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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsD0577.22
Certificate of Lawfulness for as single storey rear extension
57 Carnforth Gardens Hornchurch RM12 5DR
Received 22 Nov 2022 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1085.18
Erection of an external staircase to the east facing flank wall of the building and associated alteration of existing window (amendment of application P2031.17)
Creative Kids 69 Main Road ROMFORD RM2 5EH
Received 12 Jul 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1246.23
Single storey ground floor rear extension and two storey side extension.
53 Collier Row Road Romford RM5 2AU
Received 10 Aug 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0014.23
2 x Digital Signs to replace 2 x Poster Cases
Gallows Corner Retail Park, Unit 5 Colchester Road Romford RM3 0AD
Received 8 Mar 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0108.15
Single storey rear extension
2 Tamar Close Upminster RM14 1QH
Received 30 Jan 2015 - Withdrawn - InvalidP0015.19
Proposed single storey rear extension
57 Beltinge Road Romford RM3 0UH
Received 4 Jan 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0552.16
Construction of a Two Storey Rear Extension and Front Porch
104 Harwood Avenue HORNCHURCH RM11 2NU
Received 11 Apr 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0569.23
Single storey front and rear extensions.
39 Dagnam Park Drive Romford RM3 9XH
Received 11 Apr 2023 - NDAL e refuse (Appealed)P1666.21
Removal of Condition No. 4 (refuse and recycling), No. 5 (cycle storage), and No. 11 (public highways alterations) of planning permission ref: P0297.17 dated 06/06/2017 (Demolition of existing building and erection of replacement pair of semi-detached houses.)
1 Central Cottage Aveley Road Upminster RM14 2TW
Received 23 Aug 2021 - Apprv with Agreement Conditions/ReasonsP1129.16
Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension to form a new dwelling house.
41 Manston Way Hornchurch RM12 5PB
Received 12 Jul 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0201.24
Single storey side/rear extension
14 Litten Close, Collier Row Romford RM5 2LG
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0309.17
Proposed single storey rear extension and flat roof works.
75 Link Way Hornchurch RM11 3RN
Received 17 Feb 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1381.14
Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of a 5 bedroom double storey dwelling house
39 Nelmes Way Hornchurch RM11 2RB
Received 6 Oct 2014 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0275.17
Demolition of existing garage and creation of new access road and construction of 2 detached residential units in the rear area.
382 Mawney Road Romford RM7 8QP
Received 24 Feb 2017 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0237.17
Retrospective planning permission for front porch .
16 Patricia Drive HORNCHURCH RM11 3RU
Received 22 Feb 2017 - Part aprvd part ref Conditions/ReasonsA0064.16
Various signage, illuminated and non-illuminated to include led trough and lantern lighting.
The Drill Brentwood Road ROMFORD RM2 5TD
Received 19 Sept 2016 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0057.18
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and 3No. roof lights to front elevation.
37 Norfolk Road ROMFORD RM7 9DL
Received 9 Feb 2018 - Pr App Not Req'dY0256.16
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 5m, a maximum height of 3m, and an eaves height of 3m.
47 Canterbury Avenue UPMINSTER RM14 3LD
Received 22 Aug 2016 - Tree Work Refused Conditions/ReasonsT0108.15
The lime trees that are to the front of the flats are overhanging the street and warrant pruning to reduce the crowns by 2-3m.
Neale Court 3-71 Upminster Road Hornchurch RM11 3XP
Received 26 Nov 2015 - Tree Work Approved Conditions/ReasonsT0101.18
Removal of tree
65 Crossways Gidea Park Romford
Received 15 Aug 2018 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0137.23
1 Taxus Baccata I would like to raise the crown of this tree as it is growing towards the house, is growing very close to the Sequoiadendron giganteum, overhangs the greenhouse on the other side and shed. The plan is to raise the canopy by removing approx 3/4 branches as marked on the plan. 2. Sequoiiadendron giganteum There is some low hanging dead branches which I would like to remove along with trimming one of the branches which hanging quite low.
4 Hacton House Hacton Lane Hornchurch RM14 2XZ
Received 14 Nov 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0636.16
Single storey with part double storey rear extension, infill of front porch and internal reconfiguration
175 Pettits Lane Romford
Received 19 Apr 2016 - Pr App Refused Conditions/ReasonsM0025.15
Removing existing 10m high column accommodating 6 No. antennas within a shroud and replacing it with a 12.5m high column accommodating 6 No. antennas within a shroud. The proposal also includes installing 2No. new equipment cabinets and works ancillery thereto at ground level
Upminster Road North & Lake Avenue grass verge opposite junction Rainham RM13 9SB
Received 2 Nov 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1050.23
Proposed new raised pitched roof with rear dormer extended loft conversion
Ben Eda, North Road, Havering-atte-Bower Romford RM4 1PX
Received 3 Jul 2023
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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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