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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Pr App Given Conditions/ReasonsY0058.16
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 3.8m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3m and an eaves height of 3m
122 Briscoe Road Rainham RM13 9QG
Received 10 Mar 2016 - Tree Work Approved Conditions/ReasonsT0013.19
2 trees pruned by approximately one third their current size
38 Crossways Gidea Park Romford
Received 30 Jan 2019 - Tree Work Refused Conditions/ReasonsT0140.23
T1 Ash - Fell to ground level We reduced this tree earlier in the year and one of the team noted there was a lot of movement in the main stem. I advised that the customer should keep and eye out for fruiting bodies this time of year and sure enough, there was one approximately 20ft up on the main stem. I sent a team to return and film the movement in the tree while it was being pulled from the ground with the climbing line. The video isn't too clear but there is definitely movement in the stem. Because of where it is in the front garden and how busy the road gets, the customer would like to fell tree for safety reasons.
43 Suttons Lane Hornchurch RM12 6RJ
Received 16 Nov 2023 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0881.25
Change of use from Class C3 residential dwelling to Class C2 childrens residential institute for up to 4 children with carers
26 Guysfield Close Rainham RM13 7AP
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Lapsed applicationP0563.15
New floodlights to existing tennis courts and new fencing to the courts with 4No signboard and new surfacing to the courts to provide a slip resistant finish
Coopers and Coborn School St Mary's Lane Upminster RM14 3HS
Received 22 Apr 2015 - Approve no cons Conditions/ReasonsP0641.26
Rebuilding of chimney breast to the left of the property (Retrospective)
52 Parkway Romford RM2 5PA
Received 26 May 2026 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0294.25
First floor side extension including fenestration amendments to ground floor
5 Chippenham Close Romford RM3 8HU
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Approve no cons Conditions/ReasonsN0053.18
Minor amendment to vehicle crossover in order to park car in front of the property - P0575.17
455 Rush Green Road Romford RM7 0NH
Received 24 Oct 2018 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0061.23
Discharge of condition 3 from P1133.22
31 Squirrels Heath Avenue Romford RM2 6AD
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Pr App Not Req'dY0254.18
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 2.5m (PRIOR APPROVAL)
66 Laburnham Walk Hornchurch RM12 5RJ
Received 12 Jul 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0030.26
Single storey rear extension, side infill extension, conversion of integral garage to habitable use and alterations to fenestration, following demolition of existing outbuilding
6 Stewart Avenue Upminster RM14 2AF
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0885.15
Proposed Outbuilding
116 Cecil Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2ND
Received 19 Jun 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0383.18
Single storey extension to rear, part single storey side, part first floor rear extension, conversion of roofspace into accommodation including rear dormer and roof lights.
36 Waldegrave Gardens UPMINSTER RM14 1UX
Received 14 Mar 2018 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1649.15
Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and erection of replacement dwellinghose. New crossover to front boundary
55 Ernest Road Hornchurch RM11 3JE
Received 5 Nov 2015 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0153.25
Discharge of Condition 3 of P1232.24
184 New Road Rainham RM13 8RS
Received 7 Aug 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0084.26
Loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.
136 South Street Romford RM1 1TE
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1814.17
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension.
60 KENILWORTH GARDENS HORNCHURCH RM12 4SE
Received 2 Nov 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0772.17
Single storey side and rear extension
48 Hamilton Road ROMFORD RM2 5SD
Received 17 May 2017 - WithdrawnY0207.17
single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 5.350 metres, a maximum height of 3.800 metres, and an eaves height of 2.300 metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
435 Mawney Road Romford RM7 8PX
Received 1 Jun 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1148.17
Retrospective planning permission for a detached outbuilding in the rear garden for use as a games room
68 Heather Way Romford RM1 4TA
Received 5 Jul 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1254.18
Replacement of soft landscaping with permeable hard landscaping, erection of fencing and associated modifications.
14 Ives Gardens Romford RM1 3QX
Received 13 Aug 2018 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP1315.14
New front wall and railings
30 Hood Road Rainham RM13 8AT
Received 3 Oct 2014 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0213.23
Discahrge of condition 6 from APP/B5480/18/3198021 (LPA application ref. P0716.17)
Bond Court 29 Victoria Road Romford RM1 2JT
Received 20 Sept 2023 - WithdrawnP2016.22
Single-storey rear extension with two roof lights
10 Fairford Way Romford RM3 9YR
Received 12 Dec 2022
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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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