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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0099.24
Large house chestnut tree, located in garden. Noticed signs of fungus coming from the cavity. Tree sugeon advised to remove the chestnut tree. Replant with chery tree
Dothan House, 458 Upper Brentwood Road Romford RM2 6JB
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Pr App Not Req'dY0215.16
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 5.5m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 4m and an eaves height of 3m
10 Tuck Road Rainham RM13 7HB
Received 11 Jul 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0906.15
Conversion of integral garage to bedroom
161A Church Road Romford RM3 0SD
Received 26 Jun 2015 - Pr App Refused (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsM0002.17
Prior approval for siting and appearance of public payphone.(PRIOR APPROVAL
O/S 99-103 South Street (The Moon & Stars) Romford RM1 1NX
Received 9 Jan 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1518.23
Application of fabric first Retrofit measures to properties in Cedar Road
4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 14A Cedar Road Romford RM7 7JS
Received 10 Oct 2023 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0090.23
Discharge of conditions 3,4, 5,& 7 of P0295.20
82 Harrow Drive Hornchurch RM11 1NX
Received 21 Apr 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0687.23
Single storey rear extension, removing the railing and parapet wall on first floor level
1 Ashmour Gardens Romford RM1 4RH
Received 3 May 2023 - Tree Work Approved Conditions/ReasonsT0054.18
1. Fell London plane on my rear boundary line because of excessive shading and low amenity value It is also affecting the house to my left and the house at the end of my garden in Meadway. Replant similar. 2. Prune Oak on my rear boundary line 30 % of the overall tree and raise the bottom of the canopy 30%. At present the branches are at head height and shade a lot of the garden.
45 Heath Drive Romford RM2 5QL
Received 11 Jun 2018 - PP is required Conditions/ReasonsD0422.25
Certificate of Lawfulness for change of use from dwelling (C3) to supported living (care home) for up to 5 people (C3(b))
39 Rush Green Road Romford RM7 0PT
Received 8 Sept 2025 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0077.16
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of rear out-building to accommodate garage and storage
9 Berkshire Way Hornchurch RM11 3HB
Received 3 Mar 2016 - Approve no cons Conditions/ReasonsN0054.25
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission Ref: P0772.23 dated 11/07/2023 to allow for amendment to porch canopy type and position of rear roof-mounted PV panels (Two storey, 2-bed, terraced dwelling and amenity space)
3 Marine Cottage, Wennington Road Rainham RM13 9DY
Received 17 Dec 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0608.24
Single storey front extension, and part single, part two storey rear extension
25 Squirrels Heath Road Romford RM3 0LH
Received 1 May 2024 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0010.17
Works to trees as per schedule: T120 Sycamore - Fell to ground level. T124 & T125 Sycamores - Fell to ground level. T88 -91 Sycamores - Fell to ground level. T78 & T79 Sycamores - Fell to ground level. T93 Sycamore - Pollard at approximately 3m height. T95 Sycamore - Reduce height by 5-6m and prune lateral growth to shape. T104 Sycamore - Fell to ground level. T127 & T128 Sycamore x2 - Reduce crowns by 2.5m and remove deadwood. T74-77 Robinias - Reduce height by 2.5-3m and prune lateral growth to shape. T71 Robinia x2 - Fell to ground level. T67 - Robinia - Remove deadwood. T64 - Sycamore - Reduce crown by 2m. T148 Robinia - Remove declining middle stem.
Rainham Hall Broadway Romford
Received 31 Jan 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1458.14
Erection of single storey rear extension
2a Sunnyside Gardens Upminster RM14 3DS
Received 16 Oct 2014 - UndecidedQ0144.26
Discharge of conditions 3.4.7.8.9.15.18.20.23.24.25 of P0967.25
45 Squirrels Heath Lane Romford RM2 6DP
Received 25 May 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0422.18
SINGLE STOREY REAR AND SIDE EXTENSION
31 Medora Road ROMFORD RM7 7EP
Received 21 Mar 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1491.19
Proposed single storey rear extension
47 Elmer Gardens Rainham RM13 7BT
Received 24 Sept 2019 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0344.24
Certificate of Lawfulness for loft conversion and single storey ground floor rear extension.
4 South Hall Drive Rainham RM13 9HS
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP1479.23
Demolition of existing rear single storey garage and side extension to donor property to allow for construction of 2 bedroom end-of-terrace property with parking to the rear.
12 Crow Lane Romford RM7 0ED
Received 27 Sept 2023 - WithdrawnP1701.14
Demolish existing detached bungalow and construct 2 bedroom semi-detached(1 pair) chalets with off street parking
278 Brentwood Road Hornchurch RM2 5SU
Received 8 Jan 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0972.26
Single storey rear extension
92 The Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4JG
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsN0043.18
Minor amendment to P0845.18 - Higher pitch and higher roof to rear extension to allow for support beams and appropriate tiles.
70 Sedgefield Crescent Romford RM3 9RS
Received 13 Sept 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP2036.22
Erection of a two-storey detached 5 bed dwelling following demolition of existing dwelling
8 Hamilton Drive Romford RM3 0UU
Received 15 Dec 2022 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0319.24
Erection of part single, part two storey rear extension with first floor Juliette balcony and two storey front extension, demolition of existing Outbuilding/Storage and erection of outbuilding to the back of the garden comprising Gym/Office
291 Warren Drive Hornchurch RM12 4PW
Received 4 Mar 2024
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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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