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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0232.24
Discharge of condition 8 (P0224.23)
Land between 132 & 138 Roseberry Gardens RM14 1NE 134/136 Roseberry Gardens Cranham RM14 1NE
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0753.15
Retention of 6 metre single storey rear extension.
15 Braithwaite Avenue Romford RM7 0DS
Received 26 May 2015 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0163.25
2 x 3-bed semi-detached and 1 x 4 bed detached dwellings with associated parking and amenity space, involving demolition of existing bungalow Planning Portal PP-11191987 Havering: P0637.22 Conditions(s) 14, 15
2B Hubbards Chase Hornchurch RM11 3DJ
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1000.26
Demolition of garage, erection of detached residential annexe.
39 Rutland Drive Hornchurch RM11 3EW
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0143.25
0162 - Fraxinus excelsior Remove single limb, lowest limb encroaching footpath. Overhangs adjacent property and footpath. Current height 12m, spread 9m. - Following findings from a tree survey.
12 Mellish Way Hornchurch RM11 2GU
Received 5 Nov 2025 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0050.17
Discharge of Condition 2 from P0182.17
56 Crossways Romford RM2 6AL
Received 10 Apr 2017 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1568.25
Proposed change of use from C4 HMO to a 7 bed HMO Sui Generis with single storey rear extension, conversion of attached garage to habitable use and alteration to fenestration
30 Hood Road Rainham RM13 8AT
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Pr App Not Req'dY0028.18
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6metres, a maximum height of 3.8 metres, and an eaves height of 3 metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
35 Oakley Drive Romford Rm3 9XS
Received 25 Jan 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1204.22
Retrofit of Insulation and windows to 5No properties
311, 315, 329, 339, and 347 London Road Romford
Received 21 Jul 2022 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0933.19
Minor external alterations to existing store and 34sqm ground floor warehouse (storage) extension to the rear of the building.
Service Station 21 Main Road Romford RM1 3BT
Received 13 Jun 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1648.22
Erection of outbuilding for gymnasium and storage.
27 Coronation Drive Hornchurch RM12 5BP
Received 10 Oct 2022 - WithdrawnP1835.18
Two storey side and single storey rear extensions including loft conversion to create retail shop, an additional bedroom and a studio unit
119 Upminster Road South Rainham RM13 9AA
Received 6 Dec 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1660.22
External decking and canopy with side wall, obscure privacy fencing, and steps down to garden level at rear
236 Osborne Road Hornchurch RM11 1HR
Received 11 Oct 2022 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0347.23
Single storey side extension and upgrade to conservatory and side garage, including addition of two roof lights to garage, removal of external steps to rear of garage and build up to ground level
26 Engayne Gardens Upminster RM14 1UZ
Received 28 Feb 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0435.18
Single storey rear and side extension to include conversion of garage to habitable room'
155 Hillcrest Road Hornchurch RM11 1EE
Received 23 Mar 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1358.13
Erection of first floor link extension to side and retention of roof alterations at rear in connection with the use of both properties as a 50 bed care home
Moreland Care Home 5-7 Manor Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2EB
Received 27 Jan 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0058.16
2No.illuminated fascia signs &1No. illuminated projecting sign
20 North Street Romford RM1 1BH
Received 19 Aug 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1150.23
Realignment of the vehicular egress from Grove Farm to slip road from the eastbound A12 to the anti-clockwise M25 at Junction 28 in connection with the M25 Junction 28 Improvement project
Grove Farm Brook Street Brentwood CM14 5NG
Received 21 Jul 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1719.15
Part single part two storey rear extension and two storey front extension
37 Warren Drive Hornchurch RM12 4QZ
Received 20 Nov 2015 - DOC Discharge PARTQ0176.14
Discharge of Condition 42 of P0702.08
Former Harold Wood Hospital Gubbins Lane Romford RM3 0BE
Received 19 Aug 2014 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0299.23
Certificate of Lawfulness for a hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and roof lights to front
17 Wilfred Avenue Rainham RM13 9TX
Received 22 Jun 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0614.17
Erection of fence in front garden.
47A Osborne Road Hornchurch RM11 1EX
Received 7 Apr 2017 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0749.25
1x two-storey detached dwelling house with associated parking and amenity space following demolition of existing bungalow, and new vehicular crossover.
Wayside Fullers Lane Romford RM5 3JT
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0894.26
Proposal for the installation of two additional rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipment within the car park of McDonald's - Gallows Corner.
Drive Thru Macdonalds Bryant Avenue Romford RM3 0AP
Received 24 Jul 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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