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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Withdrawn - InvalidP0892.24
Single storey rear extension, creation of first floor to include fenestration changes to front elevation
44 Parsonage Road Rainham RM13 9LN
Received 25 Jun 2024 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0074.16
Discharge of conditions 5, 8, 13 and 16 of P0030.13
Whitehouse Kennels St Mary's Lane Upminster
Received 15 Apr 2016 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0173.14
Discharge of Conditions 13,14, and 15 of P0538.11
Land to north of Rainham Station bounded by Ferry Lane, Wennington Road and former Station Approach Road Rainham
Received 8 Aug 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0605.26
Single Storey Rear Extension
15 Kirton Close Hornchurch RM12 6TU
Received 13 May 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0151.14
Single storey rear extension
71 Gubbins Lane Harold Wood Romford
Received 3 Feb 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0987.15
Proposed conversion of garage to form a habitable room
13 Spingate Close Hornchurch RM12 6SW
Received 29 Jun 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1151.17
Single storey side extension
1 Babington Road Hornchurch Essex RM12 4AR
Received 5 Jul 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0987.25
Single storey rear extension with alteration to side fenestration and first floor rear dormer
24 The Meads Upminster RM14 3YP
Received 24 Jul 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0845.18
Erection of front porch, and ground floor rear extension
70 Sedgefield Crescent Romford RM3 9RS
Received 5 Jun 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0002.23
Single storey rear extension and raised patio area, with close boarded fencing to shared boundary (Part retrospective)
Fairdene Clay Tye Road Upminster RM14 3PL
Received 3 Jan 2023 - UndecidedT0101.26
T1-T3 2 x Plum & 1 x Sycamore Front garden right hand side. Cut back 2 x plums by1.5m and 1 x Sycamore in front of house back by 3m to fence line. H1 Leyland Cypress Rear garden right hand side. (Hedge) Reduce height of hedge to gutter level (2/2.5m) and trim customers side of hedge as hard as possible retaining green growth approximately 1.5m A1 Mixed trees and shrubs Rear garden middle of lawn, it separates the two gardens, Fell everything in this area as close to ground level as possible and remove all arisings due to items being in poor condition and poor aesthetics.. T4 Robinia Rear garden with side access. Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 3 metres T5 Sycamore Cut back to fence line off of customers garden approximately 3m
10 The Walk Hornchurch RM11 3TL
Received 11 Aug 2026 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0305.17
Certificate of Lawfulness for a loft conversion to include rear dormer and velux roof light to front.
31 Devonshire Road HORNCHURCH RM12 4LG
Received 15 Jul 2017 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0070.24
Certificate of Lawfulness for loft conversion with rear dormer & front rooflights
18 Barnsley Road Romford RM3 9LP
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1716.15
Construction of single storey rear and front extension - revised plans received on 11/1/16
25 Gaynes Park Road Upminster RM14 2HH
Received 19 Nov 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1405.24
Single storey side extension following demolition of existing garage
23 Kingfisher Road Upminster RM14 1ER
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1862.17
Single storey rear extension and internal alterations. (removal of former conservatory/w.c)
65 HAVERING ROAD ROMFORD RM1 4QT
Received 9 Nov 2017 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0306.22
Discharge of Condition 7 of P1042.22
White Cottage 29 Woodlands Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2QT
Received 12 Oct 2022 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1050.19
Single storey side and rear extension.
15 Patricia Drive Hornchurch RM11 3RU
Received 7 Jul 2019 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0189.18
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and 2No. roof lights to front elevation.
33 Standen Avenue Hornchurch RM12 6AA
Received 6 May 2018 - Pr App Refused Conditions/ReasonsY0142.17
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 8m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3.65m and an eaves height of 3m (PRIOR APPROVAL)
66 Shepherds Hill Harold Wood Romford RM3 0NJ
Received 19 Apr 2017 - Pr App Not Req'dY0188.26
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 3.2m, and an eaves height of 2.7m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
61 THE DRIVE COLLIER ROW ROMFORD RM5 3TP
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Approve no cons Conditions/ReasonsN0056.24
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission Ref: P0498.19 dated 12/08/2020 to allow for a change in description to: Demolition of existing buildings on site and construction of a four to six storey development comprising 49 residential units and 340sqm flexible commercial floor space at ground floor plus associated plant space, bin storage, cycle parking and external landscaping, including disabled parking (Amended Description).
22-44 North Street Romford RM1 1BH
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0052.23
Porch to front, new wall and gate to boundary
68 Ernest Road Hornchurch RM11 3JW
Received 11 Jan 2023 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0123.26
Certificate of Lawfulness for use of the premises within class C3b with a maximum of 4 no. residents (aged 18+) and 2 no. staff members on a shift basis
144 Stanley Road Hornchurch RM12 4JW
Received 24 Mar 2026
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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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