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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0491.23
Certificate of Lawfulness for hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and sky lights on the front pitched roof
94 Harlow Road Rainham RM13 7UA
Received 20 Nov 2023 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0191.23
Certificate of Lawfulness for a loft conversion with rear dormer and roof lights to front
36 Halidon Rise Romford RM3 0YL
Received 28 Apr 2023 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0200.16
Discharge of Conditions 5,6,8,10,11,12,13,17,18,19 of P1054.13
Land North of 8 Jackson Close Horncurch RM11 2PA
Received 9 Nov 2016 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsA0006.17
1 x internally illuminated fascia sign
Travelodge 18 Market Place Romford RM1 3ER
Received 27 Jan 2017 - Pr App Not Req'dY0266.25
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 3m and an eaves height of 3m (PRIOR APPROVAL)
13 Meadow Road Romford RM7 0LR
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0487.16
Single storey rear extension and general refurbishment to provide improved kitchen, dining and family space.
40 Sunnyside Gardens Upminster RM14 8NS
Received 29 Mar 2016 - Approve no cons Conditions/ReasonsN0058.17
Non-material amendment to planning permission P1156.13, comprising: - alteration to dividing garden boundary between new houses. - removal of integral garages and replacement with habitable rooms. - alteration to house on Plot 2, to provide total of four-bedrooms (previously five-bedrooms).
356 Wingletye Lane HORNCHURCH RM11 3BU
Received 1 Aug 2017 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0256.18
Discharge of Condition 16 of. P0954.15
West Ham United Training Ground Rush Green Road Romford RM7 0LA
Received 23 Oct 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1895.17
Proposed single/two storey rear extension and raised decking.
81 BRUCE AVENUE HORNCHURCH RM12 4JF
Received 15 Nov 2017 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0244.15
Single storey double garage with a flat roof
5 Repton Avenue Gidea Park RM2 5LU
Received 25 Feb 2015 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP1454.19
Proposed change of use to massage parlour
76 High Street Hornchurch RM12 4UW
Received 19 Sept 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0219.19
Development of site to provide a 4 storey building to provide a mix use development of offices and storage with associated car and cycle parking, landscaping and plant
Access Storage Solutions 12 Southend Arterial Road Hornchurch RM3 0BX
Received 11 Feb 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1564.16
Proposed double storey rear extension, to include roof lantern.
11 Canterbury Avenue Upminster RM14 3LD
Received 3 Oct 2016 - WithdrawnD0268.19
Certificate of Lawfulness for conversion of integral garage to habitable space and single storey rear extension.
74 Milton Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4BW
Received 2 Jul 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0873.23
Single storey rear extension following part demolition of existing rear extension
31 Benhurst Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4QS
Received 2 Jun 2023 - Tree Work Approved Conditions/ReasonsT0099.25
T1 - London Plane Repollard / Reduce back to old points by about 3 to 4 meters - General Maintenace
29 Mansard Close Hornchurch RM12 4HS
Received 31 Jul 2025 - WithdrawnP1387.23
Garage conversion to habitable use with bay window and canopy to front elevation and removal of rear door
14 Digby Walk Hornchurch RM12 6NH
Received 11 Sept 2023 - Pr App Refused Conditions/ReasonsY0050.15
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3.8m and an eaves height of 2.6m
214 Faringdon Avenue Romford RM3 8JU
Received 18 Feb 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0306.15
Velux rooflights added to existing roof areas plus new canopy to existing detached garage
6 Broadway Gidea Park Romford RM2 5NS
Received 5 Mar 2015 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1472.24
Creation of an additional floor above the existing curtilage of the bungalow to create 1 x self contained 2xbed flat
16 Wheatsheaf Road Romford RM1 2HD
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1959.17
Detached games room in rear garden.
73 HEATHER WAY ROMFORD RM1 4SX
Received 23 Nov 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1939.22
Part two storey, part single storey side/rear extension including roof extension
15 Masefield Crescent Romford RM3 7PH
Received 28 Nov 2022 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0048.24
T1 (Sycamore), T2 (Sycamore), T3 (Sycamore), T4 (Ash), T5 (Common Alder), T6 (Ash), T7 (Weeping Willow) T1 Sycamore (protected) - Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by 3 metres and sever Ivy (not removal of Ivy). T2 Sycamore (protected) - Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 3 metres and sever Ivy only not remove. T3 Sycamore (protected) - Dead tree - Fell to ground level and remove all arisings T4 Ash (protected) - Dead dangerous tree - Fell to ground level and remove all arisings T5 Common Alder (protected) - Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by 3 metres (major dieback in canopy, tree in decline) T6 Ash (protected) - Fell to ground level and remove all arisings (tree in decline possible Ash dieback) T7 Weeping willow (protected) - not present - No tree on site. Reduce/cap some of these overgrown trees - no work has been in over 20 years Remove dead trees
29 Park Drive Romford RM1 4LH
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1554.13
Changes to shopfront
5-7 Upminster Road South Rainham RM13 9YS
Received 8 Jan 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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