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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP0184.18
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
84 Riversdale Road ROMFORD RM5 2NS
Received 9 Feb 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0076.15
Variation of Condition 3 of P1400.14
2 Ruskin Gardens (Land Adj) Romford RM3 7BE
Received 21 Jan 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1492.25
Part single, part two storey side/rear extension, single storey side extension, loft conversion to habitable use with roof lights, construction of open porch to front, and alterations to fenestration. Demolition of existing side garage and single storey side extension
160 CORBETS TEY ROAD UPMINSTER RM14 2EJ
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0022.16
New illuminated signage surround to No.3 ATM machines.
Romford Station, The Royal Bank of Scotland ATM Machine South Street ROMFORD RM1 1SX
Received 27 Apr 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0454.19
Double storey side extension and garage conversion into habitable room.
9 Manser Road Rainham RM13 8NP
Received 22 Mar 2019 - PP is required Conditions/ReasonsD0138.15
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed room in loft, hip to gable with rear dormer less than 50m3
4 Tennyson Road Harold Hill RM3 7AD
Received 11 May 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0899.19
Proposed first floor side extension, internal alterations and new dropped kerb.
2 Mount Avenue Romford RM3 0DE
Received 8 Jun 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0156.14
Single storey rear extension
49 Candover Road Hornchurch
Received 6 Feb 2014 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0003.23
All works due to general maintenance Front Garden T1 Silver birch Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2 metres Front Garden T2 Lawson Cypress reduce height by 3 m and trim sides to suit by 1-1.5m . Rear Garden 1 H1 Lawson cypress (Hedge) Retrim height of hedge by up to 2ft and trim both sides of hedge by 1ft, creating curved top and ends and flat sides
15 Heath Drive Romford RM2 5QH
Received 10 Jan 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0863.19
Change of use from C3 use (dwelling) to C2 (for the care of children).
242 Victoria Road Romford RM1 2NT
Received 30 May 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0902.23
Proposed outbuilding
30 Castellan Avenue Romford RM2 6EJ
Received 7 Jun 2023 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0100.26
Discharge of condition 5 (Biodiversity/ Habitats HMMP) P1150.24
Chippenham Road Land bounded by Chippenham Road, Kings Lynn Drive, Darftiel Romford RM3 8HX
Received 16 Apr 2026 - WithdrawnP1427.19
Proposed outbuilding in rear garden for playroom, gym and storage use.
25 Pettits Lane Romford RM1 4HL
Received 16 Sept 2019 - Pr App Refused Conditions/ReasonsY0297.19
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6.0 metres, a maximum height of 3.0 metres, and an eaves height of 3.0 metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
28 Bridport Avenue Romford RM7 9HP
Received 24 Sept 2019 - Pr App Given Conditions/ReasonsY0121.18
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 4m and an eaves height of 2.9m (PRIOR APPROVAL)
13 Arundel Road Harold Wood Romford RM3 0RX
Received 4 Apr 2018 - Pr App Not Req'dY0093.17
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 5 metres, a maximum height of 2.9 metres, and an eaves height of 2.1 metres.(PRIOR APPROVAL)
143 Osborne Road Hornchurch RM11 1HG
Received 14 Mar 2017 - Tree Work Approved Conditions/ReasonsT0044.26
Tree 1 Olive Tree in the front garden, adjacent to the boundary with the pavement on Balgores Lane. Proposed work: Crown Reduction â?? reduction in the crown to: 1. Improve the shape 2. Reduce over hanging and obstruction to pavement and adjacent property Additional information: the tree has not been pruned since at least 2010 and is now badly out of shape. Tree 2 Malus Rudolph (crab apple) in the rear garden Proposed work: Crown Reduction â?? reduction in the crown to: 1. Maintain shape 2. Manage height and spread due to the vancity of the tree to my and adjacent proprerties. Additional information: the Malus Rudolph was planted in autumn 2017 and this will be its first prune. The above work has been recommended by a tree surgeon who I contacted for advice.
60 Balgores Lane Romford RM2 5JU
Received 27 Mar 2026 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0292.23
Certificate of Lawfulness for hip to part gable loft conversion and rear dormer and roof lights to front.
1 MARLBOROUGH GARDENS UPMINSTER RM14 1SF
Received 20 Jun 2023 - Pr App Not Req'dY0292.24
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 5.97m, a maximum height of 3.40m, and an eaves height of 2.90m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
23 Harwood Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2NR
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0603.15
Erection of purpose-made steel wheeled refuse bin screen next to the public footway.
5-10 Harlow Gardens Romford RM5 3UL
Received 6 May 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1033.25
Change of boundary fence to 1.8m high metal fencing
Carries Hall, 10 Maybank Avenue Hornchurch RM12 5SA
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0055.17
Non illuminated College Sign on two metal legs/posts
Havering Sixth Form College Wingletye Lane HORNCHURCH RM11 3TB
Received 4 Oct 2017 - WithdrawnD0375.23
Certificate of Lawfulness for single storey rear extension with flat roof and rooflight and internal remodeling.
24 RECTORY GARDENS UPMINSTER RM14 3YJ
Received 22 Aug 2023 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0590.16
Conversion of existing rear annex building to form a 1no. self-contained studio flat.
72 Craigdale Road HORNCHURCH RM11 1AE
Received 14 Apr 2016
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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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