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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsA0044.23
2x Projecting Sign - Internally illuminated 1 x Sainsbury's Local Fascia Sign - Internally Illuminated Welcome Sign - Non Illuminated Stat sign
Ground Floor, Foodstore Unit, Dagenham, Beam Park Portland House RM9 6SA
Received 18 Aug 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1143.19
Demolition of existing garage. Two storey rear extension and part single storey rear/side extension; to include 2No. Juliette balconies and roof light windows to side and alterations to front elevation.
57 Ardleigh Green Road Hornchurch RM11 2JZ
Received 24 Jul 2019 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0261.15
Revised application for one dwelling incorporating demolition of existing outbuildings and hardstandings
Lodge Cottage The Chase Upminster RM14 3YB
Received 27 Feb 2015 - PP is required Conditions/ReasonsD0063.24
Certificate of Lawfulness for supported living for up to 6 people as a single household
12A Bridport Avenue Romford RM7 9HP
Received 15 Feb 2024 - UndecidedD0377.26
Certificate of lawfulness for a hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer
49 Deyncourt Gardens Upminster RM14 1DG
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1855.15
Part change of use of premises to Hair Salon
290 Brentwood Road Romford RM2 5TA
Received 11 Dec 2015 - Apprv with Agreement Conditions/ReasonsP0008.18
Erection of 1no. dwelling attached to side of 36 Manston Way, and erection of detached garage and outbuilding in rear garden with formation of new driveway parking area.
36 Manston Way HORNCHURCH RM12 5PB
Received 4 Jan 2018 - WithdrawnJ0039.23
Change of use to a C2 - to be used as residential supported living for young people under the age of 16 year supported by carers.
11 Henbane Path Romford RM3 8PH
Received 7 Nov 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1383.16
Roof alterations front and rear to form additional accommodation in roof, with rear dormers and front gable.
72 Parkstone Avenue Emerson Park RM11 3LS
Received 22 Aug 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0278.23
Single storey front porch extension
75 Bader Way Rainham RM13 7HU
Received 16 Feb 2023 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1601.18
Proposed demolition of existing detached dwelling and erection of two semi-detached chalet bungalows.
67 Edmund Road Rainham RM13 8LX
Received 22 Oct 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1111.25
Single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration
33 Vicarage Road Hornchurch RM12 4AS
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0761.24
Extension to an existing vehicle crossover and hardstanding along frontage of 590 Upper Brentwood Road
590 Upper Brentwood Road Romford RM2 6HU
Received 29 May 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1148.23
Construction of detached summer house to rear
24 River Drive Upminster RM14 1AR
Received 21 Jul 2023 - Pr App Not Req'dY0221.15
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 4.57 metres from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 2.86 metres and an eaves height of 2.45 metres
80 Salisbury Road Gidea Park Romford RM2 5TP
Received 27 Aug 2015 - Prior App COU Refuse Conditions/ReasonsJ0031.19
Change of use from A1 to C3 (residential) PRIOR APPROVAL
6 Roneo Corner Romford RM12 4TN
Received 24 Sept 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1824.15
Extension of front porch roof and support pillars. New pitched roof from eaves to 1st floor to side elevation to match the opposite side.
34 Nelmes Way Hornchurch RM11 2QZ
Received 10 Dec 2015 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1490.15
First floor side extension with front and rear dormers and alterations to the windows in the existing front dormer.
110 Lower Bedford Road Romford RM1 4DQ
Received 2 Oct 2015 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0060.24
Side Block and rear of No 167 T1 Oak tree, reduce vertical and lateral growth by 3.0 M back to most recent previous pruning points as an ongoing maintenance T2 1 Oak, lift all branches to main stem to the height of 5.5 M, thin remainder by 15% and remove deadwood , to allow more light penetration G3 group 2 Cherry trees and Ivy, cut back by 3 M to clear
167 Latimer Drive Hornchurch RM12 6TN
Received 17 May 2024 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0024.14
Certificate of lawfulness for single storey rear extension to enable ground floor WC
23 Dury Falls Close Hornchurch
Received 4 Feb 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1023.25
Proposed removal of chimney and replacing chimney with lightweight slip bricks.
159 Harrow Crescent Romford RM3 7AP
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1621.17
ERECTION OF A TWO-STOREY EXTENSION TO FORM A 2-BED DWELLINGHOUSE. FORMATION OF A CROSSOVER AT FRONT OF PROPERTY.
112 Cherry Tree Lane RAINHAM RM13 8TS
Received 6 Oct 2017 - Apprv with Agreement Conditions/ReasonsP0112.17
Alterations to elevations and new fourth floor to create 1 No. self-contained flat
Enterprise House 18 Eastern Road Romford RM1 3PJ
Received 23 Jan 2017 - Pr App Given Conditions/ReasonsM0020.16
Replacement of 12.5m monopole with 12.5m Alpha pole
Highways land adj 1-7 Collier Row Road Collier Row Road Romford RM5 3NT
Received 27 Oct 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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