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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP1481.25
Change of use from Use Class C3 (dwellinghouse) to Use Class C2 (children's care home) Construction of rear patio, cycle and bin stores
44 Pettits Lane Romford RM1 4HA
Received 17 Nov 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsL0007.23
Full Planning Permission: Change of use of Building 5 from commercial gym (Class E(d)) to offices (Class E) and the associated internal alterations to one curtilage listed building to provide for its conversion to office use.
Franks Farm, St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
Received 4 Sept 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1549.23
Demolition of detached garage/workshop and construction of a two-storey side extension. Demolition of front garden walls/gates, widening of vehicular crossover and resurfacing front paved areas.
54 Blacksmiths Lane Rainham RM13 7AH
Received 17 Oct 2023 - DOC Discharge FULLQ0128.18
Discharge of condition 16 (New areas of highway) of planning permission P0382.15
Briar Village Square 26 Briar Road Romford RM3 8AP
Received 5 Jun 2018 - Prior App COU Given Conditions/ReasonsJ0018.17
Prior approval for the change of use from office to residential with creation of 14 flats(PRIOR APPROVAL)
6 Holgate Court Western Road Romford RM1 3JS
Received 20 Jul 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1658.23
Single story rear extension, side infill extension, 1st floor rear /side extension, alterations to rear dormers, alterations to the roof profile and garage conversion
Rowan Brae, 4 Wych Elm Road Hornchurch RM11 3AA
Received 8 Nov 2023 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0004.23
Certificate of Lawfulness for loft conversion with rear dormer and roof lights to front
10 Beulah Road Hornchurch RM12 4YR
Received 5 Jan 2023 - DOC Discharge PARTQ0126.14
Discharge of Conditions 11, 12, 13 & 17 from P1003.13.
44 Herbert Road Hornchurch RM11 3LJ
Received 24 Jun 2014 - Prior App COU Refuse Conditions/ReasonsJ0028.15
Partial conversion and internal remodelling to provide 12no. residential units arranged over second and third floors. Ground and first floors are to remain as commercial accommodation.
Queens Moat House St Edwards Way Romford RM1 4LQ
Received 16 Sept 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0109.19
Part two storey and part single storey rear extension.
167 Northumberland Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2HW
Received 23 Jan 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1591.24
Proposed side extension to form dining area to fish and chip shop (Class E use)
2B Moray Way Romford RM1 4YD
Received 2 Dec 2024 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0134.15
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion including rear dormer.
46 Link Way Hornchurch RM11 3RW
Received 6 May 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1416.15
Proposed first floor side infill extension, single storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer window.
48 Meadowside Road Upminster RM14 3YT
Received 28 Sept 2015 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP1600.16
Erection of a detached office building.
Station Road Gidea Park
Received 9 Nov 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0304.18
Retrospective planning permission for retention of as built variation to P0366.16 - Demolition of existing garage and outbuildings and construction of double storey side and rear extension, garage with first floor accommodation, internal alterations, new roof with accommodation and external works (As previously approved). Variation of hipped garage roof to hipped roof overhang with supporting brackets.
39 Links Avenue ROMFORD RM2 6NB
Received 1 Mar 2018 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsE0011.18
Certificate of Lawfulness for single storey rear extension
38 Derby Avenue Upminster Essex England RM14 2NR
Received 17 Apr 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1654.23
Construction of a two-storey side extension and a part single part two storey rear extension following demolition of existing garage.
20 The Drive, Harold Wood Romford RM3 0DU
Received 8 Nov 2023 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0718.17
The demolition of the existing pair of semi-detached houses (2 & 4 Hamilton Drive) and garages, and the erection of 5no. three-bedroom houses.
6 Hamilton Drive ROMFORD RM3 0UU
Received 26 Apr 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0211.16
Two storey side and single storey rear extension and garage conversion
227 Main Road Romford RM2 6NP
Received 29 Feb 2016 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1668.23
Demolition of existing ancillary structures on-site and construction of a new two storey four bedroom residential dwelling (Use Class C3), a new single storey outbuilding within the rear garden, 2 new off-street parking spaces, refuse and cycle storage and associated landscaping and boundary treatments.
8 Walden Way Hornchurch RM11 2LB
Received 10 Nov 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0520.26
Single storey rear extension
184 Hall Lane Upminster RM14 1AT
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1917.15
Demolish existing conservatory Proposed two storey side extension with single storey front extension
70 Gooshays Drive Harold Hill RM3 9HP
Received 23 Dec 2015 - Pr App Not Req'dF0001.19
New agricultural building and associated hardstanding for access and farm yard
Land to West of Hall Lane Upminster RM14 1UA
Received 26 Feb 2019 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0204.18
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and build up gable wall.
187 CARLTON ROAD ROMFORD RM2 5AX
Received 15 May 2018
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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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