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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP1846.15
Five bedroom detached house
14 Dalewood Close Hornchurch RM11 3PJ
Received 14 Dec 2015 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0595.16
Construction of a new 3 bed detached dwelling on land adjacent to existing dwelling
6 Tyne Close UPMINSTER RM14 1QB
Received 5 May 2016 - NDAL e refuse (Appealed)P1313.21
Erection of a 3 story building to include 4 x 1-bed and 2 x 2-bed self contained flats with associated parking, amenity space, and habitable roof space.
Land Rear 42 Broadway Parade Hornchurch RM12 4RN
Received 2 Jul 2021 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0396.16
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer, and velux roof windows, following the demolition of pitched roof of the side extension into flat roof
7 The Avenue Romford RM1 4LD
Received 21 Oct 2016 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0592.15
Conversion of existing brick barns to create 3 no.new apartments, demolition of modern barns to allow construction of 5 no. new houses, removal of external caravan storage use and hard surfaced yard and replacement with landscaping.
Sullens Farm Sunnings Lane Upminster RM14 2DQ
Received 29 Apr 2015 - Prior App COU Refuse Conditions/ReasonsJ0029.25
The proposed development involves the change of use of a section of the ground floor of the existing restaurant (Use Class E(b)) to create 1 no. self-contained studio flat.
167 ST MARYS LANE UPMINSTER RM14 3BL
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1166.24
Single storey rear/side extension and conversion of garage to habitable use
41 The Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4JJ
Received 27 Aug 2024 - DOC Discharge FULLQ0088.14
Discharge of Conditions 4, 5, 16, 23, 28 and 38 of P0496.13
Former Oldchurch Hospital Oldchurch Road Romford RM7 0RE
Received 29 Apr 2014 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0573.25
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension, following demolition of existing rear conservatory following prior approval reference Y0291.25
54 Frederick Road Rainham RM13 8NJ
Received 29 Dec 2025 - PP is required Conditions/ReasonsD0482.24
Certificate of Lawfulness for rear outbuilding with solar panels for use as office/gym & garage following the demolition of existing garage
51 Ramsay Gardens Romford RM3 7NS
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1927.17
Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of a two storey family home with accommodation in the roof.
26 The Fairway UPMINSTER RM14 1BS
Received 24 Nov 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1774.15
Single storey and part two storey rear extension and front enlargment of entrance hall under existing tiled roof
14 The Green Wennington Essex RM13 9DX
Received 25 Nov 2015 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0463.19
Two storey side extension and loft conversion to include rear dormer with Juliet balcony and 1 no. rooflight to front.
56 Sycamore Avenue Upminster RM14 2HS
Received 23 Mar 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1348.14
Change of use from dog groomers to sui-generis (sunbed shop)
5 Hacton Parade Central Drive Hornchurch RM12 6EL
Received 27 Oct 2014 - Pr App Not Req'dY0136.15
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 4m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3m and an eaves height of 3m.
5 Foxhall Road Upminster Essex RM14 2DD
Received 5 May 2015 - WithdrawnT0021.15
TREE OFFICER TO CONFIRM DESCRIPTION
12 Beverley Gardens (Cotton Reel) Hornchurch RM11 3PA
Received 17 Mar 2015 - Pr App Given Conditions/ReasonsM0011.17
Telephone Kiosk (PRIOR APPROVAL)
20-21 The Broadway HORNCHURCH RM12 4RW
Received 4 Apr 2017 - Pr App Refused Conditions/ReasonsY0156.19
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6.0 metres, a maximum height of 2.85 metres, and an eaves height of 2.85 metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
135A Betterton Road Rainham RM13 8ND
Received 28 May 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0913.18
Single and part two storey rear extension and garage conversion
27 Coniston Avenue Upminster RM14 3XL
Received 14 Jun 2018 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0152.25
Discharge of Conditions Planning Application P0118.25 Conditions(s) 5
95A Crossways Romford RM2 6AS
Received 7 Aug 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0170.15
New function room linked to existing public house
George II Public House 64-68 High Street Hornchurch RM12 VU1
Received 10 Feb 2015 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsN0012.24
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission ref: P1840.23 dated 08/03/2024 to allow for increasing the height of the main roof on the rear extension by 150mm (Rear extension and internal reconfiguration)
1 Manor Close Romford RM1 2RB
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0431.26
Part single, part two storey side/rear extension with patio, conversion of roof space to habitable use to include roof lights to front and rear, front porch and alterations to fenestration. Single storey detached outbuilding to rear for use as garage and gym with ramp and steps between existing dwelling and outbuilding and boundary treatments.
50 Plumpton Avenue Hornchurch RM12 6BE
Received 2 Apr 2026 - WithdrawnP0311.15
Loft conversion incorporating raising of roof line with front and side dormers
36 Betterton Road Rainham RM13 8NB
Received 9 Mar 2015
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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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