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.
709 approved · 3,433 refused · 971 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
37 Manor Road Romford RM1 2TL
Received 14 Jul 201550 Spencer Road RAINHAM RM13 8HB
Received 7 Sept 2017122 GROSVENOR DRIVE HORNCHURCH RM11 1PG
Received 11 Mar 20264 Calbourne Avenue Hornchurch RM12 5BJ
Received 10 Dec 2018Havering Sixth Form College, Wingletye Lane Hornchurch RM11 3TB
Received 5 Feb 20246 Woodlands Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2QU
Received 10 Dec 2015109 Cowper Road Rainham RM13 9TT
Received 11 Dec 202547 Stanley Road North Rainham RM13 8AX
Received 22 Sept 202525 Dewsbury Road ROMFORD RM3 8DN
Received 22 May 20173 Fontayne Avenue Romford RM1 4NS
Received 2 Sept 2025304 & 306 Eastern Avenue East ROMFORD RM2 5RA
Received 12 Jun 20173 Marina Gardens Romford RM7 9LX
Received 20 Nov 201563 Hubert Road Rainham RM13 8AD
Received 7 May 202618 Belle Vue Road Collier Row Romford RM5 3AY
Received 27 Jun 201992 Craigdale Road HORNCHURCH RM11 1AF
Received 17 Aug 20161 Carnforth Gardens Hornchurch RM12 5DJ
Received 1 Oct 20258 Bradwell Close Hornchurch RM12 5PR
Received 10 Dec 201822 Engayne Gardens Upminster RM14 1UZ
Received 25 Jul 20188 Woodlands Avenue Emerson Park Hornchurch RM11 2QU
Received 28 Oct 20162 HARLESDEN CLOSE ROMFORD RM3 9HU
Received 30 Jun 2023220 Balgores Lane Romford RM2 6BS
Received 28 Nov 2025Freightmaster Estate Coldharbour Lane Rainham RM13 9BJ
Received 6 Aug 202434 Stanley Road Hornchurch RM12 4JN
Received 3 Apr 20244 Victoria Terrace, Hyland Way Hornchurch RM11 1DY
Received 3 Oct 2024Records 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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