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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649 approved · 3,336 refused · 909 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
24 Helmsdale Close Romford RM1 4RS
Received 22 Jan 201933 MELSTOCK AVENUE UPMINSTER RM14 3UR
Received 20 Aug 2026131 Wennington Road RAINHAM RM13 9TR
Received 16 Nov 201773 HILLCREST ROAD HORNCHURCH RM11 1EF
Received 12 Dec 201711 Grosvenor Gardens UPMINSTER RM14 1DL
Received 2 Mar 201847 Pemberton Avenue ROMFORD RM2 6HA
Received 8 Mar 2018Aysha Cottage 286 Corbets Tey Road Upminster RM14 2DT
Received 23 Mar 2017Central Park Swimming Pool Gooshays Drive ROMFORD RM3 9LB
Received 26 Apr 2017Time Wholesale Services Uk Ltd, Fairview Industrial Park Marsh Way, Rainham RM13 8UH
Received 20 Aug 202592 Parkstone Avenue Hornchurch RM11 3LR
Received 10 Oct 201819 Nelmes Way Hornchurch RM11 2QY
Received 14 Jul 2023Moorings Garage Southend Arterial Road HORNCHURCH RM11 3UB
Received 5 Oct 20167 Priory Grove Romford RM3 9AS
Received 3 Sept 2025R/O Roomes Stores 22 - 24 Station Road Upminster RM14 2UB
Received 5 Jun 2017127 South End Road Rainham RM13 7XS
Received 13 Aug 2025The Old Forge Hall Lane Upminster RM14 1TT
Received 15 Jan 201953 Eyhurst Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4RB
Received 18 Jul 2016268 Corbets Tey Road Upminster RM14 2DT
Received 13 Jun 201819 Squirrels Heath Avenue Gidea Park Romford RM2 6AD
Received 13 Mar 20197-9 Victoria Road Romford RM1 2JT
Received 23 Dec 202413 The Chapel The Mall
Received 24 Apr 202615 Cypress Path Harold Hill Romford RM3 8BD
Received 29 Nov 201639 Deere Avenue Rainham RM13 7JD
Received 26 Oct 202312 Yevele Way Hornchurch RM11 3NB
Received 22 Sept 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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