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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 dates27,806Searchable applications
455Recorded as pending
18%Approval rate · 4,715 approved or refused records
3,850Refused applications
865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1814.16
Replacement of 15no. windows
33 Squirrels Heath Avenue Gidea Park Romford RM2 6AD
Received 8 Nov 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0082.24
Variation of condition 3 of planning permission ref:P1541.23 dated 21/12/2023 to allow for alterations to rear fenestration - Juliet Balcony window. (First floor rear extension with two first floor flank windows, lowered pitched roof and finish in smooth off-white render (part retrospective), and 2m high timber panel boundary treatment to replace existing masonry wall)
96 Nelson Road Rainham RM13 8AP
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1557.24
Erection of a 3-bed dwelling with associated off-street car parking space and access, soft landscaping, and cycle/refuse storage following demolition of existing outbuilding to rear of donor property.
32 Glebe Road Rainham RM13 9LH
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1123.14
Single storey side & rear extensions, two additional windows to flank wall at second storey, additional garage & loft conversion with dormers to garage roof, additional section of boundary fence
17 Dickens Way Romford
Received 5 Aug 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0074.13
Erection 6 No, two storey houses (1 detached 4 bedroom, 4 semi-detached 3 bedroom & 1 mid-terrace 3 bedroom) together with on site parking & cycle store t & extending the access road (Surridge Close)
Land adj to 20 and 25 Surridge Close & r/o 55-57 Parsonage Road Rainham
Received 22 Jan 2013 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0122.23
Discharge of condition 7 of P0443.23
52 Chestnut Glen Hornchurch RM12 4HL
Received 1 Jun 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0747.26
Single storey rear extension
68 Albany Road Hornchurch RM12 4AF
Received 17 Jun 2026 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0192.25
Discharge of conditions 2, 5, 7 & 8 from P0742.25
Cranham Golf Course St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0905.17
Variation of condition 2 attached to planning permission reference: P0318.09 (stationing of two mobile homes and one touring caravan) to allow a different family to occupy the site
RAILWAY SIDINGS CARAVAN SITE Ockendon Road NORTH OCKENDEN UPMINSTER RM14 2TL
Received 24 May 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsL0002.24
Listed building consent for repair and restoration including: reinstating roof tiles, repair soffits, renewal of lead and copper work to roof, repair and redecorate external render, repair and maintenance of all windows, rainwater goods, rendering and repointing to basement level, repair and renewal of metal work to balconies, repair of chimney stacks and reinstatement of chimney pots, repair of atrium roof light, repair of porch roof, repair of 'old dairy' and basement passageway entrance, form evaporation channel and repair window sills and form drips to render at basement level, minor timber treatment where required. Interior redecoration, stabilise and repair of staircase. Modification to contemporary library shelving and re position radiator. Re-tile, refit sanitary-ware and alteration to screen wall to second floor bathroom and WC. Install en-suite to second floor dressing room.
The Round House, Broxhill Road Havering-atte-bower Romford RM4 1QH
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Non standard decQ0013.18
discharge condition 2 (materials) from P1544.17
26 Herbert Road HORNCHURCH RM11 3LD
Received 15 Jan 2018 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0731.24
Retrospective application for the outbuilding including adding fireproofing cladding/materials
6 Hacton Parade, Central Drive Hornchurch RM12 6EL
Received 23 May 2024 - Approve no cons Conditions/ReasonsN0011.18
Minor amendment of P0847.14 - omission of bifold doors and use of three panel sliding alternative.
5 Reed Pond Walk Romford RM2 5PJ
Received 12 Feb 2018 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0389.15
Certificate of lawfulness for hip to gable roof extension and rear dormer.
14 St Albans Avenue Upminster RM14 3JS
Received 30 Dec 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0094.23
Single/two storey side/rear extensions and the provision of additional fenestration and doors
91 Nelmes Crescent Hornchurch RM11 2PP
Received 18 Jan 2023 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0058.16
Ash tree to front of property has not been pruned for many years, overall crown reduction by 3m from tip and to an inter-nodal branch break and crown thin by 10%
310 Main Road ROMFORD RM2 6PA
Received 26 May 2016 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0031.24
T24 Ash Re-Pollard back to previous pollard points @ approximately 7m from ground level by removing approximately 4 metres of growth from the trees. T25 Ash Make new Pollard @ approximately 7 metres from ground level by removing approximately 4 metres of growth from trees. Old fruiting body of fungi found on ground seems to have fallen from 4 metres on main stem. Suspected shaggy bracket but fruiting body too decomposed to tell. Potential hollowing in main stem when knocked with hand. I didnâ??t have my hammer on me at the time.
16 Spinney Close Rainham RM13 8LR
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0520.19
Alterations to farm shop to form cafe area and part of organic greenhouse to create farm shop area
Youngs Farm St Mary's Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
Received 29 Mar 2019 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0114.26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with a rear dormer with installation of roof lights to front
24 Fontayne Avenue Romford RM1 4NR
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Pr App Not Req'dY0109.19
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 8.0 metres, a maximum height of 3.0 metres, and an eaves height of 3.0 metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
270 Brentwood Road Romford RM2 5SU
Received 8 Mar 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1482.25
Extend existing shed to include gym, sauna and home office
24 Beechfield Gardens Romford RM7 0EJ
Received 17 Nov 2025 - UndecidedP1077.26
Ground floor rear extension, loft conversion with dormer windows, remove existing shrubs to expose parking bay
28 The Mall Hornchurch RM11 1FS
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0496.24
Proposed removal of external chimney stacks and internal chimney's
108 Mildmay Road Romford RM7 7BU
Received 9 Apr 2024 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0097.19
Certificate of Lawfulness for a single storey rear extension
174 Benhurst Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4QN
Received 9 Mar 2019
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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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