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.
666 approved · 3,363 refused · 928 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
23 Eddy Close Romford RM7 9HR
Received 22 Jul 20197 The Shrubbery Upminster RM14 3AH
Received 14 Sept 2023Magnolia House, The Chase Upminster RM14 3YB
Received 29 Jul 202493a Collier Row Road Romford RM5 2AU
Received 3 Mar 201538 Westland Avenue HORNCHURCH RM11 3RX
Received 12 May 201666 THE AVENUE HORNCHURCH RM12 4JJ
Received 24 Nov 20172 Stanley Road South Rainham RM13 8AA
Received 26 Nov 2018309 Front Lane Upminster RM14 1LH
Received 1 May 202610 Blacksmiths Lane Rainham RM13 7AD
Received 24 Oct 201865 Coniston Avenue Upminster RM14 3XL
Received 26 Aug 2015101 Benhurst Avenue HORNCHURCH RM12 4QW
Received 20 May 2016136 Hornchurch Road Hornchurch RM11 1DP
Received 2 Jul 2019341 Havering Road Romford RM1 4BY
Received 26 Jun 201892 Grange Road Romford RM3 7EA
Received 15 Apr 2024211 Bell Avenue Romford RM3 7DB
Received 6 Jun 2024The Convent Sacred Heart of Mary 64 St Mary's Lane UPMINSTER RM14 2QR
Received 13 Dec 201691 Westland Avenue Hornchurch RM11 3SB
Received 16 Apr 2019Two Pines Orange Tree Hill Havering-Atte-Bower Romford RM4 1PB
Received 22 Aug 201996 Pettits Lane Romford RM1 4ER
Received 3 Dec 2018148 Squirrels Heath Road Romford RM3 0NA
Received 7 Aug 20234 Manor Crescent Hornchurch RM11 2EH
Received 17 Apr 2019527 Upper Brentwood Road Gidea Park RM2 6LD
Received 2 Sept 201610 Norman Road Hornchurch RM11 1LN
Received 10 May 2017Moreland House 12-16 Eastern Road Romford RM1 3FE
Received 12 Oct 2017Records 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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