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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP0786.19
Proposed two storey side and single storey front and rear extension.
53 Avon Road Upminster RM14 1RE
Received 17 May 2019 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0941.16
Pitched roof over garage and porch, external alterations and two storey side extension and rendering the dwelling.
13 Meadway Gidea Park Romoford Essex RM2 5NU
Received 20 Jun 2016 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1365.23
Application for a vehicular crossover
242 Rainham Road Rainham RM13 7TP
Received 5 Sept 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1604.23
Single storey side and rear extensions, new pitched roof over the existing rear extension, front porch and internal reconfiguration.
49 Howard Road Upminster RM14 2UE
Received 27 Oct 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0686.16
Single storey rear extension to include x2no velux rooflights, new front porch and new garage
99 Ingrebourne Gardens Upminster RM14 1BJ
Received 24 May 2016 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1253.15
Alterations to existing roof to include front and rear dormers, single storey rear extension.
429 Havering Road Romford RM1 4HR
Received 25 Aug 2015 - PP is required (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsD0013.17
Certificate of Lawfulness for single storey side extensions.
Vervals Barn Great Sunnings Sunnings Lane UPMINSTER RM14 2DG
Received 19 Jan 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0178.18
Erection of a vehicle maintenance building
6c Albright Industrial Estate Ferry Lane RAINHAM RM13 9BU
Received 7 Feb 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0071.16
New fascia sign & projecting sign.
20 South Street Romford RM1 1RA
Received 26 Oct 2016 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0806.26
Demolition of the brick wall, a new brick wall, fence and gates to be built with a maximum height of 1.8m
Parklands 110 Lower Bedfords Road Romford RM1 4DQ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Non standard decQ0221.14
P0566.14 Discharge of Conditions 3,5,6 & 8
306 London Road Romford RM7 9NH
Received 16 Oct 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0448.26
Proposed development to install new Marks & Spencer retail store, two flexible-use retail pods, relocation and enhancement of current fruit hut provision and creation of a small-scale market square environment all within the hospital entrance forecourt
Queens Hospital Rom Valley Way Romford RM7 0AG
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0858.26
Single storey rear extensions and first floor side extension
25 Kenilworth Gardens Hornchurch RM12 4SE
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Pr App Not Req'dY0141.17
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 7 metres, a maximum height of 3metres, and an eaves height of 2.9 metres.(PRIOR APPROVAL)
38 Westmoreland Avenue Gidea Park Romford RM11 2EE
Received 18 Apr 2017 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0193.19
Discharge of condition 14 (surfacing materials) pursuant to application P0251.17 dated 19/11/2018 (Appeal).
89 New Road Rainham RM13 3JH
Received 19 Jul 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0739.19
Loft conversion to first floor flat, including rear dormer and two front dormers
183A London Road Romford RM7 9DD
Received 10 May 2019 - Pr App Not Req'dY0385.17
single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6 Meters, a maximum height of 3.0metres, and an eaves height of 3.0metres (PRIOR APPROVAL).
620 Upper Brentwood Road Romford RM2 6HS
Received 13 Nov 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1845.18
Resubmission of P0841.18 - Demolition of existing side garage, front porch and rear external WC. Proposed double storey side extension, and single storey front extension. Ground floor rear extension with rooflights, rear dormer and rooflights within the extents of the proposed roof. To include minor amendments of two additional ground floor side windows and one additional front rooflight.
19 Pemberton Avenue Romford RM2 6EX
Received 7 Dec 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1536.14
New surface materials to Stable Yard; Additional works to the Billet Lane pedestrian entrance; Changes to surface materials to immediate context to Langtons House including new Portland stone door step to the entrance of the house; new hard surfaces within the Gardens to paths; reopened entrance to brick wall adjoining stable block; new external lighting; new park furniture; new park signage
Langtons House Billet Lane Hornchurch RM11 1XJ
Received 5 Nov 2014 - Pr App Not Req'dY0249.15
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3m and an eaves height of 3m
14 Barton Road Hornchurch RM12 4SA
Received 9 Oct 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0996.14
Demolition of existing side garage and erection of single storey side/rear extensions. Loft conversion to increase height of roof and formation of new front gable end.
19 Felstead Road Romford
Received 7 Aug 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1615.17
Proposed single storey side & rear extensions
30 Minster Way Hornchurch RM11 3TH
Received 2 Oct 2017 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0508.22
Certificate of Lawfulness for a hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and roof lights to front
27 Coronation Drive Hornchurch RM12 5BP
Received 10 Oct 2022 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0002.17
Advertisement consent to display: 2x fascia signs 1x hanging sign 1x amenity board 1x half a 1 internally illuminated menu case 1x signwritten detail
The Goose 143 South Street ROMFORD RM1 1PL
Received 9 Jan 2017
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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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