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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP0382.19
Retrospective planning permission for front porch.
190 Wennington Road Rainham RM13 9DG
Received 11 Mar 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1326.24
Construction of a detached 3 bed 5 person chalet bungalow with associated amenities and parking
Land R/O 54 CENTRAL DRIVE HORNCHURCH RM12 6AX
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Pr App Not Req'dY0338.17
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6 metres, a maximum height of 2.9 metres, and an eaves height of 2.9 metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
83 Ardleigh Green Road Hornchurch RM11 2LE
Received 22 Sept 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0735.24
Single storey rear infill extension, garage conversion and changes to the fenestration.
11 Collier Row Lane Romford RM5 3BL
Received 23 May 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1163.24
First floor rear extension and alterations to the fenestration on the flank and rear elevations
112 Warren Drive Hornchurch RM12 4QX
Received 27 Aug 2024 - PP is required Conditions/ReasonsD0479.25
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed Change of Use from Class C3(a) (Dwellinghouse) to Class C3(b) (Supported Living) for up to 6 residents with care provision
32 Squirrels Heath Road Romford RM3 0LJ
Received 21 Oct 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0645.24
Removal of existing conservatory. Single storey rear extension with pitch room and roof light. Rear garden garage conversion into Summer house.
6 Westbury Terrace Upminster RM14 3LU
Received 8 May 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0027.19
Advertisement consent for proposed fascia sign (1 x non-illuminated).
27 South Street Romford RM1 1NJ
Received 31 Jul 2019 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0206.14
Discharge of Conditions 2,4,5,8,9,10,11,13, 15 and 16 of P0459.13
Land adjacent 84C Brockley Crescent Romford RM5 3JX
Received 19 Sept 2014 - WithdrawnP0129.17
Single Storey Rear Extension
66 Cross Road Mawneys ROMFORD RM7 8DX
Received 31 Jan 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1630.14
Alterations to shop frontage.
52 Collier Row Road Romford RM5 3PA
Received 25 Nov 2014 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0955.23
Remove existing hard standing drive and flower beds to be replaced with hard standing block paving with drainage and soak away, and new boundary wall
7 Parkside Avenue Romford RM1 4NA
Received 19 Jun 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1430.16
Demolition of existing property and construction of new dwelling and physiotherapy practice (D1 use) to part of the ground floor together with associated parking.
587 Upper Brentwood Road Romford RM2 6LH
Received 23 Sept 2016 - Tree Work Approved Conditions/ReasonsT0095.24
T1 Holly hedge (left hand side of the garden) reduce height down to gutter height (2.5m) T2 Beech tree (rear of garden) Reduce overall canopy by 2.5-3m maintaining natural shape. tree is shading out everything in the lower garden. T3 Sycamore Raise lower canopy to 5m to allow more light onto the garden.
54 Parkway Romford RM2 5PA
Received 31 Aug 2024 - Approve no cons Conditions/ReasonsN0002.23
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission ref P0238.22 dated 15/06/2022 to allow for fitting of velux windows to roof of plot 3, 4, and 5, and use of roof space as a single bedroom. (Demolition of existing residential dwelling. Proposed 5no dwellings comprising of 3 x 3 bedroom terraced dwelling and 2 x maisonettes and an external staircase.)
38 Wrexham Road Romford RM3 9HH
Received 10 Jan 2023 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0090.23
Certificate of lawfulness for construction of outbuilding to be used for recreational use only
29 Nelmes Crescent Hornchurch RM11 2PX
Received 1 Mar 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0348.26
Proposed Single storey rear extension to include the change of roof from pitched to flat and roof lantern.
11 Cedar Road Hornchurch RM12 4YL
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1314.23
Part single, part two storey rear extension, raise ridge for loft conversion, alterations to fenestration and the erection of front gates, brick piers and railings
36 Nelwyn Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2PZ
Received 25 Aug 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1082.14
Two storey front/side extension with gabled pitched roof and single storey rear extension with pitched roof and a dropped kerb
347 Rainham Road Rainham RM13 7TB
Received 1 Aug 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1228.24
Single storey rear extension, new access ramps to front, side and rear with raised patios and external and internal alterations including changes to fenestration.
5 Mendoza Close Hornchurch RM11 2RP
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0755.15
Demolition of existing side garage, erection of single storey front extension, two storey side and part single part two storey rear extensions
6 Western Avenue Romford RM2 6EH
Received 27 May 2015 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0328.25
Certificate of Lawfulness for a hip-to-gable loft conversion with rear dormer and rooflights to front
68 Hubbards Chase Hornchurch RM11 3DD
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Non standard decQ0001.16
Discharge of Conditions 2,4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16 and 19 of P0074.13
20 and 25 Surridge Close land adj to & r/o 55-57 Parsonage Road Rainham
Received 7 Jan 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1755.22
Single storey rear infill extension
26 Redden Court Road Romford RM3 0XA
Received 25 Oct 2022
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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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