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.
607 approved · 3,285 refused · 880 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Feb 2006 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Jhansi 26 Colchester Road Romford RM3 9SF
Received 23 Sept 2019134 Station Lane Hornchurch RM12 6LU
Received 6 Feb 2019Part of ground floor of 2 & 3 Willow Cottages New Road Rainham RM13 9EB
Received 20 Nov 201513 Victor Gardens HORNCHURCH RM12 4JB
Received 5 Jun 2017Chapmans Farm Hall Lane Upminster RM14 1UA
Received 3 Apr 202419 Roslyn Gardens ROMFORD RM2 5RH
Received 16 May 2016162 Gubbins Lane Romford Essex RM3 0DL
Received 2 Feb 201956 ELMHURST DRIVE HORNCHURCH RM11 1PF
Received 16 Nov 2023138 Station Lane Hornchurch RM12 6LU
Received 30 Jan 2023Denver Industrial Estate Ferry Lane RAINHAM RM13 9DD
Received 30 Nov 201718 Belle Vue Road Collier Row Romford RM5 3AY
Received 11 Mar 201920 Tawny Avenue UPMINSTER RM14 2EW
Received 7 Dec 2016168-170 South Street Romford RM1 1TR
Received 23 Mar 2016126 Briscoe Road Rainham RM13 9QG
Received 12 Nov 202423 Claremont Gardens Upminster RM14 1DW
Received 16 Dec 2024158 Ardleigh Green Road Hornchurch RM11 2SR
Received 12 Aug 20264 Ayloffs Walk Hornchurch RM11 2RJ
Received 18 Dec 201840A Wood Lane Elm Park RM12 5HU
Received 18 Jan 201711 Blyth Walk Upminster RM14 1RR
Received 20 Feb 202458 South Street Romford RM1 1RB
Received 2 Jul 2026172 Southend Arterial Road Hornchurch
Received 6 Feb 20185 Compton Avenue ROMFORD RM2 6ET
Received 28 Sept 2017Highlands Apartments 59 Main Road Romford RM2 5EH
Received 17 Jul 2023The Cranleigh 84 Station Lane Hornchurch RM12 6LX
Received 2 May 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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