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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0239.19
Alteration to existing rear dormer and creation of a hip to a gable roof
12 Patricia Drive Hornchurch RM11 3RU
Received 15 Feb 2019 - Pr App Not Req'dY0198.18
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 4.5 metres, a maximum height of 4.0 metres, and an eaves height of 2.9 metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
8 North Hill Drive Romford RM3 9AQ
Received 4 Jun 2018 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1183.15
Changing details to approved P0416.15 as per decision on 22/05/2015, from rear dormer to rear balcony
21 Ayloffs Walk Hornchurch RM11 2RJ
Received 11 Aug 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1303.25
Part single, part double storey rear extension, two storey front extension, rear dormer extension, and alterations to fenestration
90A Wingletye Lane Hornchurch RM11 3AU
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1017.19
Two storey side and single storey front extensions
37 Charlbury Crescent Romford RM3 8YR
Received 30 Jun 2019 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0403.25
Certificate of Lawfulness for a hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and rooflights to front, and alterations to fenestration.
62 Norman Road Hornchurch RM11 1NB
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0378.14
Demolition of the existing conservatory & erection of a single part two storey rear extension a garage conversion with window & double side door to north elevation
25 Calmore Close Hornchurch
Received 17 Mar 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1348.25
Front and rear ground floor extension.
56 Dominion Drive Romford RM5 2QP
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1261.23
Conversion of existing bungalow into a two storey house to including a single storey rear and two storey front extension, new external finishes and new garage in rear garden
172 Upminster Road South Rainham RM13 9BB
Received 14 Aug 2023 - DOC Discharge PARTQ0082.17
Reserved matters application for the approval of siting, design, external appearance and landscaping (the reserved matters) pursuant to the outline planning permission P0702.08 for Phase 2B of the former Harold Wood Hospital, for the development of 136 residential dwellings, plus associated infrastructure and car parking. P0909.16 Conditions(s) 2 Car Parking Management Strategy
Phase 2B, Former Harold Wood Hospital Gubbins Lane Harold Wood RM3 0BE
Received 31 May 2017 - Prior App COU Given Conditions/ReasonsJ0007.15
Prior approval for the change of use from office to residential of first and second floors, to provide 2 units.
61-63 South Street Romford RM1 1NL
Received 30 Mar 2015 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0453.24
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed loft conversion involving hip to gable roof conversion and installation of roof lights
19 Elmer Gardens Rainham RM13 7BS
Received 11 Nov 2024 - WithdrawnD0390.24
Certificate of lawfulness for a loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflights
78 Squirrels Heath Road Romford RM3 0LT
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1577.25
Erection of gym/storage/shower rear outbuilding
24 Merlin Road Romford RM5 3YA
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0085.16
Advertisement consent to display a temporary PVC banner to top of floor of building.
Cathedral Court Wideford Drive ROMFORD RM7 0GX
Received 16 Jan 2017 - NDAL ea + conds (Appealed)P0095.23
Removal of Condition No. 9 (Permitted Development Rights) of Planning Permission Ref: P0344.21 dated 21/04/2021 (Variation of condition No. 2 (Plans) of planning permission ref: P1012.20 dated 18/09/2020 to permit changes to layout and elevations including the addition of a porch (Demolition of existing outbuilding and construction of new 3 bedroom dwelling to a similar appearance of existing outbuilding with private car parking and associated private amenity space and confirmation of external materials))
Strawberry Farm Hall Lane Upminster RM14 1UA
Received 19 Jan 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1959.22
PROPOSED GARAGE CONVERSION TO HABITABLE ROOM
2A Farm Road Rainham RM13 9JU
Received 1 Dec 2022 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1041.17
New Tarmac Playground laid. Existing playground extended.
Gidea Park Primary School 94 Main Road ROMFORD RM2 5AJ
Received 20 Jun 2017 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0465.17
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed construction of hip gable roof and rear box dormer window
99 Howard Road UPMINSTER RM14 2UQ
Received 17 Nov 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0428.17
Demolition of existing front porch. Addition of Portico, Parapet & Balustrade to Front Elevation. Addition of Wrought Iron Gates & Railings to Existing Boundary Wall.
20 Nelmes Road HORNCHURCH RM11 3JA
Received 16 Mar 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1482.17
Raise existing roof to accommodate loft conversion and single storey and first floor rear extensions.
70 Brookside HORNCHURCH RM11 2RL
Received 11 Sept 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1198.25
Part single, part two storey side/rear extension, first floor front extension with alterations to front elevation, entrance and fenestration following demolition of existing garage
25 Herbert Road Hornchurch RM11 3LH
Received 11 Sept 2025 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0120.23
remove broken branches
The Liberty Bell Mercury Gardens Romford RM1 3EN
Received 7 Oct 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1373.19
Change of use of the existing outbuilding into a separate residential dwelling
Strawberry Farm Hall Lane Upminster RM14 1UA
Received 4 Sept 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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