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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Tree Work Refused (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsT0049.17
Removal of 2 preserved trees. Application no. T0049.17 refused 24-05-17
30 Hall Lane UPMINSTER RM14 1AF
Received 13 Apr 2017 - WithdrawnD0019.19
Certificate of Lawfulness for a single storey rear extension following prior approval application Y0434.18.
16 Highfield Road Hornchurch RM12 6PT
Received 17 Jan 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1391.25
Single storey rear extension, conversion of garage to habitable space including rear extension, and alterations to fenestration.
34 Squirrels Heath Avenue Romford RM2 6AH
Received 24 Oct 2025 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0415.17
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR PROPOSED HIP TO GABLE LOFT CONVERSION WITH REAR DORMER AND ROOFLIGHTS TO FRONT ELEVATION.
36 Avenue Road Harold Wood ROMFORD RM3 0SU
Received 12 Oct 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0064.19
Single storey ground floor rear and side infill extension
92 Mildmay Road Romford RM7 7DB
Received 16 Jan 2019 - Pr App Not Req'dY0103.26
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 8m, a maximum height of 3m, and an eaves height of 3m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
34 Candover Road Hornchurch RM12 4TZ
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0334.23
Single storey side/rear extension and new roof lights to rear and side main roof, following demolition of rear extension and side lean-to.
84B Brockley Crescent Romford RM5 3JX
Received 27 Feb 2023 - Pr App Not Req'dY0195.14
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 4m and an eaves height of 3m
63 KENILWORTH GARDENS HORNCHURCH RM12 4SF
Received 30 Sept 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1070.19
Ground floor rear extensions to 116 and 118 Collier Row Road, change of use of ground floor from B1 office to A1/B1 flexible space, loft conversion involving rear dormer and 2 no. front facing roof lights and conversion of upper floors into 2no self-contained flats at 116 Collier Row Road with a rear staircase with 1m and 1.8m high boundary screening, external alterations and new shop front to 116 Collier Row Road
116 and 118 Collier Row Road Romford RM5 2BB
Received 9 Jul 2019 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0830.24
Single storey rear extension
175 Hornchurch Road Hornchurch RM12 4TE
Received 13 Jun 2024 - WithdrawnQ0001.26
Discharge of Condition 14 of P1463.24
Car Park Adjacent 30 Dorrington Gardens Hornchurch RM12 4HX
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0098.17
Sycamore TPO T1 (BCTS T7) - crown raise and cut back to give statutory clearance over footpath and road. Corsican Pine TPO T3 (BCTS T6) - crown raise and cut back to give statutory clearance over footpath and road, clear growth from around street lamp, remove dead wood. Lime TPO G1 (BCTS T13) - raise crown to remove low growth encroaching over petrol station forecourt. Oak TPO G1 (BCTS T14) - Cut back high on western side on western side to appropriate pruning point. To reduce encroachment and overhang of adjacent petrol station buildings.
The Harrow 130 Hornchurch Road HORNCHURCH RM11 1DP
Received 17 Jul 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1256.23
Erection of a 3 bedroom house and alteration to existing garage to rear
27 Frinton Road Romford RM5 2EP
Received 11 Aug 2023 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0030.24
T1 ash Heavily reduce tree all over and remove large low limb that overhangs neighbouring property.
Frances Bardsley School For Girls Brentwood Road Romford RM1 2RR
Received 11 Mar 2024 - PP is required Conditions/ReasonsD0541.23
Certificate of Lawfulness for a hip to gable roof, enlargement of the existing rear dormer and addition of roof lights to front
10 Stour Way Upminster RM14 1QG
Received 20 Dec 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0620.18
External store to the front/side of the building - single storey with flat roof.
32 HARWOOD AVENUE HORNCHURCH RM11 2NT
Received 23 Apr 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1312.16
Infilling of ground floor below existing first floor extension and single storey side/rear extension.
312 Crow Lane Romford RM7 0HJ
Received 5 Aug 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0972.16
Single storey conservatory to rear
13 Channing Close Hornchurch RM11 3NE
Received 27 May 2016 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0155.16
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey side and rear extensions
59 Cromer Road ROMFORD RM7 9DT
Received 15 Apr 2016 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0015.23
Erection of a single storey 2 bed dwelling to rear
The Kitchen Shop 160 Upminster Road R/O Upminster RM14 2RB
Received 4 Jan 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0191.14
Existing 2no semi-detached dwellings to be converted into a single detached dwellinghouse. Erection of single storey rear extension and front porch. Demolition of outbuildings and erection of 2 front dormers.
6 & 8 Ronald Road Harold Wood Romford RM3 0RB
Received 11 Feb 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0027.26
1 x illuminated freestanding double sided LED digital display
Esso Faringdon Avenue Romford RM3 0AB
Received 21 Jul 2026 - DOC NO DischargeQ0051.18
Proposed single storey rear extension. P1618.17 Conditions(s) Condition no. 5
224 Main Road ROMFORD RM2 5HA
Received 22 Feb 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1109.16
Variation of condition 7 of application P0679.14 to alter hours of operation - 10:00 to 23:00, Monday to Sunday, Bank and Public Holidays
134 North Street Romford Essex RM1 1DL
Received 30 Jun 2016
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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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