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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP0443.24
Convert existing integral garages to habitable room
8 AYR GREEN ROMFORD RM1 4UJ
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1439.17
Conversion of Garage To Habitable Room
8 Jersey Road RAINHAM RM13 7DR
Received 4 Sept 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0563.17
Proposed single storey side, plus first floor front and new roofspace extension (with dormer at rear) to existing end terraced house.
1 Stour Way Upminster RM14 1QQ
Received 12 Apr 2017 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP1011.25
Construction of one 2xbed end terrace dwelling with parking and amenities
18 Hedingham Road Hornchurch RM11 3QA
Received 30 Jul 2025 - WithdrawnD0127.19
Certificate of Lawfulness for a loft conversion with rear dormer to include Juliette balcony and 2No. front roof lights.
1 Palm Road Romford RM7 7BX
Received 1 Apr 2019 - WithdrawnP0774.19
Single storey side/front porch extension with WC and single storey rear extension
96 The Drive Collier Row Romford RM5 3UH
Received 17 May 2019 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0384.25
Certificate of Lawfulness for construction of a single storey rear extension.
187 Parkside Avenue Romford RM1 4NL
Received 8 Aug 2025 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0532.23
Certificate of Lawfulness for a hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflights
52A Brookdale Avenue Upminster RM14 2LT
Received 11 Dec 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1863.17
Single storey rear extension.
47 GRANTON AVENUE UPMINSTER RM14 2RU
Received 9 Nov 2017 - Apprv with Agreement Conditions/ReasonsP1172.17
Erection of detached block comprising 6no. residential units, with associated landscaping and parking.
Land to the rear of York House 48-50 Western Road Romford RM1 3LP
Received 12 Jul 2017 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1059.23
4 vehicle garage with 3 open bays and single closed bay.
E P F Emerys Poultry Farm, Tomkyns Lane Upminster RM14 1TP
Received 4 Jul 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0616.19
Conservation area application for alterations to frontage parking area, provision of new SVP and obscure glazed high level en-suite window to side elevation.
53 Crossways Romford RM2 6AJ
Received 18 Apr 2019 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0337.19
Roof alterations to include increased roof height to create additional accommodation on the first floor and additional windows to front, sides and rear. Part first floor and part ground floor single storey extension. Extension of existing garage to create a games room.
201 Cherry Tree Lane Rainham RM13 8TU
Received 3 Mar 2019 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1148.15
Demolition of 2no. detached kennel buildings and construction of 1no. detached bungalow
Brookside St Mary's Lane North Ockendon Upminster RM14 3PB
Received 27 Aug 2015 - Approve no cons Conditions/ReasonsN0062.24
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission ref:P1485.23 dated 24/11/2023 to allow for a change of size to water tanks & pump room (Erection of water storage tanks, pump room building and associated screening)
3 King George Close Romford RM7 7PN
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0131.18
Single Storey Side and Rear Extension
41 River Drive UPMINSTER RM14 1AR
Received 30 Jan 2018 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0153.24
Details Pursuant to Condition 3 (a and c) (Materials) of Planning Permission P0883.20 Dated 01/02/2022 for Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide 120 residential dwellings comprising 78 houses and 42 flats(1bed x 12, 2bed x 53, 3bed x 55) with associated car parking, landscaping, open space, play space and infrastructure.
Havering College of Further and Higher Education Tring Gardens London RM3 9ES
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Withdrawn - InvalidP0523.15
Our linked garage is built in reverse, due to our driveway situated to the rear of our house, therefore the garage door is located on the rear of the house. We're proposing a small extension, to fill the void to the front of our house, which is to the rear of the garage wall, and convert the garage, taking the back garage wall forwards, to the same boundary as to the front of our house. We propose to then install a window, in keeping with the rest of the house, with a pitched roof.
8 Ridgewell Grove Hornchurch RM12 5AG
Received 20 Apr 2015 - PP is required Conditions/ReasonsD0022.24
Certificate of Lawfulness for a loft conversion with rear dormer, front roof light and PV panels
55 Eversleigh Gardens Upminster RM14 1DP
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsA0005.23
Advertisement consent 2 x internally illuminated LCD advertisement displays.
Pavement to front of 141 High St Hornchurch RM11 3YD
Received 27 Jan 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0194.16
Single storey rear extension, lean to roof carried over part of existing rear extension, to include x4no roof lights
312 Main Road Romford RM2 6PA
Received 16 Feb 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1237.15
Redecoration of existing brown stained and painted windows in white gloss paint to all elevations
16 Reed Pond Walk Gidea Park Romford RM2 5PB
Received 17 Aug 2015 - PP is required Conditions/ReasonsE0027.24
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use as 1 flat converted more than 10 years ago
1A CROWN PARADE UPMINSTER ROAD SOUTH RAINHAM RM13 9BD
Received 29 May 2024 - Tree Work Approved Conditions/ReasonsT0018.17
Works to T2- 1 limb growing downwards towards road/driveway reduce by up to 3.5m 1 limb growing towards 29 station Road reduce by up to 3.5m
31 65 Station Road Gidea Park Romford RM2 6BX
Received 2 Mar 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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