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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP0223.26
Two storey side extension, part single, part two storey rear extension and boundary treatments.
42 MANSER ROAD RAINHAM RM13 8NL
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1015.15
Temporary (5 years) change of use of unit 1, 2 and 10 from General Industrial (B2) / Warehousing (B8) to a Recovery Facility (Sui Generis) use and the erection of external ductwork, two flues and an ancillary electricity substation (with a connection to the National Grid)
Units 1, 2 and 10 - Mudlands Ind Est Manor Way Rainham RM13 8RH
Received 13 Jul 2015 - Pr App Not Req'dY0129.16
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 4.8m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 4m and an eaves height of 3m
28 Straight Road Romford RM3 8AA
Received 20 Apr 2016 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0086.26
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed Loft Conversion including Dormer to Rear Roof Slope and Rooflights to Front Roof Slope
9 The Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4JL
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1070.15
Replace existing flat roof garage with new pitch roof garage / storage hobby room.
72 Somerset Gardens Hornchurch RM11 3QU
Received 28 Jul 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1440.17
Proposed single storey rear extension.
85 Alma Avenue HORNCHURCH RM12 6SS
Received 1 Sept 2017 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0147.15
Single and double storey side extensions Internal alterations and new front entrance location
1 North Weald Close Hornchurch RM12 5AQ
Received 5 Feb 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0543.15
Single storey rear extension
32 Warriner Avenue Hornchurch Essex RM12 4LH
Received 23 Apr 2015 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1610.23
PROPOSED FRONT DORMER
43 Heather Drive Romford RM1 4SP
Received 30 Oct 2023 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0150.16
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed loft conversion with hip to gable roof extension, rear dormer and front skylights
3 Saffron Road ROMFORD RM5 3ES
Received 14 Apr 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1457.14
Erection of single storey rear and two storey side extension
60 St Lawrence Road Upminster RM14 2UW
Received 16 Oct 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0646.25
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SIDE EXTENSION, PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, INTERNAL ALTERATION, GARAGE CONVERSION TO OUTBUILDING
294 Elm Park Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4DA
Received 12 May 2025 - WithdrawnA0024.19
5 x non-illuminated fascia signs and 6 x non-illuminated free standing signs
Tesco Stores Ltd Airfield Way Hornchurch RM12 5AF
Received 22 Jul 2019 - Pr App Not Req'dY0141.16
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 4m, a maximum height of 3.5m, and an eaves height of 2.65m.
31 Kenilworth Gardens Hornchurch RM12 4SE
Received 5 May 2016 - Approve no cons Conditions/ReasonsN0072.14
Minor Amendment to P1524.13 - To amend the dimensions of the proposed brickwork quoins to the elevations
38 Corbets Tey Road (Rear of) Upminster RM14 2AD
Received 27 Nov 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1548.17
Proposed single storey rear extension.
173 MOOR LANE UPMINSTER RM14 1HN
Received 19 Sept 2017 - Pr App Not Req'dY0017.18
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 3.5m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 4m and an eaves height of 2.5m(PRIOR APPROVAL)
15 Priory Mews Hornchurch RM11 1DF
Received 12 Jan 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1123.17
Single storey rear extension including internal alterations to form bedroom
16 Kings Gardens UPMINSTER RM14 1LA
Received 6 Jul 2017 - PP is required Conditions/ReasonsE0041.22
Sui Generis to include - Horticultural Nursery and Landscaping storage facilities, Storage (external and internal), builders merchants, Office use, Workshop, inert waste, top soil and concrete processing and recycling, commercial fishing and ancillary buildings relating to the uses.
Land off Folkes Lane Upminster RM14 1TH
Received 22 Nov 2022 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0064.17
Installation of car park control measures including: 3 no. pole mounted automatic plate recognition (ANPR) cameras; 1 no. 1250mm x 860mm enforcement sign; 56 no. 600mm x 800mm enforcement signs.
Tesco Superstore Bridge Road RAINHAM RM13 9YZ
Received 21 Dec 2017 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1131.17
1) ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY FRONT EXTENSION 2) ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR SIDE INFILL EXTENSIONS 3) CHANGE OF ROOF PROFILE 4) LOFT CONVERSION WITH REAR DORMER AND FRONT SKYLIGHTS
8 The Chase ROMFORD RM1 4BE
Received 7 Jul 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1656.15
Conversion of bungalow to two storey property including loft conversion and demolition of existing conservatory, and internal reconfiguration.
4 Hamlet Road Romford RM5 2DS
Received 10 Nov 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0026.26
Single storey rear extension, conversion of roof space to habitable use to include a rear dormer, front roof lights and extension to soil vent pipe.
39 Riversdale Road Romford RM5 2NP
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0678.19
Retrospective planning permission for a new double garage in the rear garden
78 Gaynes Park Road Upminster RM14 2HX
Received 30 Apr 2019
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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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