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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
Havering planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of London Borough of Havering. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Havering website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates27,540Searchable applications
461Recorded as pending
18%Approval rate · 4,676 approved or refused records
3,819Refused applications
857 approved · 3,819 refused · 1,109 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Aug 2000 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Planning pre-application adviceArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanningvalidations@havering.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesplanning@havering.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas11 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- PP not required Conditions/ReasonsE0011.16
Certificate of lawfulness for existing loft conversion with rear dormer
55 Eastern Avenue East ROMFORD RM1 4SD
Received 16 May 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1503.16
The retention of an ATM installation in a new purpose built steel secure room with steel floor plate and two anti ram raid bollards.
203 Brentwood Road ROMFORD RM1 2SL
Received 15 Sept 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0981.14
Part single & part two storey rear extension
66 Ingreway Romford
Received 23 Jul 2014 - Apprv with Agreement Conditions/ReasonsP1321.17
New 2 bedroom end of terrace dwelling and hip to gable roof to donor property and garage
136 White Hart Lane ROMFORD RM7 8LX
Received 4 Aug 2017 - UndecidedP0810.26
Outline application for the erection of up to 411 dwellings with public open space, landscaping, sustainable drainage system (SuDS), and the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Upminster Road North and Berwick Pond Road, with all matters reserved save for access.
Land off Upminster Road North Rainham
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0140.24
T1 1 Goat Willow, leaning over approach road, suppressed by an Oak tree, reduce vertical growth by 4 M to redress and balance the tree and to lessen weight bearing load T2Cherry, leaning over approach road, suppressed by an Oak tree, reduce vertical growth by 4 M to redress and balance the tree and to lessen weight bearing load
20-42 Latimer Drive, Adjacent to Hornchurch RM12 6TN
Received 30 Dec 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1060.24
Erection of two x3bed semi-detached dwellings with habitable roof space including rear & side dormers and roof lights to front, additional crossover, parking and amenities following demolition of existing bungalow
25 Upland Court Road Romford RM3 0TT
Received 29 Jul 2024 - RefuseN0070.19
Application for non-material amendments to planning consents P1137.11 and N0013.19
Hubbinet Industrial Estate, Units 1 To 16 King George Close Romford RM7 7PN
Received 17 Sept 2019 - PP is required Conditions/ReasonsD0175.19
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed first floor rear extension.
40 Arundel Road Romford Essex RM3 0RT
Received 1 May 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1904.23
Conversion of existing roof for habitable use.
51 Lawns Way Romford RM5 3TH
Received 29 Dec 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0246.18
Proposed single storey front and rear extension with creation of new hardstanding and associated landscaping.
170 Parkside Avenue ROMFORD RM1 4NP
Received 19 Feb 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0890.19
A proposed new 3 x bedroom dwelling to replace an existing garage.
45 Havering Road Romford RM1 4QT
Received 5 Jun 2019 - Pr App Not Req'dY0149.19
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 5.0 metres, a maximum height of 3.0 metres, and an eaves height of 2.845 metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
10 Highfield Road Romford RM5 3RA
Received 20 May 2019 - UndecidedP1100.26
Erection of a single rear extension connect with existing garage.
41 The Drive, Harold Wood Romford RM3 0DU
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0830.18
Retrospective planning permission for outbuilding in rear garden.
71 Aylsham Lane Romford RM3 7YH
Received 4 Jun 2018 - Pr App Not Req'dY0158.19
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6.0 metres, a maximum height of 4.0 metres, and an eaves height of 3 metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
23 Warden Avenue Collier Row Romford RM5 2SP
Received 29 May 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0331.24
2-Storey side extension, 2-storey rear extension, enlarged front porch, raising of the roof height including new front and rear dormers
68 Havering Drive Romford RM1 4BL
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1460.17
The erection of a new dwelling house and detached car port to replace existing residential unit and removal of existing outbuildings hardstanding and caravan
Fairlawns Broxhill Road Havering-atte-Bower Romford RM4 1QJ
Received 5 Sept 2017 - Pr App Not Req'dY0225.18
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6 metres, a maximum height of 3 metres, and an eaves height of 2.8 metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
43 Chestnut Glen Hornchurch RM12 4HL
Received 22 Jun 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP2053.22
Garage conversion to habitable use
70 Collier Row Road Romford RM5 2BA
Received 19 Dec 2022 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1629.25
First floor side extension and conversion of roof space to habitable use to include a rear dormer and front rooflights, and extension to soil vent pipe.
279 Wingletye Lane Hornchurch RM11 3BU
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0352.17
Proposed single storey rear extension, to include roof lantern.
59 Howard Road Upminster RM14 2UE
Received 1 Mar 2017 - Pr App Not Req'dY0195.18
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3m and an eaves height of 3m (PRIOR APPROVAL)
4 Askwith Road Rainham RM13 8ER
Received 1 Jun 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1058.14
Retention of single storey side and rear extension.
21 Wakerfield Close Hornchurch RM11 2TH
Received 4 Aug 2014
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What these statistics cover
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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