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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1326.25
Change of use from Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to Class C2 (Residential Institution) to operate as small children's home for up to two children aged 11-16.
12 Mygrove Gardens Rainham RM13 9QT
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0014.18
Advertisement consent for:- 3 x illuminated fascia signs 2 x illuminated projecting signs
6 The Brewery ROMFORD RM1 1AU
Received 16 Feb 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1008.19
New parking spaces including removal of a section of the boundary wall and creation of a dropped kerb.
Rainham Health Clinic Upminster Road South Rainham RM13 9AB
Received 27 Jun 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0736.16
Two storey side and single storey rear extensions to include x3no velux windows, and internal alterations
23 Pemberton Avenue Gidea Park RM2 6EX
Received 25 Apr 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0047.26
retrospective planning application for the existing two storey side and single storey rear extension
19 Spey Way Romford RM1 4YP
Received 15 Jan 2026 - DOC Discharge PARTQ0043.18
Erection of 1no. bungalow dwelling with off street car parking and private amenity. P0315.17 Conditions(s) 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14
17 The Crescent UPMINSTER RM14 1JY
Received 7 Feb 2018 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP1215.23
2 x 4-bed, New-Build dwellings with rear dormers and front rooflights, with associated parking and amenity space, involving demolition of existing dwellings, together with the creation of a new crossover.
19 Ashwood Avenue Rainham RM13 9AS
Received 4 Aug 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0268.23
Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflights including extension of the pitched roof over the previous side extension and partial rebuild of side extension, following demolition of existing side garage
58 Forest Road Collier Row Romford RM7 8DY
Received 15 Feb 2023 - Pr App Not Req'dY0033.15
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 3.5m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 2.6m and an eaves height of 2.6m
34 Canterbury Avenue Cranham, Upminster RM14 3LD
Received 6 Feb 2015 - Non standard decQ0050.18
Discharge of conditions 16,24 & 25 of P1376.11
23-27 High Street Harrow Dental Practice Hornchurch RM11 1TP
Received 21 Feb 2018 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0146.19
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension.
53 Frimley Avenue Hornchurch RM11 3PX
Received 11 Apr 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1673.24
Single-storey front(porch) extension.
47 St Andrews Avenue Hornchurch RM12 5DU
Received 19 Dec 2024 - PP is required Conditions/ReasonsD0128.19
Certificate of Lawfulness for a loft conversion with 2No. side dormers and 4.No side roof light windows and a single storey rear extension.
39 Crow Lane Romford RM7 0EP
Received 3 Apr 2019 - WithdrawnP0706.16
First floor part side extension and alterations to roof over garage / porch Replacement of porch
221 Eastern Avenue East Romford RM1 4XS
Received 18 Apr 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0878.24
Retrospective application for a single storey rear extension
39 Grove Park Road Rainham RM13 7DA
Received 21 Jun 2024 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0002.16
Discharge of Conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 of P0811.14
230 St Mary's Lane Upminster RM14 3DH
Received 6 Jan 2016 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0310.26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed construction of a new outbuilding to replace the existing outbuilding
41 The Drive, Harold Wood Romford RM3 0DU
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Apprv with Agreement Conditions/ReasonsP0256.15
Double storey side extension and reconfiguration of internal space to create 2 x 2 bedroom dwellings with private amenity and off street car parking.
78 Manston Way Hornchurch RM12 5PE
Received 3 Mar 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0434.17
Proposed single storey rear extension, to include roof lantern
35 Fairholme Gardens Cranham RM14 1HJ
Received 13 Mar 2017 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1375.14
Two storey side and rear extensions, single storey front and rear extensions
28 Tudor Gardens Romford RM2 5LL
Received 7 Oct 2014 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1190.14
Change of Use from existing Class B1 Business Class to Class D2 - Assembly and Leisure
Unit 8, Bates Industrial Estate Church Road Harold Wood Romford RM3 0HU
Received 22 Aug 2014 - PP is required Conditions/ReasonsD0479.17
Certificate of Lawfulness for a hip to gable loft conversion and rear dormer.
125 BURNWAY HORNCHURCH RM11 3SW
Received 23 Nov 2017 - Pr App Not Req'dY0012.26
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 8.00m, a maximum height of 2.90m, and an eaves height 2.90m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
32 Greenway Romford RM3 0HH
Received 20 Jan 2026 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0298.26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of a dormer loft conversion with the installation of roof lights at the front roof slope
47 Ethelburga Road Romford RM3 0QR
Received 21 Jul 2026
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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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