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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP1320.16
Proposed single storey rear extension and extension of existing patio.
10 Northumberland Avenue HORNCHURCH RM11 2HL
Received 19 Aug 2016 - Prior App COU Refuse Conditions/ReasonsJ0033.23
Application for Prior Notification of development of single storey vertical extension
ARCHERS APARTMENTS 27 HAYSOMS CLOSE ROMFORD RM1 4DL
Received 25 Sept 2023 - Pr App Not Req'dY0292.25
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6.00m, a maximum height of 3.25m, and an eaves height of 3.00m (PRIOR APPROVAL)
11 Bridport Avenue Romford RM7 9HL
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1568.17
Single storey rear extension, two storey side extension and dormers to front and rear elevation.
47 Brookdale Avenue RM14 2LT
Received 21 Sept 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0741.19
Works for site preparation, remediation and enabling works.
Plot 24 and 26 Land off Ferry Lane London RM13 9BP
Received 10 May 2019 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP1002.15
Erection of a two storey 2 bedroom detached dwelling on land rear of 73 & 75 Upper Rainham Road
73 & 75 Upper Rainham Road (Land Rear of) Hornchurch RM12 4BS
Received 22 Jul 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1761.18
Loft conversion with front and rear dormer windows.
4 Wilton Drive Romford RM5 3TJ
Received 23 Nov 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0303.19
Proposed extension and conversion of existing vacant building, to provide ground and basement retail together with 9 self-contained flats over upper floors and erection of a detached house fronting Richards Avenue; together with associated landscaping, access way and parking.
164 London Road Romford RM7 9EU
Received 25 Feb 2019 - WithdrawnY0061.18
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 4m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3.1m and an eaves height of 2.1m (PRIOR APPROVAL)
45 Devonshire Road Hornchurch RM12 4LG
Received 14 Feb 2018 - Pr App Refused Conditions/ReasonsY0152.15
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6 metres from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3 metres and an eaves height of 3 metres
Shangri-La Lambs Lane Rainham RM13 9XF
Received 20 May 2015 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0379.18
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed outbuilding for incidental uses (hobby area and playroom).
63 Crystal Avenue Hornchurch RM12 6SJ
Received 7 Oct 2018 - Tree Work Part App Conditions/ReasonsT0095.19
This oak tree belongs to the owner of house no 31 Elmhurst Drive Hornchurch which is backing on my garden and all branches have over grown and hanging over my lawn area where my little grand children play and as mentioned earlier lot of large branches have fallen on my lawn which is dangerous for my young children if the owner agrees she can get rid of the tree and we can replace with one ash in the same position
28 Harrow Drive Hornchurch RM11 1NU
Received 21 Aug 2019 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0206.19
DEMOLITION OF GARAGE AND CONSTRUCTON OF 1NO FOUR BEDROOM DETACHED HOUSE P0649.18 Conditions(s) CONDITIONS 6, 11, 12, 13 AND 14
33 Park Drive Romford RM1 4LH
Received 5 Aug 2019 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0001.15
Conversion of existing roof space to provide new bedroom & en-suite shower room facilities.
24 Woodfield Drive Romford RM2 5DH
Received 6 Jan 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1384.14
First floor extension with new roof and reconfiguration of internal layout.
83 Wingletye Lane Hornchurch RM11 3AT
Received 8 Oct 2014 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0117.26
Discharge of Conditions 5 of P1370.25
Royal Liberty School Upper Brentwood Road ROMFORD RM2 6HJ
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1202.16
Single storey rear infill extension. Demolish existing detached garage to the rear and construct a new single storey garage to be attached to the side of the property
73 Clyde Way ROMFORD RM1 4XT
Received 12 Aug 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1035.19
Two storey rear extension, single storey front extension and garage conversion.
48 St Leonards Way Hornchurch Essex RM11 1FR
Received 4 Jul 2019 - Pr App Refused Conditions/ReasonsY0250.24
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 3.10m, and an eaves height of 2.89m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
18 The Glen Rainham RM13 9NU
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1335.19
Demolition of existing side garage and erection of single storey front/porch extension and part two storey/part single storey rear and side extensions with hipped roof over.
21 WINDERMERE AVE RM12 5EL ELM PARK RM12 5EL
Received 29 Aug 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1461.14
Front porch extension
49 Ramsay Gardens Romford RM3 7NS
Received 16 Oct 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0334.15
Proposed demolition of existing side garage and erection of two storey side extension
96 Lake Rise Romford RM1 4EE
Received 12 Mar 2015 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1632.22
Single storey rear extension.
124 Mildmay Road Romford RM7 7BU
Received 6 Oct 2022 - Pr App Not Req'dY0210.23
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 4.50m, a maximum height of 3m, and an eaves height of 2.90m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
335 FRONT LANE UPMINSTER RM14 1LW
Received 11 Aug 2023
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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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