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.
657 approved · 3,348 refused · 925 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Crown House 40 North Street Hornchurch RM11 1EW
Received 8 Jun 20189 Northallerton Way Romford IRM3 7XP
Received 29 Dec 201636-38 Victoria Road ROMFORD RM1 2JH
Received 3 Feb 201743 Heather Avenue Romford RM1 4SU
Received 17 Jul 202667 Swanbourne Drive Hornchurch RM12 6RG
Received 31 Oct 2018Haynes Park Court Hornchurch RM11 2DB
Received 5 Nov 202521 Ingreway Romford RM3 0BN
Received 6 Dec 20248 Howe Close Romford RM7 8JL
Received 7 Aug 201963 Wood Lane HORNCHURCH RM12 5JB
Received 16 May 201716 Berkshire Way Hornchurch RM11 3HB
Received 4 Mar 201652 Mill Park Avenue Hornchurch RM12 6HD
Received 23 Jun 202533 South Street Rainham RM13 8PJ
Received 30 Aug 20244 Lower Mardyke Avenue RAINHAM RM13 8PP
Received 3 May 2017Pavement O/s 4a Chase Cross Road, Collier Row, Romford London RM5 3PR
Received 21 Nov 201827 Kingston Road Romford RM1 3NB
Received 27 May 201629 Hillfoot Road Romford RM5 3LR
Received 18 Oct 2018Top Meadow Golf Course Fen Lane North Ockendon Upminster RM14 3PR
Received 5 Apr 201862 Eastern Avenue East Romford RM1 4DR
Received 3 Oct 2022264 Cross Road Mawneys Romford RM7 8HS
Received 4 Aug 2025Land 320m north of Franks Farm, western side of M25 near junction 29 of the M25 Upminster CM13 3JT
Received 19 Jan 201710 Morecambe Close Hornchurch RM12 5LU
Received 2 Sept 201652 Brooklands Road Romford RM7 7EB
Received 24 Dec 202583C London Road ROMFORD RM7 9QD
Received 13 Sept 20178 EDDY CLOSE ROMFORD RM7 9HS
Received 22 May 2023Records 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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