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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Not Req'dY0200.24
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 3m, and an eaves height of 3m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
4 Woodcote Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4PZ
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0326.17
Ground floor extension to the rear and side
26 Sunnyside Gardens Upminster RM14 3DS
Received 21 Feb 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0201.23
First Floor Rear Dormer Extension, Conversion of integral garage to habitable use and Internal Alterations
7 The Meads Upminster RM14 3YP
Received 6 Feb 2023 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0214.17
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and 2no rooflights at front, change of hip to gable.
114 Park Drive Upminster RM14 3AT
Received 18 May 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0388.23
Single storey rear extension, following demolition of existing rear extension, proposed garage conversion with replacement roof and skylight, proposed gable end porch extension, alterations to fenestration, installation of raised patio, fire pit and associated seating
39 Chelmer Road Upminster RM14 1QT
Received 9 Mar 2023 - Tree Work Approved Conditions/ReasonsT0007.23
Pollard 2 lime trees in front garden. Also removal of weed growth from the upper parts of the lime trees. Reduction of 25% of the silver birch tree.
The Green, Forge Cottage North Road Havering-atte-bower Romford RM4 1PL
Received 15 Jan 2023 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0408.23
Certificate of Lawfulness for 3M single storey rear extension and Loft conversion with dormer.
3 Tennyson Way Hornchurch RM12 4BU
Received 18 Sept 2023 - Prior App COU Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsJ0017.18
Change of use from B1(a) offices to 2 flats(Class C3) (PRIOR APPROVAL)
Excel House Building to the North of Hornminster Glen Hornchurch RM11 3XL
Received 1 May 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1231.19
Single storey rear conservatory.
28 Matlock Gardens Hornchurch RM12 6HX
Received 12 Aug 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0954.15
Alterations and extensions to the existing buildings on the site including remodelling of the club building and extension of canopy over stands; erection of new offices, groundsman's building, gatekeeper lodge and irrigation tank; extension to hardstanding.
Training Ground & Sports Stadium Rush Green Road Romford RM7 0LA
Received 24 Jul 2015 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0017.16
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion including a rear dormer window with french doors and juliet balcony and installation of 5no velux roof windows
43 Repton Avenue Romford RM2 5LT
Received 21 Jan 2016 - Pr App Given Conditions/ReasonsY0201.14
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3m and an eaves height of 3m
201 Elm Park Avenue Elm Park, Hornchurch RM12 4RZ
Received 19 Sept 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0987.18
Change of hours to existing business use.
133 Shepherds Hill Romford RM3 0NR
Received 24 Jun 2018 - Withdrawn - InvalidT0041.24
The tree outside the house needs a reduction and trim
14 Dalewood Close Hornchurch Essex RM11 3PJ
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0098.18
Single Storey Rear Extension
45 Kent Drive HORNCHURCH RM12 6TD
Received 23 Jan 2018 - Pr App Not Req'dY0269.14
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house a maximum height of 3m and an eaves height of 3m
19 Waverley Road Rainham RM13 9ND
Received 1 Dec 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0175.14
Replacement two storey dwelling with roof accommodation and integral garage. With associated front landscaping and boundary. Erection of a rear outbuilding for a pool.
27 Nelmes Way Emerson Park Hornchurch RM11 2QY
Received 13 Feb 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0693.26
Additional front access with ramp
19 Merlin Road Romford RM5 3YA
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Pr App Refused Conditions/ReasonsY0026.18
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6 metres, a maximum height of 3 metres, and an eaves height of 3 metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
34 Thorogood Way Rainham RM13 7SJ
Received 23 Jan 2018 - DOC Discharge PARTQ0159.17
Discharge of conditions 9, 18, 22 & 28 of planning permission P1492.12
Car park associated with Chaucer House Jct of Western Road & Grimshaw Way Romford
Received 8 Sept 2017 - WithdrawnD0249.18
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of garage.
46 Petworth Way Hornchurch RM12 4LR
Received 8 Jun 2018 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0368.25
Certificate of Lawfulness for construction of a Single-story Rear Outbuilding for incidental use only
43 Jutsums Lane Romford RM7 9HH
Received 29 Jul 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0869.24
Ground and first floor extensions, including new roof with accommodation.
28 Elm Grove Hornchurch RM11 2QX
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1012.14
Conversion of garage to a room, ground & first floor extensions to front & rear. (The depth of the first floor front extension has been reduced by the applicant to 3.5m deep, balcony and french doors provided to the front of this extension)
243a Wingletye Lane Hornchurch
Received 14 Jul 2014
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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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