lights to all sides.
112 Dorset Avenue Romford RM1 4JB
Received 23 Jun 2025 - UndecidedP1082.26
Alterations to the Coach House to support rationalisation of the use as a training academy with 15 rooms of overnight accommodation, new teaching space and ancillary office space, comprising reconfiguration of approved west wing extension (refs: P2370.07 and L0018.07 dated 22 July 2009) and new enclosure of courtyard in lightweight glazed construction, restoration of original stable window openings in the front (south) elevation, removal of modern dormer and demolition of former scout hut and storage lean-to structures, replacement of windows, restoration of west chimney stack and internal alterations to restore heritage features.
133 Upminster Court, Coach House Hall Lane Upminster RM14 1AL
Received 14 Sept 2026 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0199.24
Certificate of Lawfulness for a hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormers and roof lights to front
23 Ainsley Avenue Romford RM7 9HU
Received 23 May 2024 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0279.18
Certificate of Lawfulness for a rear dormer to form loft conversion with 3No. roof lights to front elevation.
28 Cedar Gardens Upminster RM14 3DL
Received 10 Jul 2018 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0137.18
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 9,10,12 and 11 of P0012.17
118 Whitchurch Road Romford RM3 9AD
Received 11 Jun 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1329.17
Changing flat roof to pitched roof on single storey rear extension.
40 Chester Avenue UPMINSTER RM14 3JL
Received 7 Aug 2017 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0672.18
Construction of a one-bedroomed 'starter unit' (resubmission)
Rear of 103 Plumpton Avenue Hornchurch
Received 8 May 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1600.22
Erection of a 4-bed detached house with amenity space, cycle and bin stores following demolition of existing dwelling
57 Askwith Road Rainham RM13 8EL
Received 30 Sept 2022 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1804.18
To extend an existing single storey rear extension from 3metres to 5.5
66 Crossways Gidea Park Romford RM2 6AS
Received 21 Nov 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1133.24
Erection of wooden gazebo to rear (Part retrospective)
5 Court Way Romford RM3 0LD
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0242.18
'Retrospective planning permission for the installation of 6no. air conditioning units and associated acoustic enclosures'
15 St Nicholas Avenue HORNCHURCH RM12 4PT
Received 16 Feb 2018 - Pr App GivenM0014.18
Installation of an electronic apparatus comprising a telephone kiosk (PRIOR APPROVAL)
OS 32-38 Barclays Bank South Street Romford RM1 1RH
Received 15 Nov 2018 - Pr App Not Req'dY0024.18
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 4m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3.7m and an eaves height of 2.350m(PRIOR APPROVAL)
116 White Hart Lane Collier Row RM7 8LX
Received 22 Jan 2018 - Pr App Not Req'dY0124.26
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 5m, a maximum height of 3.10m, and an eaves height of 3m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
98 STRAIGHT ROAD ROMFORD RM3 8AB
Received 15 May 2026 - Apprv with Agreement Conditions/ReasonsP1040.17
Proposed Conversion of Existing House Into Two Self- Contained Flats
33 Albany Road HORNCHURCH RM12 4AE
Received 20 Jun 2017 - Pr App Given Conditions/ReasonsY0023.26
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6.00m, a maximum height of 3.15m, and an eaves height of 3.00. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
22 Eyhurst Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4RA
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0374.18
Proposed landscaping scheme with new drive and gates.
5 Heath Drive Rear of Gidea Park Romford RM2 5QB
Received 11 Mar 2018 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0104.18
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip to gable loft conversion including dormer to rear roof slope with Juliette balcony, and front velux rooflight.
13 Kent View Wennington Road RAINHAM RM13 9DT
Received 2 Mar 2018 - Tree Work Approved Conditions/ReasonsT0107.25
Tl Eucalyptus. Crown reduction by 3.5 meters in height and 1.5 meters spread back to suitable growing poin1 T2Purple Prunus. C1�·own reduction all round by 1.5 meters. T3 Hornbeam. Crown reduction in height and spread by 1.5 meters back to previous. T4 magnolia. Crown reduction by 1.5 meters in height and spread. Reasons To maintain good health and longivity, by means of good structural integrity.
15 Risebridge Road Gidea Park Romford Essex RM2 5PR
Received 13 Aug 2025 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0264.18
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension.
3 LINCOLN CLOSE HORNCHURCH RM11 3HD
Received 3 Jul 2018
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What these statistics cover
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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