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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP0541.24
FIRST FLOOR SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION
70 Sunnyside Gardens Upminster RM14 3DS
Received 16 Apr 2024 - UndecidedP1505.25
Outline application with all matters reserved for the conversion of existing public house to two residential units and construction of seven new three-bedroom dwelling houses
Old White Horse, Ockendon Road Upminster RM14 3PS
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0944.24
Proposed single-storey rear extension
65 Park Drive Upminster RM14 3AR
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1665.23
Change of Use for the first and second floors from use Class E to use Class C3 to create 2 x 1-bed self-contained studio flats. External rear staircase to first and second floor residential units (retrospective).
79 Corbets Tey Road Upminster RM14 2AJ
Received 9 Nov 2023 - Pr App Refused Conditions/ReasonsY0275.14
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3m and an eaves height of 2.6m
132 Marlborough Road Romord RM7 5AL
Received 16 Dec 2014 - Apprv with Agreement Conditions/ReasonsP1221.16
Construction of 3 x houses on land adjacent to no.34 Mawney Road, together with alterations to the rear and side elevations of no.34 Mawney Road.
34 Mawney Road Romford RM7 7HR
Received 21 Jul 2016 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0759.16
Demolition of all existing stabling, storage and residential buildings on site and construction of 4 x 4 bed and 1 x 3 bed dwellings, landscaping and associated works
Three Horseshoe Farm Noak Hill Road ROMFORD RM3 7LD
Received 5 May 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1408.25
Construction of a single storey detached garage
53 Parkstone Avenue Hornchurch RM11 3LN
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsN0030.17
Demolition of existing showroom and valet building, refurbishing and extending the workshop, the aftersales block in front of the workshop and build a new showroom to the front (non-material minor amendments to scheme approved under reference P1636.16).
144 London Road Romford RM7 9QL
Received 27 Apr 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1649.23
First floor rear extension and additional flank window
5 Lessington Avenue Romford RM7 9EB
Received 7 Nov 2023 - UndecidedP1118.26
Change of use from single residential dwellinghouse to specialist residential respite care and alternative provision for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities involving internal alterations only
116 Priory Road Romford RM3 9AL
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1143.16
Change of use from existing side garage space to family study room
21 Lonsdale Avenue ROMFORD RM7 9JS
Received 11 Jul 2016 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0520.24
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed replacement boundary fence due to storm damage to a grade II Listed Building
1 Bear Block Cottages Harwood Hall Lane Upminster RM14 2DL
Received 13 Dec 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1575.22
First floor side and front extensions
24 BARLEYCORN WAY HORNCHURCH RM11 3JJ
Received 26 Sept 2022 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0008.19
Advertisement consent for Installation of 1no. 1500mm high non-illuminated acrylic signage panel to cover ATM.
120-122 High Street Hornchurch RM12 4UL
Received 14 Feb 2019 - DOC Discharge PARTQ0307.18
Demolition of existing Use Class B2 / sui generis units and redevelopment of the site comprising 46 residential units (1-bed, 2-bed and 3-beds) two storeys in height with associated car parking and landscaping P0923.16 Conditions(s) Condition 9
Land to the North of New Road Rainham Rainham RM13 9PN
Received 12 Dec 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0595.19
Single Storey Rear Extension and Associated Internal Alterations
9 Rushmere Avenue Upminster RM14 3AW
Received 15 Apr 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0531.18
Single storey rear extension at 3 metres deep with parapet style roof with facing brickwork finish
29 Mellowes Road Hornchurch RM11 1GF
Received 11 Apr 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1206.15
Single storey rear extension
95 Lake Rise Romford RM1 4EF
Received 20 Aug 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0634.17
Erection of first floor extension above garage.
4 Woodstock Avenue ROMFORD RM3 9NF
Received 19 May 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1288.19
CONVERSION OF GARAGE AND ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT , SIDE AND REAR EXTENSIONS.
19 Wrexham Road Romford RM3 9HH
Received 21 Aug 2019 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0019.18
Discharge of condition 4 of P1531.16
12 Willow Parade (land adj) Moor Lane Cranham RM14 1D2
Received 18 Jan 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0950.17
Material change in use of land to provide 5 pitches for stationing of caravans for residential occupation by Traveller families, together with associated operational development including the installation of fencing, walls and a electricity cabinet
Railway Sidings Ockendon Road UPMINSTER RM14 2TZ
Received 6 Jun 2017 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0479.18
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip to gable loft conversion to include rear dormer, velux roof windows, and internal alterations.
76 Southdown Road Hornchurch RM11 1LZ
Received 20 Dec 2018
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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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