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England · Local authority
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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP0395.16
Loft conversion with roof alterations & rear dormer
8 Seymer Road Romford
Received 4 Mar 2016 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0221.19
Erection of 16 residential units (10 houses and 6 apartments) comprising a part two/part three storey residential block, plus terraced housing and detached housing, car parking, landscaping and other associated works. P2031.16 Conditions(s) 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13
Land to the rear of Kent House, Durham Houses and Cumberland White Hart Lane Romford RM7 8LJ
Received 12 Aug 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0042.16
Removal of existing signage and replacing with 2x Illuminated Projecting signs, 3x Illuminated Fascia sign, 7x Other illuminated signs
182 Main Road ROMFORD RM2 5JA
Received 17 Jun 2016 - Pr App GivenF0006.25
Application for prior notification for the erection of a building for agricultural use
Beredens Farm, Folkes Lane Upminster RM14 1TH
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsN0013.18
Minor ammendment to P0055.17-move door
167 Pretoria Road ROMFORD RM7 7BB
Received 15 Feb 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1078.24
Full planning permission for the erection of new and replacement lighting
Enterprise Rent-A-Car, 213 Southend Arterial Road Harold Wood, Romford RM3 0UR
Received 1 Aug 2024 - PP is required Conditions/ReasonsD0167.26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed outbuilding of max height 2.5m; occupying less than 50% of unbuilt space and having a footprint of less than that of the main house.
30 St Georges Avenue Hornchurch RM11 3PD
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1377.25
Erection of single storey side/rear extension, roof extension to facilitate conversion of loft to habitable use with roof lights to sides, and alterations to fenestration. Demolition of existing garage and conservatory.
2A Park Drive Upminster RM14 3AP
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0985.26
Single storey side extension and fenestration alterations
14 MARGARET DRIVE HORNCHURCH RM11 3NT
Received 17 Aug 2026 - WithdrawnT0040.19
Fell and clear 2No. Leylandii removed to facilitate construction
St Georges Hospital (Former) Suttons Lane Hornchurch RM12 6RS
Received 21 Mar 2019 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP1624.22
Additional story to create 4 x 1-bed flats, and 1 x 2-bed self contained flat at the third floor level, including a green roof, and internal alterations at various levels.
127-133 High Street Hornchurch RM11 1TX
Received 5 Oct 2022 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0105.17
Two storey side extension with room in roof and roof windows, part two storey and part single storey rear extension and loft conversion with dormer.
34 Grenfell Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4DN
Received 19 Jan 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0753.24
Change of roof profile from hip to gable, rear dormer, and front skylights. An external staircase to provide independent access for the upper floor flat and removal of internal staircase from the retail unit
22-22A Roneo Corner Hornchurch RM12 4TN
Received 28 May 2024 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0391.19
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed loft conversion with rear dormer, to include Juliet balcony and window to side, and 2 no. roof lights to front.
23 Stanley Road Hornchurch RM12 4JS
Received 24 Sept 2019 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0167.18
Discharge of Condition 4 of. APP/B5480/W/17/3180949 (ref: P2036.16)
2 Brooklands Road Romford RM7 7DX
Received 5 Jul 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1466.17
Construction of outbuilding in rear garden.
112 Essex Road ROMFORD RM7 8AX
Received 6 Sept 2017 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0133.18
Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission P0850.17
33 Park Drive Romford RM1 4LH
Received 12 Jun 2018 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0435.24
Certificate of Lawfulness for loft conversion with a hip to gable construction and a rear dormer with two velux roof lights to the front slope
18 The Glen Rainham RM13 9NU
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0069.15
No 1 Illuminated Double-sided Freestanding Structure featuring 1 Digital 84" screen on one side & a static poster advertisement panel on the reverse.
Liberty Centre Entrance (Bus Stop) Western Road London RM1 3LD
Received 22 Sept 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1354.18
Proposed two storey and first floor rear extension; and replacement pitched roof over existing first floor flat roof.
112 Wingletye Lane Hornchurch RM11 3AU
Received 4 Sept 2018 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0068.26
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed conversion of roof from hip to gable to allow for additional habitable roof space to include rear dormer, roof light to front, and alterations to fenestration
29 ARGYLE GARDENS UPMINSTER RM14 3HD
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0611.24
Construction of double storey with part single storey rear extension and internal reconfiguration.
6 Meadway Romford RM2 5NU
Received 1 May 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1328.25
Erection of rear outbuilding.
31 The Ridgeway, Gidea Park Romford RM2 5BT
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Pr App Not Req'dY0308.18
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 7.0 metres, a maximum height of 3.00 metres, and an eaves height of 2.85 metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
268 Brentwood Road Romford RM2 5SU
Received 28 Aug 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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