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Havering planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of London Borough of Havering. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Havering website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates27,806Searchable applications
455Recorded as pending
18%Approval rate · 4,715 approved or refused records
3,850Refused applications
865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Aug 2000 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1539.25
Replacement of existing double glazed uPVC windows and a combination of double glazed timber and uPVC doors with uPVC double glazed windows.
9 & 11 Penn Gardens Romford RM5 2JF
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0986.24
Proposed new Garage
46 Lakefields Close Rainham RM13 9SL
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0012.16
Alterations to the existing building and site layout, including the installation of 4 new loading bays and a new transformer enclosure
Unit 7 Beam Reach Business Park Consul Avenue Rainham RM13 8GJ
Received 6 Jan 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0899.17
Two storey side extension with part single and two storey extension to rear elevation, and porch to front elevation.
23 Link Way Hornchurch RM11 3RN
Received 22 May 2017 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0144.24
Discharge of Condition 38 (priority junction/ landscaping) of P0578.23
Dovers Corner Industrial Estate (Knightswood Place) New Road Rainham
Received 3 Jul 2024 - WithdrawnP1401.19
Proposed 2 no. front dormer windows.
20 Lakefields Close Rainham RM13 9SL
Received 11 Sept 2019 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0653.24
Extension to existing rear dormer
2 Ascot Gardens Hornchurch RM12 6SP
Received 10 May 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1540.16
Re-submission to planning application P0300.15 - Revision of the first floor front wall from flat wall, and pitch roof to a bay with a flat roof to be symmetrical with existing left hand side.
10 Lovell Walk Rainham RM13 7ND
Received 21 Sept 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1514.17
Single storey white UPVC double glazed conservatory to the rear of a private dwelling.
25 ALBERT ROAD ROMFORD RM1 2PD
Received 12 Sept 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1385.25
Retrospective planning application for removal of 1.8m wall and replacement 1.8m close boarded fencing plus new 1.8m close boarded fencing installed to rest of private rear garden. Replacement of existing double gates and pedestrian gate to the side facing onto Caernarvon Road
18 Hedingham Road Hornchurch RM11 3QA
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Pr App Given Conditions/ReasonsY0004.18
single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 4 metres, a maximum height of 3.5 metres, and an eaves height of 2.8 metres (PRIOR APPROVAL)
40 Park Crescent Hornchurch RM11 1BJ
Received 3 Jan 2018 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0510.25
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use of one room within the residential dwelling (Use Class C3) as a home office for business administration purposes.
50 Devonshire Road Hornchurch RM12 4LQ
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0906.23
Removal of condition No.4 of planning permission P0850.18 dated 20/08/2018 (Erection of first and second floor extension to facilitate office space)
1 Writtle Walk Rainham RM13 7XB
Received 7 Jun 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1377.24
Demolition of existing conservatory and proposed single storey rear extension
36 COURTENAY GARDENS UPMINSTER RM14 1DD
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0096.16
Construction of single storey rear extension
5 Mellowes Road Hornchurch RM11 1GF
Received 25 Jan 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1094.17
Single Storey Front Extension to one side of the domestic property to create a double fronted aspect.
24 Queens Gardens UPMINSTER RM14 1NG
Received 2 Jul 2017 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0216.24
Discharge of Condition 17 from Ref. P1590.20, APP/B5480/W/21/3268154.
Clarewood Hubbards Close Hornchurch RM11 3DH
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0047.17
T1 eucalyptus: remove limb growing towards the rear of the property (north side) - this limb is over extended and heavily weighted over the garden, representing a potential health and safety issue. remove 2x lowest lateral limbs on the west side of the crown - to balance as part of routine maintenance.
1 Woodcutters Close Hornchurch Essex England RM11 2EZ
Received 5 Apr 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1023.24
Installation of an Air-Source Heat Pump
18 Peterborough Avenue Upminster RM14 3LL
Received 18 Jul 2024 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0572.25
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed hip to gable loft, including a rear dormer with Juliet balcony, roof lights to front, and alteration of side roof profile from hip to flat roof involving removal of roof over existing side extension.
154 Abbs Cross Lane Hornchurch RM12 4XR
Received 24 Dec 2025 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0257.17
Loft conversion with a rear dormer and 3 no. rooflights on the front roof slope
235 Crow Lane Romford RM7 0HA
Received 19 Jun 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0493.23
Single storey rear extension and relocation of side windows following the demolition of existing rear conservatory.
98 Macdonald Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2NE
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0677.18
Proposed outbuilding in rear garden.
28 Harrow Crescent Romford RM3 7AB
Received 5 May 2018 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1102.16
The demolition of existing rear additions and the erection of a single storey rear extension to create an additional residential flat; a part first floor rear extension to extend the existing self-contained flat; and the installation of an additional shop front and use of the existing side store to be used as a separate retail unit if required.
188 Upminster Road South RAINHAM RM13 9BH
Received 22 Jul 2016
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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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