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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP0346.26
Single storey rear extension
55 Betterton Road Rainham RM13 8NB
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1599.22
Single storey rear extension with roof to be used as terrace balcony, hip to gable loft conversion including installation of 3 x rear dormers and front rooflights.
51 Links Avenue Romford RM2 6NH
Received 30 Sept 2022 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1693.23
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear outrigger.
44 Derby Avenue Upminster RM14 2NR
Received 15 Nov 2023 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0723.24
Proposed first floor rear extension to replace existing structure including new extraction flue (Part Retrospective)
48-50, Station Lane Hornchurch RM12 6NB
Received 21 May 2024 - Tree Work Refused Conditions/ReasonsT0101.23
Asserted this tree is one sided and needs to be trimmed by up 60% or whatever the Arborist thinks. It is now one sided and all the weight is near to the house, which could be dangerous in high winds. We have recently removed an oak which stood next to it, which we had consent for
87 Links Avenue Romford RM2 6NH
Received 4 Sept 2023 - DOC Discharge PARTQ0196.18
Discharge of Condition 20 of P0321.15 Conditions(s) Condition 20 - Archaeology
St Georges Hospital Suttons Lane Hornchurch RM12 6RS
Received 26 Jul 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0030.24
Advertisement consent for the display of internally illuminated freestanding double sided digital adverting as a replacement of the current freestanding signs
Outside 5 Bell Corner, Corbets Tey Road Upminster RM14 2AT
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0912.18
Alterations to car parking area, to existing flats and redevelopment of rear of existing premises to provide 1 no. two bedroom two storey dwelling.
Land to the Rear of 279 Straight Road 279 Straight Road ROMFORD RM3 7JS
Received 12 Jun 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0570.16
-Single storey rear extension -Loft conversion with a new rear dormer and rooflights
19 The Fairway UPMINSTER RM14 1BS
Received 12 Apr 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0645.15
Single storey rear extension
5 Beverley Gardens Hornchurch RM11 3PA
Received 30 Apr 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1814.15
Rear extension to lounge
24 Laburnham Gardens Upminster RM14 1HU
Received 7 Dec 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0145.23
Part increase roof to workshop, including temporary front corrugate plastic sheet structure to corrugated steel roof
A K T Motors North Street Romford RM1 1DA
Received 27 Jan 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0270.26
Part two storey, part single storey side extension, single storey rear extension and steps to rear, following demolition of attached side garage and open lean-to to rear
24 The Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4JL
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0700.26
Demolition of garage, two- storey side extension, single storey rear extension, roof alterations and rear dormer
8 Fairlawns Close Hornchurch RM11 3NL
Received 9 Jun 2026 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsE0033.22
Outbuildings: Erection of summerhouse at end of garden (built December 2015) for use as reading/music room/recreational space, as well as home office. Plus, confirm existing use of standalone garage/utility room for storage and laundry by occupants of 284 Carlton Road. Garage/utility room entrance door moved for ease of access (moved in May 2016). Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for an Exisitng Development - S191.
284 Carlton Road Romford RM2 5BB
Received 28 Sept 2022 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1366.23
Hip to gable end conversion of lofts to habitable use including the installation of 4 x front and 2 x rear dormers.
121 & 123 Mawney Road Romford RM7 7BH
Received 5 Sept 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1237.19
Proposed single storey side and two storey side and rear extensions to a detached dwelling.
10 Manor Crescent Hornchurch RM11 2EH
Received 12 Aug 2019 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0363.23
Certificate of Lawfulness for Loft conversion with rear dormer and velux windows to the front
118 Grange Road Romford RM3 7EA
Received 15 Aug 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0724.15
Proposed change of use of garage to habitable room
32 Park Drive Romford RM1 4LH
Received 20 May 2015 - UndecidedP1059.26
Development of site for single storey external self-storage (Class B8) units
Land adj to 12 Southend Arterial Road Romford Gallows Corner RM3 0BX
Received 8 Sept 2026 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0401.16
Single storey rear extension with mono pitched roof, to include x3no velux roof windows.
123 Main Road Gidea Park ROMFORD RM2 6LS
Received 13 Oct 2016 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0203.19
Certificate of Lawfulness for a roof and loft extension including hip to gable alteration, creation of a dormer to the rear roof slope, additional of new roof lights to the front roof slope and removal of existing chimneys.
30 Brook Road Romford RM2 5QT
Received 17 May 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0540.19
Proposed single storey rear extension
122 Squirrels Heath Road Romford RM3 0LU
Received 5 Apr 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1257.13
Retention of residential dwelling house, decking and outbuilding.
Lake View Park, Bryant Row 61 Cummings Hall Lane Noak Hill Romford
Received 13 Feb 2014
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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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