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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP0486.17
Proposed change of use from A5 (Hot Food Takeaway) to A3 (Restaurant & Cafe) using existing extract equipment. Alter opening hours to 06:00 to 20:00 Monday to Saturday and 08:00 to 18:00 on Sunday and Bank Holidays.
624 Upper Brentwood Road Romford RM2 6HS
Received 24 Mar 2017 - PP is required Conditions/ReasonsD0406.24
Certificate of Lawfulness for change of use from residential dwelling to use as a residential family centre to provide parenting assessments
264 Elm Park Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4PQ
Received 7 Oct 2024 - WithdrawnP1159.23
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR/INFILL EXTENSION
60 Bartlow Gardens Romford RM5 3TX
Received 24 Jul 2023 - Pr App Not Req'dY0363.22
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 4m, a maximum height of 4m, and an eaves height of 2.7m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
25 Nightingale Avenue Upminster RM14 1ES
Received 17 Nov 2022 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0067.16
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip to gable-end roof conversion with full width rear dormer and ground floor side extension.
106 Nelson Road Rainham RM13 8AP
Received 11 Mar 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0136.14
Construction of an extended area for bales storage, water storage tank, pump house and electrical sub-station
Veolia Rainham Landfill Coldharbour Lane Rainham & Wennington RM13 9BJ
Received 5 Feb 2014 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0094.18
Certificate of Lawfulness for a single storey rear extension.
41 BELTINGE ROAD ROMFORD RM3 0UH
Received 26 Feb 2018 - UndecidedN0036.26
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission ref: P0979.25 dated 06/07/2026 to permit internal and external alterations (The erection of two 3xbed semi-detached dwellings with amenities, landscaping and parking following the demolition of the existing structures)
42 Dymoke Road Hornchurch RM11 1AA
Received 24 Sept 2026 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0374.17
Certificate of Lawfulness for a hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and 3 No. velux windows at front.
27 KINFAUNS AVENUE HORNCHURCH RM11 2AW
Received 4 Sept 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0546.26
Demolition of two existing rear outbuildings, erection of a single-storey rear extension, upward extension to 1st floor level including new roof structure to facilitate a loft conversion with dormer windows to the side and rear roof slopes, and associated alterations to the front facade
Woodlands North Road Havering-Atte-Bower Romford RM4 1PX
Received 29 Apr 2026 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0376.18
Certificate of lawfulness for the commencement of works approved under application reference P0690.15. The works comprise the digging of a trench to contain the foundations of part of the proposed new building.
Franks Farm St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
Received 4 Oct 2018 - Pr App Not Req'dY0253.17
single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6.0 metres, a maximum height of 3.0 metres, and an eaves height of 2.55 metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
127 Rush Green Road Romford Essex RM7 0PU
Received 12 Jul 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0117.26
Single storey rear infill extension and porch to front, following partial demolition of single storey rear extension and integral garage
113 Moor Lane Upminster RM14 1HE
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1368.24
Single Storey Rear Extension and Sliding Gate
2A Pretoria Road Romford RM7 7AS
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1295.24
Proposed first floor rear extensions and new first floor window to existing flank wall
151 LYNDHURST DRIVE HORNCHURCH RM11 1JN
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1171.17
Erection of outbuilding / summer house.
32 Devonshire Road HORNCHURCH RM12 4LQ
Received 13 Jul 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1000.17
Single storey rear extension and side porch extension
130 Lake Avenue RAINHAM RM13 9SQ
Received 13 Jun 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0125.18
Single storey rear extension. Rear Outbuilding for Gym, storage room and toilet
1 Woodstock Avenue ROMFORD RM3 9NF
Received 29 Jan 2018 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0046.23
Various external works including the removal of front patio area, extension to rear garden area for outdoor seating and installation of timber post and rope barriers, replacement lighting scheme, extension and replacement gate to refuse yard, additional boundary wall to southern access point and associated works.
The Optimist, Hacton Lane Hornchurch RM14 2XY
Received 11 Jan 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1195.25
first floor side, front, and rear extensions, demolition of rear conservatory, single storey rear extension, two storey front extension, alterations of fenestration, and raising of eaves and roof height
15 Ernest Road Hornchurch RM11 3JE
Received 11 Sept 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0010.17
Two storey side extension over and incorporating the attached garage to a terrace property
41 Spring Gardens HORNCHURCH RM12 5BG
Received 5 Jan 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1510.16
Single storey rear extension.
77 Camborne Avenue ROMFORD RM3 8QP
Received 19 Sept 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0438.18
Proposed first floor front and first floor rear extensions and alterations.
134 LANCASTER DRIVE HORNCHURCH RM12 5SL
Received 21 Mar 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0862.23
Retrospective application for the retention of changes made to approved outbuilding
131 Betterton Road Rainham RM13 8ND
Received 31 May 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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