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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 dates27,806Searchable 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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP0673.17
Single storey front extension to entrance hall
148 Birch Crescent Hornchurch RM11 2NG
Received 17 May 2017 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0031.17
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion to include hip to gable roof layout and rear dormer.
97 Gubbins Lane Harold Wood RM3 0DR
Received 23 Jan 2017 - Pr App Not Req'dY0042.17
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 5 metres, a maximum height of 3.1 metres, and an eaves height of 3 metres.(PRIOR APPROVAL)
24 Victoria Avenue Collier Row RM5 2QD
Received 3 Feb 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0065.16
Two internally illuminated replacement fascia signs
4 The Brewery Romford RM1 1AU
Received 14 Oct 2016 - DOC Discharge PARTQ0232.14
Discharge of conditions 6, 12, 13, 17, 20 , 23 28, 29, 34, 35, 38 and 39 of P0496.13
Former Oldchurch Hospital Waterloo Road Romford RM7 0BF
Received 29 Oct 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0006.26
Variation of condtions No. 2 (materials) and 3 (approved plans) of planning permission ref: P0023.25 dated 29/04/2025 to change materials to match existing property (Demolition of existing outbuilding and sheds and construction of new outbuilding)
6 Meadway Romford RM2 5NU
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1289.16
Single/part double storey rear extension and internal alterations
43 Claremont Gardens UPMINSTER RM14 1DW
Received 10 Aug 2016 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0398.18
OUTBUILDING, REAR EXTENSION & LOFT CONVERSION WITH DORMER.
203 Rainham Road RAINHAM RM13 7SB
Received 14 Mar 2018 - Approve no cons Conditions/ReasonsN0018.26
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission Ref: P1596.24 dated 23/12/2025 to allow for amendments to the fenestration, roof and porch (Full planning application for the partial demolition and conversion of the main building and demolition of all other buildings and structures, and redevelopment of the site to provide 9 residential dwellings, with car parking, landscaping and related infrastructure)
Century Youth House Albert Road Romford RM1 2PS
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1453.24
Proposed front boundary wall with sliding entrance gate
20 BARLEYCORN WAY HORNCHURCH RM11 3JJ
Received 29 Oct 2024 - PP is required Conditions/ReasonsE0021.18
Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Private Terraced House. New Loft Conversion
136 White Hart Lane Romford RM7 8LX
Received 19 Jun 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0968.16
Single storey ground floor rear extension
41 Granton Avenue UPMINSTER RM14 2RU
Received 9 Jun 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1184.18
Demolition of existing garage and construction of double storey side extension, part single storey front extension and internal alterations.
34 Devonshire Road Hornchurch RM12 4LQ
Received 1 Aug 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0354.16
Proposed single storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer and skylights
13 Devonshire Road Hornchurch RM12 4LG
Received 18 Mar 2016 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0215.23
Discharge of Condition 9 of P1947.17
Herald Court 60 Gubbins Lane Romford RM3 0BL
Received 26 Sept 2023 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0987.14
Erection of a detached dwelling for occupation by veterinary surgeon
Ivy Lodge Equine Veterinary Clinic Nags Head Lane Upminster RM14 1TS
Received 17 Jul 2014 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0312.16
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear ground floor single storey extension to a single dwelling house.
69 Severn Drive UPMINSTER RM14 1QF
Received 30 Aug 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1003.23
Front porch infill extension and garage conversion with front window and additional window to side gable
137 Main Road Romford RM2 6LS
Received 23 Jun 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1898.17
Single storey extension to nursery and single storey extension to provide Alternative Resource Provision (ARP) specialist unit, plus alterations to car parking areas.
Mead Primary School Amersham Road Romford RM3 9JD
Received 17 Nov 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0051.18
Advertisement consent to display two fascia wall mounted signs.
Brookes Trading Estate, Units 9 -11 Lyon Road Romford RM1 2AT
Received 13 Jul 2018 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0085.17
Demolition of the existing building, erection of three storey apartment blocks with room accommodation comprising 32 No. Self contained apartments, layouts 32 parking spaces associated landscaping and amenity space. Planning appeal approval ref: APP/B5480/W/16/3147474 Havering Refusal Ref: P1241.15 Conditions(s) Condition 4 - Hard/Soft Landscaping. Previously approved under application No. Q0196.16. We are applying for approval of updated drawings to superseded previously approved drawings. Condition 14 - Refuse Storage Condition 15 - Cycle Storage Condition 19 - Road Finishes
Pinewoods St Johns Road ROMFORD RM5 2RS
Received 1 Jun 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0656.24
Erection of side garage with pitched canopy porch across front door. Demolition of existing rear extension and construction of replacement extension with flat roof. Widening of rear extension by additional 825mm.
4 GREAT GARDENS ROAD HORNCHURCH RM11 2BB
Received 10 May 2024 - WithdrawnP0698.24
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer
38A Corbets Tey Road Upminster RM14 2AD
Received 16 May 2024 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1263.23
Proposed Loft Conversion with Rear Dormer.
43 Maiden Way Rainham RM13 8LF
Received 15 Aug 2023
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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