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.
610 approved · 3,296 refused · 884 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
87 Gorseway Rush Green Romford RM7 0RR
Received 23 Mar 202373 Gelsthorpe Road Romford RM5 2LX
Received 9 Feb 202624 Ennerdale Avenue Hornchurch RM12 5JR
Received 23 Mar 201630 Bell House Road Romford RM7 0LS
Received 19 Feb 20262A Laburnham Gardens Upminster RM14 1HU
Received 1 Jul 2019144 Maybank Avenue HORNCHURCH RM12 5SH
Received 20 Sept 2019Better Gym, 41 Market Place Romford RM1 3AB
Received 17 Sept 202621 New Place Gardens Upminster RM14 3DG
Received 12 Feb 2024Land North of 1 Pinewood Road Havering-atte-Bower Romford RM4 1PH
Received 24 Feb 202531 Hill Crescent Hornchurch RM11 2AP
Received 7 Feb 202312 EMERSON DRIVE HORNCHURCH RM11 1XH
Received 25 Mar 2024111 Front Lane Cranham RM14 1XN
Received 7 Aug 20191 Ayloffs Close Hornchurch RM11 2RH
Received 12 Dec 202218 Moorland Close Romford RM5 2AB
Received 27 Aug 2026174 Hornchurch Road HORNCHURCH RM11 1QL
Received 16 May 201716 Woodstock Avenue ROMFORD RM3 9NF
Received 8 Feb 201817 Seymer Road Romford RM1 4LA
Received 15 Nov 202228 Squirrels Heath Lane Romford RM2 6DS
Received 25 Mar 2018Sports Ground Balgores Lane Romford RM2 6BP
Received 15 Apr 202657 Collier Row Road Romford RM5 2AU
Received 2 Nov 2018Stubbers Park, Ockendon Road Upminster RM14 2TY
Received 26 Mar 202632 Esdaile Gardens UPMINSTER RM14 1BU
Received 6 Mar 20182 Hornford Way Romford RM7 0PR
Received 22 Aug 2018380 Chepstow Avenue Hornchurch RM12 6AU
Received 15 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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