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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0055.16
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion
28 Norfolk Road Romford RM7 9DL
Received 17 Feb 2016 - Pr App Not Req'dY0208.15
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 4m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3.428m and an eaves height of 2.719m
86 Ravensbourne Crescent Harold Wood Romford RM3 0UB
Received 12 Aug 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1842.15
Garden summer house, designed to match rear of house.
7 Ashleigh Gardens Upminster RM14 3AX
Received 14 Dec 2015 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0409.19
Two storey rear extension and part single storey rear/side extension. Loft conversion to include rear dormer with Juliette balcony and 2No. front roof lights.
2 Clovelly Gardens Romford RM7 8NP
Received 17 Mar 2019 - Pr App Refused Conditions/ReasonsY0050.19
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6 metres, a maximum height of 3.70 metres, and an eaves height of 3.30 metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
32 Hazel Drive Hornchurch Rm11 2AR
Received 5 Feb 2019 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0425.24
Loft conversion with rear dormer, roof lights to front and gable window
22 Sudbury Close Romford RM3 9FL
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0853.16
Single storey side and rear extensions with both rear and front dormer windows.
172 Moor Lane Cranham Upminster Essex RM14 1HE
Received 10 May 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0642.26
Erection of front porch with alterations to existing front steps and single storey side/ rear extension
40 Horndon Road Romford RM5 3EU
Received 26 May 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1637.24
Single storey rear and side extensions
145 Lodge Avenue Romford RM2 5AH
Received 11 Dec 2024 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsE0043.23
Retention of existing rear outbuilding for use as study/tv room
50 Hog Hill Road Romford RM5 2DH
Received 29 Nov 2023 - Pr App Not Req'dY0191.15
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 8 metres from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3 metres and an eaves height of 2.8 metres
81 Pretoria Road Romford RM7 7AX
Received 5 Oct 2015 - WithdrawnP1331.24
Part retrospective application for installation of a storage container for proposed use as a store/gym involving alterations to doors and windows and installation of steps to entrance
6 HUBERT ROAD RAINHAM RM13 8AB
Received 4 Oct 2024 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0138.17
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and skylights in front roof slope with a single storey rear extension following a prior approval application (Y0127.17)
70 Amery Gardens ROMFORD RM2 6RU
Received 5 Apr 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0984.16
Single/two storey side & first floor rear extensions to include roof alteration
Mystole Lambs Lane North RAINHAM RM13 9XT
Received 10 Jun 2016 - WithdrawnP1704.15
Two Storey Side and Rear Extension
May Cottage Fen Lane North Ockendon Upminster RM14 3PR
Received 17 Nov 2015 - WithdrawnP1690.24
Variation of condition Nos.2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14a, 18, 19, 22, 23, 26, 28, 29, 33a, 34, 39, 40, and 43 of planning permission ref:P0755.21 dated 27/05/2022 to permit an increase of bedrooms by three (Erection of 2/3 storey 87 bedroom and suites care home for the frail elderly (Class C2 Use) with ancillary and communal accommodation, together with associated landscaping, access arrangements, car and cycle parking)
Land off Nelmes Way, Ardleigh Green Hornchurch RM11 2LL
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsA0053.23
Single black telephone kiosk with illuminated integrated LCD advertising display
Pavement, O/S 18-20 Station Road Upminster RM14 2UB
Received 13 Sept 2023 - Pr App Not Req'dY0147.24
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 5.44m, a maximum height of 2.75m, and an eaves height of 2.45m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
112 Burnway Hornchurch RM11 3SQ
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0181.16
Proposed replacement of existing dwelling and detached garage
59 Ardleigh Green Road Hornchurch RM11 2JZ
Received 3 Feb 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1089.23
Erection of single storey Additional Resource Provision (ARP) classroom block with associated access.
Chafford School, Lambs Lane South Rainham RM13 9XD
Received 10 Jul 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0277.15
Single storey rear extension
177 Shepherds Hill Harold Wood RM3 0NR
Received 3 Mar 2015 - Pr App Given Conditions/ReasonsY0278.17
single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 4.6 metre, a maximum height of 3.45 metre, and an eaves height of 2.5 metre.(PRIOR APPROVAL)
8 Pett Close Hornchurch RM11 1FF
Received 25 Jul 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0007.15
Illuminated and Non-illuminated New Image Forecourt Signs
Beam Service Station New Road Rainham RM13 8DJ
Received 23 Jan 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0798.14
Two storey side extension.
25 Langdale Gardens Elm Park
Received 1 Aug 2014
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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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