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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0133.24
Discharge of Condition(s) 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 & 10 of P0960.22
16C Woburn Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4NG
Received 16 Jun 2024 - UndecidedP1107.26
Double storey side, single storey front/side, single and double storey rear extensions, following demolition of side garage and front porch
28 SAUNTON ROAD HORNCHURCH RM12 4HG
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0987.26
Two Storey Side extension, single storey rear extension and front porch.
93 Heath Park Road Romford RM2 5XA
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0568.16
First floor side extension and garage conversion
7 Ray Road ROMFORD RM5 2HB
Received 14 Apr 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0009.26
Single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration, including removal of existing side bay window.
5 Gilbert Road Romford RM1 3BX
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0210.26
Proposed first floor side and rear extensions with internal alterations and all associated works
179 Upper Rainham Road Hornchurch RM12 4EY
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0020.16
Replacement hanging and fascia signage.
194-204 Main Road Romford RM2 5HA
Received 6 Apr 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0038.26
The repair, refurbishment and minor alteration works to an existing office building. Re-roofing of existing roof, retain and repair the existing front parapet, rebuilding the first floor wall on the front elevation of the building with an external render finish, roof lights, alterations to the fenestration, replacement windows and internal partition walls to ground floor hallway.
12 Broadway Rainham RM13 9YL
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0983.23
Replacement of waste processing equipment, the removal of a shed and picking station bays, the replacement of a wall along the Western boundary with 2m high litter netting fences on the Western and Northern boundaries and new internal bay wall.
Kilnbridge Waste Recycling Facility, York Road Rainham RM13 7BW
Received 21 Jun 2023 - PP is required Conditions/ReasonsE0009.18
Certificate of lawfulness for rear garden outbuilding. Existing outbuilding in garden built around 20 years ago by previous owner - was a music studio but we have refurbished it into a useful space for our children's parties and family parties with the occasional use of a family member staying the odd night here. accessed only through our garage. Refurbishment included replacement of kitchen and bathroom including a toilet - a new Saniflow connection. Bathroom includes a window and a fan.
24 Little Gaynes Lane UPMINSTER RM14 2JJ
Received 27 Feb 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0367.18
Single storey side and rear extension and front porch
220 ST MARY'S LANE UPMINSTER RM14 3DH
Received 9 Mar 2018 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1364.16
Erection of 1no. detached house
Rosewell Benskins Lane Romford RM4 1LB
Received 5 Dec 2016 - UndecidedD0397.26
Certificate of Lawfulness for a hip-to-gable loft conversion with rear dormer and roof lights to front, erection of a single-storey front entrance porch and demolition of the existing external unshared chimney stack
6 Chelmer Road Upminster RM14 1QT
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0157.24
Single storey rear extension and installation of raised patio
29 Aldborough Road Upminster RM14 2RP
Received 2 Feb 2024 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0086.24
Discharge of Condition 3 of P1103.22
Land to the East of Warley Substation Clay Tye Road Upminster RM14 3PL
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0754.23
Single storey front extension with porch, single storey side extension and conversion of integral garage to habitable use
1 Rectory Gardens Upminster RM14 3YL
Received 16 May 2023 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0406.18
Certificate of Lawfulness for a single storey rear extension.
14 Barnsley Road Romford RM3 9LP
Received 26 Oct 2018 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0040.25
Discharge of Conditions planning application P1836.17 Conditions(s) 13 Pedestrian access 14 Highway access
Land at Priory Road Harold Hill Romford RM3 9AP
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1692.14
Existing ATM to be replaced with new DDA height ATM
630 Upper Brentwood Road Romford RM2 6HT
Received 10 Dec 2014 - Prior App COU Given Conditions/ReasonsJ0031.25
Conversion of the first and second floor to 12 x 1 bed 1 person studio flats with shower
102-106 South Street Romford RM1 1RX
Received 1 Oct 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0056.14
Installation of new external shopfront signage to replace those in situ: 2no 700mm high NatWest internally illuminated signs 1no 600mm high NatWest internally projecting sign 2no 1500mm high NatWest internally iluminated ATM collars 1no nameplate 1no set of NatWest purple vinyl cladding 1no tele/web vinyl
Natwest 8 - 10 South Street Romford RM1 1RD
Received 14 Oct 2014 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0526.23
Front and rear dormers with additional roof tiling on the face and side for the dormers (Retrospective), and new ground floor windows to front elevation
Berry Lodge, St Marys Lane, North Ockendon Upminster RM14 3PH
Received 3 Apr 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0778.17
Replacement of windows
62 Cowley Road Romford RM3 7ET
Received 19 May 2017 - Pr App Refused (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsM0002.19
The installation of a 15 metre high monopole supporting shrouded antenna and 2No.300mm dishes, the installation of 4No.equipment cabinets at ground level and other ancillary development (PRIOR APPROVAL)
Land adj North Hill Drive opp junction Wrexham Road Romford RM3 7YX
Received 22 Feb 2019
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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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