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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP1255.19
Installation of 1No 2,000 litre above ground Calor LPG storage tank, with new new base (L: 3m, W: 1.2m, D: 0.15m) behind fenced area along rear curtilage of site. Installation in conjunction with planning application P1865.18 for new side addition.
Hall Rear Of 54 Western Road Romford RM1 3LP
Received 13 Aug 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0741.18
Single storey rear and side extension.
4 Derham Gardens Upminster RM14 3HA
Received 17 May 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0005.26
Single storey side/rear extension, alterations to fenestration, and patio steps to rear
34 David Drive Romford RM3 0XX
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1273.14
Change of Use of Warehouse (B8) to Formation and Distribution of Candles (B1c)
5 Lyon Road (C S Flooring) Romford RM1 2BA
Received 23 Sept 2014 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0303.18
Certificate of Lawfulness for a hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and 2No. roof lights to front elevation.
70 Manser Road Rainham RM13 8NL
Received 26 Jul 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0863.26
Proposed addition of a single storey rear and side extension, a loft conversion with front and rear dormer and a porch
89 Cambridge Avenue Romford RM2 6QX
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0358.26
Single storey ancillary annexe to rear, following demolition of existing outbuilding
168 Wennington Road Rainham RM13 9DG
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Pr App Not Req'dY0041.15
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 8m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3.05m and an eaves height of 2.74m.
45 Lambs Lane South Rainham RM13 9XH
Received 19 Feb 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0772.26
Proposed single storey rear extension
11 Bush Elms Road Hornchurch RM11 1LR
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1252.23
Retain as existing 5no a/c condenser units to the side of the property, behind the garage.
8 Nelmes Road Hornchurch RM11 3JA
Received 11 Aug 2023 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0170.19
Removal of existing classroom block and two demountable units. Replacement of teaching space with extension to existing school building P1424.18 Conditions(s) 2
Emerson Park School Wych Elm Road Hornchurch RM11 3AD
Received 27 Jun 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1375.17
Part single and part double storey rear and side extension which will include a new roof terrace at rear. Internal alterations to the property and a loft conversion which will include a dormer window to the rear and velux roof lights to the front
64 Parkstone Avenue HORNCHURCH RM11 3LS
Received 14 Aug 2017 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1581.16
Proposing to build a 2 storey detached house
34 Thorogood Way RAINHAM RM13 7SJ
Received 30 Sept 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0829.23
Variation of Condition No 1 of Planning Permission ref P2438.21 dated 16/12/2022 to substitute the Energy Assessment, Drainage Strategy Drawings, and Cycle Shelter Drawing. (Application for reserved matters seeking approval of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale in respect of Phase 1 of the site pursuant to Condition 1 of Outline Planning Permission Reference P1904.18 dated 16 March 2020 for the demolition of all existing buildings (13.21 Hectares) and redevelopment to provide up to 43,000sqm (GIA) of commercial floor space for Use Classes B1/B2/B8, enhancements to strategic landscaping fronting the Thames foot/cycle path and associated landscaping. Details are provided to partially satisfy Conditions 4, 8, 13, 14, 19, 20, 26, 29, 31 and 32 for Phase 1 of the site of Outline Planning Permission Reference P1904.18.)
Freightmaster Estate, Coldharbour Lane Rainham RM13 9BJ
Received 24 May 2023 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsE0034.23
Demolition of single storey rear extension which was replaced with a 3m (D) x 8.067m (W) single storey rear extension with 2No. sky lights.
5 Bourne End Hornchurch RM11 3AH
Received 9 Oct 2023 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0251.26
Erection of a single-storey detached garden outbuilding to provide a home office, gym and storage space ancillary to the dwelling.
52 Stanley Road North Rainham RM13 8AX
Received 2 Mar 2026 - UndecidedQ0183.26
Demolition and removal of all structures and hardstanding and construction of 34 residential dwellings, creation of a new access, with car parking, landscaping and related infrastructure, including a new substation. P1463.24 Conditions(s) Condition 30
Car Park Adjacent 30 Dorrington Gardens Hornchurch RM12 4HX
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1666.22
Single storey rear extension
146 Haynes Road Hornchurch RM11 2HU
Received 12 Oct 2022 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0199.18
Hip to gable conversion and rear dormer to bungalow.
37 Ashbourne Road Harold Hill Romford RM3 7YD
Received 16 May 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0808.26
To swap out 4 x0.6m dishes with 4x 0.9m dishes on the existing mast
Lt Upminster Depot, Communications Station Front Lane Upminster RM14 1XL
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1360.15
Single storey rear extension
54 Devonshire Road Hornchurch RM12 4LQ
Received 10 Sept 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1513.23
The installation of a heat pump unit within 1m of the boundary fence / neighbouring property
61 Wentworth Way Rainham RM13 9NH
Received 10 Oct 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0072.18
Two digital 55 inch LCD display screen, one on each side of the InLink unit
Pavement O/s 78B South Street, Romford London RM1 1RX
Received 21 Nov 2018 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0114.25
T1 & T2 Ash, crown reduction in height and spread, back to previous priuning points (1.5 metres). Remove any dead wood and snaped out branches
17 Risebridge Road Gidea park Romford Essex RM2 5PR
Received 8 Sept 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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