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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649 approved · 3,336 refused · 909 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Former St George's Hospital Site Suttons Lane Hornchurch RM12 6RR
Received 13 Oct 2022293 Collier Row Lane Romford RM5 3ND
Received 14 Feb 202330 Albert Road Romford RM12 2PJ
Received 12 Nov 2018Advertising Right Outside Cobra Sports, South Street Romford RM1 1NJ
Received 14 Aug 202483 Crowlands Avenue Romford RM7 9HX
Received 30 Jun 201615 Fairholme Gardens Cranham RM14 1HJ
Received 14 Mar 2016Yard 2 Lamson Road RM13 9YY
Received 11 Feb 2018177 Cherry Tree Lane Rainham Essex RM13 8TU
Received 26 Jan 20172b Moray Way Land Rear of Romford RM1 4YD
Received 24 Apr 20185 Acacia Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4EW
Received 22 Feb 2016Adaline House Ockendon Road North Ockendon Upminster RM14 3PP
Received 3 Jun 2015Riverside Sewage Treatment Works Manor Way RAINHAM RM13 8RH
Received 22 May 2017Blackmore House 19 Junction Road ROMFORD RM1 3QS
Received 10 Oct 2016Little Tabrums Folkes Lane UPMINSTER RM14 1TH
Received 21 Jul 201716 St. Albans Avenue Upminster RM14 3JS
Received 4 Apr 2017Unit 11 Folkes Farm Folkes Lane Upminster RM14 1TH
Received 28 Apr 201457 Balgores Lane Romford RM2 5JU
Received 26 Feb 202611 Nelmes Close Hornchurch RM11 2QA
Received 5 Sept 201630 Ingreway Romford RM3 0BW
Received 11 Apr 20232 The Elkins ROMFORD RM1 4HT
Received 20 Jul 2018152 LANCASTER DRIVE HORNCHURCH RM12 5SL
Received 27 Mar 202453 Crossways Gidea Park Romford RM2 6AJ
Received 31 Aug 201717 Archway Romford RM3 7EB
Received 5 Jun 2024Hall Lane Miniature Golf Course Hall Lane Upminster RM14 1AU
Received 18 Feb 2019Records 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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