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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP0608.15
Erection of purpose-made steel wheeled refuse bin screen next to the public footway.
48-66 Hillrise Road (even) Romford RM5 3BQ
Received 6 May 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1324.14
Single storey rear extension & access decking
50 Waldegrave Gardens Upminster
Received 24 Sept 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0447.15
TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION & PART TWO STOREY PART SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION. SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION.
1 Rothbury Avenue Rainham RM13 9HT
Received 7 Apr 2015 - Pr App Not Req'dY0154.19
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6.0 metres, a maximum height of 3.0 metres, and an eaves height of 3.0 metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
253 Crow Lane Romford RM7 0HA
Received 24 May 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1474.15
Vehicular access and hardstanding
110 Kingshill Avenue Romford RM5 2SA
Received 30 Oct 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1548.18
Installation of a mobile trolley bay to the side of M&S
51-53 Station Road Upminster RM14 2SU
Received 15 Oct 2018 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0220.15
Discharge of Condition 3 of P1118.15
11 Nelmes Road (Land Adjacent) Hornchurch RM11 3HX
Received 18 Nov 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1535.24
Raising the roof line, two storey side and rear extensions with loft conversion to include front and rear dormers, roof light and fenestration alterations
51 Ernest Road Hornchurch RM11 3JN
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1348.18
Hip to gable and partial hip roof, roof lights and rear dormer windows.
Rydal Mount North Road Havering-Atte-Bower Romford RM4 1QA
Received 30 Aug 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0018.23
Proposed single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear extension and outbuilding. Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and roof lights to front (Part Retrospective)
9 Barton Road Hornchurch RM12 4AA
Received 5 Jan 2023 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0269.19
Outline planning application for eight one bedroom dwellings and associated parking with area improvements to go alongside the development.
Diban Court land adj (to the rear of 42 The Broad Way) Hornchurch RM12 4RN
Received 20 Feb 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0259.15
Rear extension ground floor part first floor with alterations to roof
20 Western Avenue Romford RM2 6EH
Received 2 Mar 2015 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0005.17
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed loft conversion with hip to gable and rear dormer.
4 Wordsworth Close ROMFORD RM3 7PD
Received 5 Jan 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1589.14
Demolition of three exterior stores and the erection of a single storey building comprising 4no. classrooms and toilets and the erection of a single storey studio as an extension to the existing building.
Rise Park Junior School Annan Way Romford RM1 4UD
Received 2 Dec 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1613.15
Addition of a dormer to front of property and an addition of a single storey rear extension to create breakfast room
11 Kent Drive Hornchurch RM12 6TD
Received 6 Nov 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1237.23
Single storey side/rear extension
Flat 2 256 South Street Romford RM1 2AD
Received 9 Aug 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1352.19
Installation of external uplighters
9-11 Market Place Romford RM1 3AB
Received 30 Aug 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0884.19
The conversion of the existing garage into 1 bed residential annexe and the associated works of alteration
Capel Nelmes 1 Sylvan Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2PL
Received 3 Jun 2019 - Apprv with Agreement Conditions/ReasonsP1368.15
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 19 dwelling houses with associated amenity, parking and landscaping. Amended building positions of Plot 1-4, 7-9 & 12-14. Inclusive from previously approved planning application number P1034.14
1 Albyns Close Rainham RM13 7YA
Received 15 Sept 2015 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0092.23
Discharge of condition 6 from P0232.22
53 Taunton Road Romford RM3 7ST
Received 25 Apr 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0969.26
Proposed new vehicle crossover (dropped kerb) on a classified road
110 Southend Arterial Road Hornchurch RM2 6PL
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Apprv with Agreement Conditions/ReasonsP1357.13
Mixed use development comprising retail store on ground floor with 5 no flats over first and second floors.Provision of on site parking: 5 car spaces for flats and 11 for retail.Formation of new service lay-by off Suttons Lane.
Former Petrol Filling Station adj 2a Suttons Lane Hornchurch RM12 6RJ
Received 6 Nov 2013 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1368.19
Proposed rear and side ground floor extension.
41 Beauly Way Romford Essex RM1 4XH
Received 30 Aug 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0947.17
Outline planning application for the demolition of all buildings and redevelopment of the site for residential use providing up to 259 units with ancillary car parking, landscaping and access
49-87 New Road Rainham RM13 8ET
Received 5 Jun 2017
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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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