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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP1680.16
Proposed single storey front and side extensions and two storey rear extension forming larger ground and first floor self contained flats.
15 & 15a Avenue Road Harold Wood Romford RM3 0SS
Received 13 Oct 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1455.23
Remove existing hard standing drive. Flower beds to be replaced with hard standing block paving with drainage, soak away, and new boundary treatment following refusal of planning number P0955.23
7 Parkside Avenue Romford RM1 4NA
Received 22 Sept 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1931.17
Change of Use from Estate Agents to a Nail & Beauty Salon.
73 Wingletye Lane. Hornchurch Essex RM11 3AT
Received 27 Nov 2017 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0159.15
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion to include rear dormer, hip to gable alteration and installation of rooflights and a side window
28 Boscombe Avenue Hornchurch RM11 1JQ
Received 8 Jun 2015 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1257.23
Demolition of Existing garage and Erection of the new self contained two bedroom 2 storey dwelling with front parking and rear Garden at land adjacent to 111 Parsonage Road
111 Parsonage Road Rainham RM13 9LE
Received 11 Aug 2023 - WithdrawnP0092.17
Part change of use and conversion of ground, first and second floor retail floorspace; third floor extension; and elevational changes to accommodate an 85 bedroom hotel including restaurant (ground floor retail to be retained)
25-29 Market Place Romford RM1 3AB
Received 20 Jan 2017 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0073.26
T1 Lawson cypress Fell as close to ground level as possible and remove all arisings. Reason for works - top looking sparse compared to the rest of the tree and over crowded I area. This will allow Holly more space. T2 Holly Crown Reduction - Reducing the height of the tree by up to 3 metres and trim sides in by 1 metre to suit. Reason for works - top of the tree is very sparse so reducing height down. Works due to give the more light to the area and Holly tree and because the Lawson Cypress seems to be struggling
5 Ardleigh Green Road Hornchurch RM11 2JY
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0261.19
Single storey rear extension.
28 Daventry Road Romford RM3 7QT
Received 18 Feb 2019 - Pr App Given Conditions/ReasonsY0299.18
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6.0 metres, a maximum height of 3.1 metres, and an eaves height of 3.0 metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
11 Broomfield Close Romford RM5 3XE
Received 23 Aug 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0942.24
Single storey rear extension with raised patio and external steps, installation privacy screen fencing, addition of two ground floor windows to side, internal reconfiguration and all associated works
16 Tudor Avenue Romford RM2 5LB
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0912.19
Single storey rear extension. Single storey side extension.
32A Ingrebourne Gardens Upminster RM14 1BQ
Received 11 Jun 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1119.17
Retrospective planning permission for a single storey side and rear extension.
40 HALL LANE UPMINSTER RM14 1AF
Received 3 Jul 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1582.24
Proposed front porch with pitch roof
31 Lancaster Drive Hornchurch RM12 5TA
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0929.23
Retention of side and rear canopies
102 WAVERLEY CRESCENT ROMFORD RM3 8AJ
Received 12 Jun 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1543.14
Demolition of existing garage and car port, proposed erection of side extension, alterations to increase roof height and installation of rooflights
55 Nelmes Crescent Hornchurch
Received 3 Nov 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0519.18
Single storey rear extension with flat roof to create kitchen and additional living space.
43 New Hall Drive Romford RM3 0EL
Received 7 Apr 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1719.14
Single storey rear extension
107 Stanley Avenue Romford RM2 5DB
Received 16 Dec 2014 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1309.14
Alterations to roof to accomodate side dormer including raising of ridge
7a Tawny Avenue Upminster
Received 17 Sept 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0911.17
Garage conversion - to use as a study / office
60A South End Road Rainham RM13 7XJ
Received 25 May 2017 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0044.15
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed rear ground floor extension in accordance with agent's email dated 14th April 2015
9 Claremont Gardens Upminster RM14 1DW
Received 18 Feb 2015 - Apprv with Agreement Conditions/ReasonsP1354.17
Change of Use from D1 (Surgery) to dwelling house. Alterations to rear elevation.
75 Sunnyside Gardens UPMINSTER RM14 3DP
Received 9 Aug 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1381.25
Variation of condition No. 3 (Approved Plans) of planning permission ref: P1825.23 dated 03/04/2024 to allow for alterations to the proposed side storage and plant room (Single storey rear extension, garage conversion to habitable space, first floor side extension with rear Juliet balcony, new roof with rear dormers and rooflights, single storey side storage / plant room and internal reconfiguration including new second floor habitable rooms and changes to elevations)
1 Latham Place Upminster RM14 1DU
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1559.17
Proposed works include a ground floor rear extension, a loft extension and the erection of an outbuilding.
1 Thorn Lane RAINHAM RM13 9RD
Received 21 Sept 2017 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1798.23
Change of Use of first and second floor from an Office (Class E) to one x2bed flat (Class C3) and the erection of one x1bed flat to rear of first floor
161 High Street, First Floor And Second Floor Hornchurch RM11 3XS
Received 5 Dec 2023
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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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