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.
776 approved · 3,594 refused · 1,041 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Feb 2006 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
St. Edwards Primary School Havering Drive Romford Essex RM1 4BT
Received 24 Jan 202332 Hazelmere Gardens Hornchurch RM11 2AS
Received 10 Oct 20237 Cedric Avenue Romford RM1 4JL
Received 6 Aug 2026Stoneycroft Cranborne Gardens Upminster RM14 2YT
Received 29 Apr 201561 South End Road South Hornchurch RM13 7XP
Received 7 Feb 20192B Moray Way ROMFORD RM1 4YD
Received 1 Jul 201617 Junction Road Romford RM1 3QS
Received 1 Apr 201954 Halidon Rise Romford RM3 0YL
Received 23 Feb 201625 Hillfoot Road Romford RM5 3LR
Received 26 Aug 20267 Claremont Gardens Upminster Essex RM14 1DW
Received 12 Jul 201757 BUSH ELMS ROAD HORNCHURCH RM11 1LR
Received 18 Jul 20235 MELLOWES ROAD HORNCHURCH RM11 1GF
Received 9 Jan 2018262 Wennington Road Rainham RM13 9UU
Received 26 Jan 2023Hubbards Chase Piggery, Hubbards Close Hornchurch RM11 3DH
Received 22 Jul 20247 Ravenscourt Drive Hornchurch RM12 6HP
Received 18 Mar 20167 Daventry Gardens Romford RM3 7QU
Received 17 Dec 202515 Cedar Road Hornchurch RM12 4YL
Received 26 Apr 201847 Eastern Avenue East ROMFORD RM1 4SD
Received 3 Mar 20171 Waldegrave Gardens Upminster RM14 1UR
Received 25 Jun 2026468 Upper Brentwood Road Romford RM2 6JB
Received 27 Jan 201718 Brookside Hornchurch RM11 2RS
Received 13 Jul 20156 Hacton Parade Central Drive HORNCHURCH RM12 6EL
Received 6 Oct 2017124 Albany Road Hornchurch RM12 4AQ
Received 28 Jul 201539 Masefield Close Romford RM3 7PP
Received 3 Aug 2018Records 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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