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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Pr App Refused (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsY0151.18
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3.6m and an eaves height of 2.5m (PRIOR APPROVAL)
207 Elm Park Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4RZ
Received 26 Apr 2018 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0214.24
Certificate of Lawfulness for 3 velux windows and internal alterations
2A WESTMORELAND AVENUE HORNCHURCH RM11 2EE
Received 3 Jun 2024 - PP is required (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsD0380.24
Certificate of Lawfulness for a Change of Use from C3 single residential to C2 residential institution
12 Mygrove Gardens Rainham RM13 9QT
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Pr App Refused Conditions/ReasonsY0294.15
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6 metres from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum of 3 metres in height and an eaves height of 2.9 metres
4 Hyland Close Hornchurch RM11 1DX
Received 30 Dec 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1209.17
Conversion of integral garage to habitable room and replacement of garage door with a new window.
67 Swanbourne Drive Hornchurch RM12 6SG
Received 20 Jul 2017 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1283.17
Change of use of an existing building attached to retail unit to form 1 No. x 1 bedroom residential unit with off street parking and private amenity space
Freedom Health Care 48 Albert Road ROMFORD RM1 2PP
Received 1 Aug 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1426.25
Single storey rear extension
6 Derham Gardens Upminster RM14 3HA
Received 31 Oct 2025 - PP is required Conditions/ReasonsD0228.26
Certificate of Lawfulness for a single storey outbuilding for use as a gym / leisure room
52 Bridge Avenue Upminster RM14 2LR
Received 27 May 2026 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0160.15
Certificate of Lawfulness for a rear dormer window and two front rooflights
318 Brentwood Road Romford RM2 5TB
Received 3 Jun 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0559.26
Erection of a two storey 6-bed detached dwelling, to provide teachers accommodation with associated parking and amenities
Marshalls Park School Pettits Lane Romford RM1 4EH
Received 1 May 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0928.19
Planning approval is requested for the replacement and upgrade of an existing hard-standing at the front of the property.
66 Clockhouse Lane Romford RM5 3QS
Received 12 Jun 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0070.18
Proposed ground floor rear and front extension and a raised rear terrace.
35 Bruce Avenue HORNCHURCH RM12 4JF
Received 17 Jan 2018 - Scoping IssuedZ0007.25
Request for Scoping Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) - Proposed development for 1000 plus new residential dwellings.
Crowlands Golf Wood Lane Dagenham
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Pr App Not Req'dY0135.17
single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 5 metres, a maximum height of 3.05 metres, and an eaves height of 3 metres.
73 Hillview Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2DN
Received 18 Apr 2017 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0009.16
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer to include 2no velux roof windows to the front elevation
222 Upminster Road South Rainham RM13 9BH
Received 18 Jan 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0238.16
Proposed double storey side extension with storm porch and internal modifications
71 Archway Harold Hill RM3 7EH
Received 12 Feb 2016 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0549.16
Change of use of from retail shop (A1) to restaurant (A3). External flue to the rear. New shopfront. Proposed opening hours: 10:00 - 22:30 Mondays to Saturdays, 10:00 - 22:00 Sundays including Bank Holidays.
5-7 Collier Row Road Romford RM5 3NP
Received 6 Apr 2016 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP1368.18
Retrospective planning permission for conversion and extension of garage to habitable room
22 Cardinal Way Rainham RM13 9RB
Received 6 Sept 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0872.26
Garage conversion, single-storey rear extension, and roof alterations including the conversion of roof from hip-to-gable end, a rear dormer with Juliet balconies and front rooflights
14 Redden Court Road Romford RM3 0XA
Received 17 Jul 2026 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0188.17
Demolish single storey building and erect a two-storey mews development providing four No. x three bedroom houses (with accommodation in the roofs space) with on site parking for four vehicles and landscaped courtyard P1557.12 Conditions(s) 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 17, 18 and 19
189 High Street HORNCHURCH RM11 3XT
Received 11 Sept 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0046.15
First floor side extension over the existing garage. Single storey front/side extension and changes to the fenestration.
58 Hall Lane Upminster RM14 1AQ
Received 16 Jan 2015 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP1313.24
Part single, part two storey side/rear extension following demolition of detached garage (Retrospective)
78 Squirrels Heath Road Romford RM3 0LT
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Pr App Given Conditions/ReasonsY0109.23
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 3.2m, and an eaves height of 2.9m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
4 THE DRIVE, HAROLD WOOD ROMFORD RM3 0DU
Received 17 Apr 2023 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0542.19
Retrospective conversion of basement and lower basement from storage to create two, one bedroom self-contained flats
30b & 30c Broadway Parade The Broadway Hornchurch RM12 4RN
Received 4 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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