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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 ISSUEDQ0002.17
Discharge of Conditions(s) 3 - MATERIALS on P1473.14
16 Patricia Drive HORNCHURCH RM11 3RU
Received 22 Feb 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1371.19
Change of Use of existing A1 Retail Unit to C3 Flat on ground floor and A1 Retail Storage to Landlord Storage at Basement level
Essex House 1 Harold Court Road Romford RM3 0YU
Received 4 Sept 2019 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1141.17
Demolition of store building and erection of residential block comprising 5no. flats.
191 North Street ROMFORD RM1 1DT
Received 10 Jul 2017 - UndecidedP1195.26
Dropped kerb
30 High Street Hornchurch RM12 4UN
Received 16 Oct 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0065.18
Retrospective advertisement consent for various non-illuminated signs.
34 Mawney Road Romford RM7 7HR
Received 26 Oct 2018 - Pr App Not Req'dY0139.18
Proposed single storey extension to a single family dwelling house with a depth of 4.5m, maximum height of 3.595m and eave height of 2.995m (PRIOR APPROVAL)
6 Westlyn Close Rainham RM13 9JP
Received 19 Apr 2018 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0540.15
Proposed single storey rear extension and reconfiguration of internal layout.
58 Grosvenor Drive Hornchurch RM11 1PN
Received 22 Apr 2015 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0255.25
Discharge of Condition 9 (Materials) of P0108.25 (Temporary Modular Housing)
Land bound by Waterloo Road to the east; the Great Eastern M Cotleigh Road to the west; and London Road to the north Romford RM7 9AT
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0042.23
1 x externally illuminated fascia sign 1 x externally illuminated hanging sign 2 x non-illuminated car park signs
London Co Operative Society Ltd, 200 Elm Park Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4SD
Received 10 Aug 2023 - NDAL e refuse (Appealed)P0803.21
Variation of Condition no. 3 (restriction of movement) of Planning Permission P0995.17 dated 02/02/18 (Permanent retention of the jetty, and associated infrastructure, together with a change of use of it to allow continued use in association with the Landfill and use in association with the Rainham Lagoons restoration project and as a marine logistics hub) to allow an increase in the amount of vehicle movement between the Jetty and adjacent Silt Lagoons Restoration Site
The Refuse Container Unloading Jetty Rainham Landfill Site Coldharbour Lane Rainham
Received 26 Apr 2021 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0225.24
Certificate of Lawfulness for loft conversion with rear dormer and front skylights
6 Leaf Hill Drive Romford RM3 7FA
Received 7 Jun 2024 - WithdrawnP0422.23
Hip to gable loft conversion to habitable use including installation of 1 x rear dormer and front rooflights.
30A Shaftesbury Road Romford RM1 2QH
Received 15 Mar 2023 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0096.19
Discharge of condition 6 of P1703.18
Havering Sixth Form College Wingletye Lane Hornchurch RM11 3TB
Received 29 Apr 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0696.26
The relocation of the site entrance to Paternoster House, the removal of the existing car parking area and the formation of a new parking area including a new vehicle crossover
Ivy Lodge Farm, Paternoster House Nags Head Lane Upminster RM14 1TS
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1383.18
Two storey rear extension and conversion to a three bedroom residential dwelling.
307-309 St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3DA
Received 11 Sept 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0399.26
Outbuilding for Gym/storage/shower to rear ancillary to existing dwelling
32 Mcintosh Road Romford RM1 4JJ
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Pr App Not Req'dY0203.18
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 4..0 metres, a maximum height of 3.0 metres, and an eaves height of 2.815 metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
117 Laburnum Avenue Hornchurch . . Rm12 4HF
Received 7 Jun 2018 - Pr App Not Req'dY0338.16
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 8m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3m and an eaves height of 2.7m
9 Redden Court Road Harold Wood Romford RM3 0UR
Received 9 Dec 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0292.18
Single storey side extension following the removal of existing attached garage
12 Parkland Avenue ROMFORD RM1 4EL
Received 28 Feb 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0264.14
Single storey rear and part side extension
40 Coniston Way Hornchurch
Received 25 Feb 2014 - Approve no cons Conditions/ReasonsN0009.17
Minor Amendment to P1813.11-Demolition of existing buildings and comprehensive development of the site comprising 170 sqm commercial floorspace within B1 ,retail and/or food and drinks uses(A1,A2,A3,A4 &A5) and 497 no. 1,2,3,4 and 5 bedroom residential units(C3) plus associated energy centre , car and cycle parking , landscape, public ,communal and private amenity space.
90 New Road ( Former Somerfield Depot) Rainham RM13 8RS
Received 26 Jan 2017 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1102.23
Loft conversion with rear dormer and roof lights to front.
2A Newbury Gardens Romford RM3 8HH
Received 12 Jul 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1485.25
Front porch, garage conversion, alterations to fenestration and raised patio with privacy screen .
31 The Mount Romford RM3 7LJ
Received 18 Nov 2025 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0108.26
Certificate of Lawfulness for hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer including Juliet balcony and front rooflights. Removal of existing side chimney stack
6 Silvermere Avenue Romford RM5 2QA
Received 16 Mar 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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