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.
649 approved · 3,336 refused · 909 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Feb 2006 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
17 Collier Row Road Romford RM5 3NT
Received 12 Jul 2019Flats A & B 20 TENNYSON WAY HORNCHURCH RM12 4BU
Received 20 Jul 2026114 Squirrels Heath Lane Hornchurch RM11 2DY
Received 25 Mar 201919 Merlin Gardens Romford RM5 3YD
Received 15 Oct 202432 Leasway Upminster Essex RM14 3AJ
Received 5 Nov 2015Land R/O 15-15a Osborne Road Hornchurch Essex RM11 1EX
Received 7 Apr 20171 Chipperfield Close UPMINSTER RM14 3EA
Received 24 Jan 201713 Arundel Road Romford RM3 0RX
Received 11 Oct 2018Creative Kids 69 Main Road Gidea Park Romford RM2 5EH
Received 2 Feb 20172 Raphael Avenue Romford RM1 4EP
Received 17 Nov 2016129 Hillview Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2DL
Received 15 Aug 202573 Alma Avenue Hornchurch RM12 6SS
Received 10 Oct 202352 Morecambe Close Hornchurch RM12 5LU
Received 26 Mar 2019Dovers Corner industrial estate inc the rainham trading estate New Road Rainham RM13 8QT
Received 3 Jul 201536 Clayton Avenue Upminster RM14 2EY
Received 29 Aug 2023119 Saunton Road Hornchurch RM12 4HQ
Received 30 Jan 20232 Astwood Close Hornchurch RM11 3LY
Received 15 May 2018Chafford School, Lambs Lane South Rainham RM13 9XD
Received 20 Dec 202314 Bradwell Close Hornchurch RM12 5PR
Received 7 Apr 2026The Grange Kings Park Gubbins Lane Harold Wood
Received 13 Apr 201531 Redriff Road Romford RM7 8HD
Received 8 Jul 202672 Norman Road Hornchurch RM11 1NB
Received 8 Feb 201630 Hedingham Road Hornchurch RM11 3QA
Received 27 Feb 201917 Parkland Avenue Upminster RM14 2HA
Received 6 Jun 2016Records 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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