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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.
671 approved · 3,367 refused · 939 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
121 Chase Cross Road Romford RM5 3RP
Received 10 Jan 20247 Carlton Road Romford RM2 5AA
Received 31 May 20176 Oak Glen Hornchurch RM11 2NS
Received 23 Sept 2022Chalkfields Tomkyns Lane Upminster RM14 1TP
Received 30 Jan 202384 Dorking Road Romford Havering RM3 9YX
Received 22 Jul 201638 Bridge Avenue UPMINSTER RM14 2LX
Received 26 Jun 201736 Redden Court Road ROMFORD RM3 0XA
Received 17 Jul 201748A MONTGOMERY CRESCENT ROMFORD RM3 7UJ
Received 19 Jun 20234 Mariam Gardens Hornchurch RM12 6QA
Received 27 Jul 202328 Osborne Road HORNCHURCH RM11 1HA
Received 7 Dec 2016Cardrome Learner Driver Centre Upper Rainham Road Hornchurch RM12 4EU
Received 11 Mar 201969 - 81 Front Lane (rear of) Upminster RM14 1XL
Received 21 Nov 20165 Penrith Crescent Rainham RM13 7QB
Received 31 Oct 202214 Willow Walk UPMINSTER RM14 1XH
Received 7 Aug 201748 Hall Lane Upminster RM14 1AG
Received 13 Jan 2023145 Sheringham Avenue Romford RM7 9DR
Received 6 Dec 2024Pavement Opp 175 North Street, Romford London RM1 1DT
Received 21 Nov 2018Chase End Risebridge Chase Romford RM1 4PR
Received 15 Apr 2024312 Upminster Road North RAINHAM RM13 9RY
Received 10 Aug 2017Units 7 & 9, Wyngray Farm St Mary's Lane Upminster RM14 3NX
Received 13 Sept 201644A Squirrels Heath Lane Hornchurch RM11 2EA
Received 21 Apr 202388 Carter Drive Romford RM5 2UX
Received 23 Oct 20151 Bridgwater Road Romford RM3 7UB
Received 11 May 2016Harold Wood Park via Harold Way Harold Wood Romford
Received 18 Mar 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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