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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Agreement Conditions/ReasonsP0104.15
To modify the approved scheme P1510.12 for two semi-detached houses to two detached houses on land to rear of 57, 59 and 61 Brookdale Avenue,with a slight alteration to the boundaries of 59 and 61 with a shared access drive as before.
57 Brookdale Avenue Upminster RM14 2LT
Received 28 Jan 2015 - PP is required (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsD0344.23
Certificate of Lawfulness for change of use of a single dwellinghouse to a care home for children and young people
27 Kingston Road Romford RM1 3NB
Received 25 Jul 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1478.25
proposed outbuilding and covered structure to the rear garden
19 Nelmes Way Hornchurch RM11 2QY
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0655.23
New office extension building across the existing open front forecourt attached to existing L shaped building.
15 Lamson Road Rainham RM13 9YY
Received 25 Apr 2023 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0043.19
Walnut Tree T1 on TPO 4/97 at front of 59a Argyle Gardens 20% crown reduction.
59A Argyle Gardens Upminster RM14 3HH
Received 10 Apr 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP2070.16
Two storey side and part rear extensions, roof extension
6 Balgores Square Gidea Park RM2 6AO
Received 29 Dec 2016 - Approve no cons Conditions/ReasonsN0030.15
Minor Amendment to internal windows. Finalised plant (roof mounted) including SVP's and extract flues identified
Car Park Associated with Chaucer House Mercury Gardens Western Road Romford RM1 3JT
Received 17 Jun 2015 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0835.19
Retrospective change of use from A1 to A3 ancillary use during day as a coffee shop and during evenings as an overflow area to the existing restaurant trading from 39 Corbets Tey Road and retention of a shop front
41 Corbets Tey Road Upminster RM14 2AJ
Received 24 May 2019 - WithdrawnQ0210.25
Discharge of Condition(s) 11 of P0542.25
32 Nelmes Way Hornchurch RM11 2QZ
Received 12 Nov 2025 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0246.17
Discharge of Conditions 3,4 and 5 of P1678.16
161 Whitchurch Road Romford RM3 9AA
Received 22 Dec 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1946.16
Single storey front extension and pitched roof over existing flat roof canopy.
59 Sackville Crescent Romford RM3 0EH
Received 28 Nov 2016 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0170.18
Discharge of Conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12 of Application Ref P0965.17 Appeal Ref: APP/B5480/W/18/3192662
R/O 7 Hamlet Close Romford RM5 2DT
Received 6 Jul 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1227.16
Demolition of porch and the construction of a single storey front extension to create disabled wet room and access
7 Stanley Close HORNCHURCH RM12 4JR
Received 3 Aug 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0368.26
Single storey rear extension and first floor extension with mansard roof to provide additional accommodation
2 Highfield Crescent Hornchurch RM12 6QB
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1799.18
Proposed single storey side and rear extensions to include roof alterations
38 Randall Drive Hornchurch RM12 6SX
Received 28 Nov 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1355.19
Replace windows and doors
10 The Mall Hornchurch RM11 1FN
Received 30 Aug 2019 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0416.17
Certificate of Lawfulness to construct new rear dormer to existing semi-detached dwelling and convert from hip to gable roof.
25 Beltinge Road ROMFORD RM3 0UH
Received 13 Oct 2017 - Pr App Not Req'dY0218.24
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 3m, and an eaves height of 2.75m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
195 Lyndhurst Drive Hornchurch RM11 1JN
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0741.26
Conversion of roof space to habitable use to include front and rear roof lights and side gable window
43 Claremont Road Hornchurch RM11 1BY
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Apprv with Agreement Conditions/ReasonsP1106.16
Redevelopment of Parking Court for 3 no. 2 bedroom 4 person residential units with associated car parking and landscaping at Roseberry Gardens, Cranham,
Roseberry Gardens (Parking Court) Roseberry Gardens Cranham RM14 1NN
Received 1 Jul 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0580.26
Demolition of existing pool enclosure to allow for extension of the existing (changing/shower/sauna/hot tub/garden room) outbuilding for home office/garden room/stroage/gym/changing/shower use.
1 Belmont Avenue Upminster RM14 2RR
Received 6 May 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0886.19
Single Storey Rear Extension and Internal Alterations
137 Argyle Gardens Upminster RM14 3EU
Received 5 Jun 2019 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0086.15
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed Loft Conversion
15 Rushmere Avenue Upminster RM14 3AW
Received 27 Mar 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1540.25
Single storey side/rear extension and the removal of the pitched roof over the existing ground floor rear projection & single storey rear extension.
37 Ascension Road Romford RM5 3RS
Received 3 Dec 2025
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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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