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Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1684.17
Retrospective planning application for conversion of garage to habitable space.
43 THISTLEDENE AVENUE ROMFORD RM5 2TX
Received 11 Oct 2017 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP1729.17
Erection of one, one-storey, two bed house on disused site set on a corner plot of a residential area.
Land adjacent to 2 Strathmore Gardens Hornchurch RM12 4BQ
Received 20 Oct 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1298.24
Single storey rear extension following removal of existing conservatory
63 Randall Drive Hornchurch RM12 6TA
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0260.17
Rear kitchen extension and removal of a rear roof slope chimney
88 Cross Road Mawneys ROMFORD RM7 8DX
Received 23 Feb 2017 - Pr App Refused Conditions/ReasonsY0153.19
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6.0 metres, a maximum height of 2.749 metres, and an eaves height of 2.225metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
134 Carlton Road Romford RM2 5BO
Received 22 May 2019 - RefuseT0041.23
T1 Mature Plane tree Dismantle tree and remove stump after consultant deemed the tree unsafe. Replant tree in or as close to the treeâ??s position.
The Hall Broxhill Road Havering-atte-bower Romford RM4 1QH
Received 23 Mar 2023 - Pr App Not Req'dY0235.18
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 5.10 metres, a maximum height of 3.00 metres, and an eaves height of 2.80 metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
57 Kempton Avenue Hornchurch RM12 6EH
Received 27 Jun 2018 - Prior App COU Given Conditions/ReasonsJ0025.18
Prior Approval change of Use from Class B1a (office) to Class C3 (dwelling house) providing 3 x No 1 bedroom apartments. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
5 Holgate Court Western Road RM1 3JS
Received 19 Jul 2018 - Pr App Not Req'dY0263.16
single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6 metre, a maximum height of 3 metre, and an eaves height of 2.8 metre.
92 Rush Green Road Romford RM7 0QB
Received 30 Aug 2016 - Tree Work Approved Conditions/ReasonsT0064.18
T1 Holme Oak Crown reduce by 1/3rd and re-shape T2 Poplar Crown reduce by 1/3rd and re-shape T3 Poplar Crown reduce by 1/3rd and re-shape Leaving limb out over water T5 Poplar Crown reduce by 1/3rd and re-shape T6 Magnolia Crown reduce to below telephone wire and re-shape (permission already granted)
30 Parkway Romford RM2 5NT
Received 10 Jul 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0011.15
The retention of an ATM installed through the glazed shop front. Replacing part of the existing glazing with a white laminate finished composite security panel incorporating the ATM fascia with black bezel surround and white illuminated lettering Free Cash withdrawals out of black background. Blue LED halo illumination to ATM surround.
89A Main Road Romford RM2 5EL
Received 12 Feb 2015 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1104.23
Demolition of the existing buildings and the construction of 3 storey commercial building (Use Class E) and associated landscaping and parking.
63-65, Butts Green Road Hornchurch RM11 2JS
Received 12 Jul 2023 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0111.26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip to gable loft conversion with a rear dormer and front rooflights
35 VICARAGE ROAD HORNCHURCH RM12 4AS
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0568.23
Single storey rear extension
47 WAKERFIELD CLOSE HORNCHURCH RM11 2TH
Received 13 Apr 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0956.25
Change of use of existing outbuilding to dog groomers
31 Carlisle Road Romford RM1 2QP
Received 17 Jul 2025 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0170.26
Two storey, 2-bed, detached dwelling with associated amenity space, refuse store and cycle store to front P0054.26 Conditions(s) Condition 5
Land Adjacent to No.2 Strathmore Gardens Hornchurch RM12 4BS
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Approve no cons Conditions/ReasonsN0017.19
Non-material amendment to application P0959.12 dated 30/10/2012 for Phase 12. Amendments to Block G building finishes and elevations.
Orchard Village Lowen Road Rainham RM13 8PR
Received 13 Mar 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0372.26
Two storey front extension, fornt dormer and rear loft extension
134 FREDERICK ROAD RAINHAM RM13 8NS
Received 26 Mar 2026 - UndecidedY0218.26
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 2.96m, and an eaves height of 2.65m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
13 HAZEL RISE HORNCHURCH RM11 2AR
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0977.24
Installation of the Portacabin building to be used as nursery classroom
Fledgelings Day Nursery, Rainham Road Rainham RM13 7RD
Received 10 Jul 2024 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0263.18
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension.
187 CARLTON ROAD ROMFORD RM2 5AX
Received 27 Jun 2018 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0218.18
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip to gable loft conversion and rear dormer.
125 Burnway Hornchurch RM11 3SW
Received 31 May 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0666.19
Construction of single storey side and rear extension and outbuilding
57 Heath Drive ROMFORD RM2 5QR
Received 29 Apr 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0301.19
Single storey rear conservatory extension
47 Curtis Road Hornchurch RM11 3NS
Received 26 Feb 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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