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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP1937.17
Removal of existing conservatory with single storey rear extension to replace it, small rear extension to existing kitchen.
6 Nelmes Close HORNCHURCH RM11 2QA
Received 27 Nov 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0140.19
Single storey rear extension and front porch.
54 Hornminster Glen Hornchurch Essex RM11 3XL
Received 28 Jan 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0390.26
First floor rear infill extension and new roof over including loft conversion, rear solar panels, front and rear roof lights with alterations to ground floor rear fenestration
384 Upminster Road North Rainham RM13 9RZ
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Tree Work Approved Conditions/ReasonsT0123.24
T1 Silver birch Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 4m T2 Conifer Section fell to as close to ground level as possible T3 Cherry Reduce tree to re-shape. works required due to neighbour complaints about the closeness of trees the the property
The Old Cottage Ockendon Road Upminster RM14 2DN
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1578.23
Proposed first floor extension to house and new access into site
West Park Lodge Farm, Broxhill Road Havering- Atte-Bower Romford RM4 1QJ
Received 23 Oct 2023 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0250.17
Discharge of Conddition 2, 10 and 12 of P1102.17
1 Jersey Road Plot 2 Rainham RM13 7DR
Received 18 Dec 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1061.16
Conversion of existing garage into a habitable room, formation of a new window in replacement of existing garage doors. New single storey rear extension with rooflight. Alteration to existing garden landscape to include a new timber terrace.
10 The Cobbles UPMINSTER RM14 1YA
Received 28 Jun 2016 - DOC Discharge PARTQ0190.16
Discharge condition 46 (A) from P1813.11
90 New Road (Former Somerfield depot) Rainham RM13 8RS
Received 14 Oct 2016 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0013.18
Holm oak-large front of house/roadside fell to ground level holm oak tree -rear garden rear of house- reduce by 40-50% to leave at 8-10m high. Pollard tree has a cavity(large) in the rear, reduce to lessen weight and sail area, to take precautions against limb failure
222 High Street Hornchurch
Received 26 Jan 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1156.18
Demolition of existing classroom block (part single storey and part three storey) and erection of a replacement two storey classroom block.
The Albany School Broadstone Road Hornchurch RM12 4AJ
Received 26 Jul 2018 - Apprv with Agreement Conditions/ReasonsP1005.17
Change of Use from single dwelling to 1 x 3 bedroom flat and 1 x 2 bedroom flat. External alterations, removal of external staircase and demolition of an outbuilding.
68 Eastern Road Romford RM1 3QA
Received 14 Jun 2017 - Finally disposedP0805.19
The construction of two additional floors of office space on top of an existing office building in Rainham, Essex. The additional floor space totals 1,370m2 (on two floors).
Rainham Trading Estate, Rainham House New Road Rainham RM13 8RA
Received 20 May 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1209.24
Replacement fenestration
26 Reed Pond Walk Romford RM2 5PB
Received 4 Sept 2024 - DOC Discharge FULLQ0033.15
Discharge of Conditions 12, 13 and 19 of P1552.14
Delderfield House Portnoi Close Havering Road Romford RM1 4DH
Received 12 Mar 2015 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0651.24
Extensions to rear, side and front and alterations to roof configeration
Harefield House, The Chase Upminster RM14 3YB
Received 10 May 2024 - UndecidedP1198.26
The proposal is for the retrospective retention of a new front boundary treatment comprising a 1.3m high brick wall with 1.8m high piers and open metal gates, together with stepped flank boundary walls and a widened hardstanding.
25 Slewins Lane Hornchurch RM11 2BZ
Received 19 Oct 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0518.15
External play area with timber play equipment
Harold Court Primary School Church Road Harold Wood RM3 0SH
Received 15 Apr 2015 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0510.23
Certificate of Lawfulness for a hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and roof lights to front
32 Pettits Lane Romford RM1 4HH
Received 30 Nov 2023 - NDAL ea no condsP1101.19
Variation of conditions 1 (in accordance with plans), 2 (temporary permission), 3 (personal permission) and 4 ( maximum number of mobile homes/touring caravans) of planning permission P0950.17 (Material change in use of land to provide 5 pitches for stationing of caravans for residential occupation by Traveller families, together with associated operational development including the installation of fencing, walls and an electricity cabinet)
Railway Sidings Ockendon Road Upminster RM14 2TZ
Received 16 Jul 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1551.17
Single storey rear and part side extension.
53 CANDOVER ROAD HORNCHURCH RM12 4TY
Received 19 Sept 2017 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1727.22
5 x two storey, 3-bed dwellings and conversion of existing outbuilding to create 2 x single storey, 3-bed dwellings with associated parking, amenity space, new access road, and soft landscaping, involving demolition of existing care home
Beverley Bungalow North Road Havering-Atte-Bower Romford RM4 1PR
Received 19 Oct 2022 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0388.24
Certificate of Lawfulness for a hip to gable, loft conversion with rear dormer with juliette balcony, roof lights to front & obscured glazed non opening window in gable wall.
11A Rosemary Avenue Romford RM1 4HB
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP2051.16
Single storey side garage extension.
71 Brookdale Avenue Upminster RM14 2LT
Received 23 Dec 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0461.24
Proposed front porch and new folding doors to existing rear extension
60 Amery Gardens Romford RM2 6RU
Received 2 Apr 2024
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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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