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.
781 approved · 3,606 refused · 1,053 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
103 Hyland Way Hornchurch RM11 1DY
Received 22 Aug 202544 Hayes Drive RAINHAM RM13 7EL
Received 6 Sept 201636 Woodstock Avenue Romford RM3 9NF
Received 21 May 20182B Grosvenor Gardens UPMINSTER RM14 1DJ
Received 6 Mar 2018Phase 2A, Block B, Former Harold Wood Hospital Gubbins Lane RM3 0BE
Received 28 Nov 2017Romford Clinic, Main Road Romford RM1 3BS
Received 27 Feb 2023123 Hall Lane Upminster RM14 1AU
Received 11 Feb 2026ZIZZI The Brewery Romford RM1 1AU
Received 28 Sept 201828 CROWLANDS AVENUE ROMFORD RM7 9JB
Received 4 Dec 2018620 Upper Brentwood Road Romford RM2 6HS
Received 12 Dec 2016132 Carlton Road Romford RM2 5BD
Received 29 Sept 201552 & 52A Collier Row Lane Romford RM5 3BB
Received 17 Mar 202314 Litten Close, Collier Row Romford RM5 2LG
Received 12 Feb 202444 Clockhouse Lane Romford RM5 3QP
Received 1 Mar 2017158 Balgores Lane Gidea Park Romford RM2 6BS
Received 2 Jul 201516 Tudor Avenue Romford RM2 5LB
Received 3 Jun 2024Pavement to front of 24 Station Lane Hornchurch RM12 3NJ
Received 27 Jan 2023103 Retford Road Romford RM3 9NH
Received 10 Aug 202352 Chelmsford Avenue Romford RM5 3XJ
Received 12 Jan 202355a Marshalls Drive Romford RM1 4JR
Received 5 Apr 201612 Kenilworth Gardens Hornchurch RM12 4SE
Received 10 Sept 201586 Harrow Drive Hornchurch RM11 1NX
Received 5 Jul 20242 Wray Close Hornchurch RM11 1JX
Received 30 Nov 201519 Lancaster Drive Hornchurch RM12 5TA
Received 1 Dec 2025Records 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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