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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP1096.14
Installation of 2 no. external ATM's facing Arcade Place.
Santander UK Plc 68 South Street Romford RM1 1RB
Received 30 Jul 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0591.19
Side extension to form ground floor cloakroom and extend kitchen. Existing semi-brick conservatory converted to compliant extension with flat roof to same footprint as existing.
81 Howard Road Upminster RM14 2UG
Received 9 Apr 2019 - Apprv with Agreement Conditions/ReasonsP1559.16
Double storey side and rear extensions, plus single storey rear extension to include roof lights.
48 Purbeck Road Hornchurch RM11 1NA
Received 27 Sept 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0889.17
Proposed front infill extension and conversion of garage to habitable room.
27 Guysfield Drive RAINHAM RM13 7AJ
Received 23 May 2017 - Part aprvd part ref Conditions/ReasonsA0028.16
Advertisement consent for 6 x fixed rigid PVC signs
Crows Metals Jutsums Lane Romford RM7 0ES
Received 6 May 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0785.16
Proposed single storey rear extension to include x4no velux roof lights, and external alterations to front elevation
22 Guardian Close St.Leonards Hamlet RM11 1FT
Received 29 Apr 2016 - Approve no cons Conditions/ReasonsN0012.26
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission ref: P1111.25 dated 21/10/2025 to allow for an alteration to proposed rear facade - change from bi-folding doors to rear window and French style double doors and window panels to the approved rear extension (Single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration)
33 Vicarage Road Hornchurch RM12 4AS
Received 27 Mar 2026 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0129.17
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip to gable loft conversion, to include rear dormer.
62 Lodge Avenue ROMFORD RM2 5AL
Received 30 Mar 2017 - Pr App Not Req'dY0384.22
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 4.05m, a maximum height of 2.82m, and an eaves height of 2.72m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
32 Rectory Gardens Upminster RM14 3YJ
Received 8 Dec 2022 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0325.23
Certificate of Lawfulness for conversion of a hipped roof to gable end with erection of rear dormer and installation of velux windows to front and erection of a porch.
94 Alma Avenue Hornchurch RM12 6AH
Received 10 Jul 2023 - WithdrawnP0089.18
SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
93 Heaton Avenue ROMFORD RM3 7HL
Received 19 Jan 2018 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0546.25
Certificate of Lawfulness for a hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and Juliet balcony including roof lights to the front and rear
25 Geoffrey Avenue Romford RM3 0YJ
Received 9 Dec 2025 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0270.24
Certificate of Lawfulness for a single storey rear extension and a hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and roof lights to front
2 Wickford Close Romford RM3 9SD
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP2070.17
Converting existing bungalow into a two storey house and minor internal alterations
61 Hubert Road RAINHAM RM13 8AD
Received 20 Dec 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0862.19
Single storey side and rear extension with garage conversion
17 Birkbeck Road Romford RM7 0QR
Received 30 May 2019 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0197.25
Discharge of conditions 2 & 3 from J0028.25
7 - 9 Park Lane Hornchurch London RM11 1BB
Received 27 Oct 2025 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0131.19
Certificate of lawfulness for hip to gable loft conversion to include 3 no. rooflights to the front, 1 no. rooflight to the rear and removal of two lower existing chimneys to the north elevation.
36 Courtenay Gardens Upminster RM14 1DD
Received 3 Apr 2019 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0327.24
Certificate of Lawfulness for a hip to gable roof alteration, gable window, rear dormer, front roof light windows & removal of pitch roof over ground floor rear projection with the extension of the existing soil vent pipe.
57 Hacton Drive Hornchurch RM12 6DL
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1220.17
Variation of condition 10 (delivery times) and condition 17 (store opening hours) of planning permission P1373.16 (construction of a Lidl food store) to allow: - Deliveries on Bank/Public Holidays between hours of 7:00 to 21:00 - Store opening on Bank/Public Holidays between the hours of 07:00 to 23:00
31 High Street HORNCHURCH RM11 1TP
Received 20 Jul 2017 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP1952.17
Retrospective planning permission to install new rooflight to dormer.
19 Cross Road Mawneys ROMFORD RM7 8AT
Received 30 Nov 2017 - Pr App Given Conditions/ReasonsF0007.15
Prior Approval application for the proposed installation of PV Panels on the roof.
Stagecoach Romford Depot North Street Romford RM1 1DS
Received 14 Oct 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0370.19
Single storey rear extension including new decking area and conversion of existing garage to a habitable room (including the replacement of the existing garage door with a new bay window)
125 Bruce Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4HY
Received 8 Mar 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1168.25
Single storey front extension, garage conversion to habitable room and single storey rear extension
9 Hamilton Avenue Romford RM1 4RP
Received 5 Sept 2025 - Tree Work Part App Conditions/ReasonsT0180.17
Reducing the crown of the all the 3 trees in my property T1- Cedar- Crown reduction and removal of dead branches and leaves ( Next to 4 Freeman Way) T2- Pinus- Crown reduction and removal of dead branches and leaves( Next to 5 Freeman way) T3- Cedar-Crown reduction and removal of dead branches and leaves( In the rear Garden)
4A Freeman Way Emerson Park HORNCHURCH RM11 3PH
Received 17 Dec 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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