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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP0811.24
First floor rear extension and internal alterations
104 Laburnum Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4HA
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1237.24
Part single, part two storey rear extension, alteration to lower ground level, extension to existing front porch and additional fenestration to flank
328 South Street Romford RM1 2AJ
Received 12 Sept 2024 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0241.18
Change of use of the ground floor of 53-55 South Street, Romford from A1 (retail) to A3/A5 (restaurant and cafe/hot food takeaway) and external alterations to shopfront P1939.16 Conditions(s) 5
53-55 South Street Romford RM1 1NL
Received 8 Oct 2018 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP2007.22
Part two storey, part single storey side and rear extension, hip to gable loft conversion including 1 x rear dormer and front rooflights use and change of use from Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to Sui Generis (Large HMO 7 Rooms)
9 Eastern Avenue East Romford RM1 4SB
Received 9 Dec 2022 - UndecidedP1028.26
Single storey, 1 bedroom semi-detached dwelling with habitable roof space and rear dormer, with associated amenity space, cycle store to rear and boundary treatments to side, cycle store to rear existing property, and demolition of existing detached garage to rear.
Land adjacent 19 Frederick Road Rainham RM13 8NT
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Withdrawn - InvalidT0051.18
T1 = 1 X Lime Tree to Fell to Ground Level To Allow Building Works
82 Harrow Drive Hornchurch RM11 1NX
Received 8 Jun 2018 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0474.25
Certificate of Lawfulness for hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights
15 Keighley Road Romford RM3 8RB
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1772.18
Install new pitched roof to front, side and rear of existing single storey extension with new b-fold doors to rear
11 Heather Way Romford RM1 4SX
Received 27 Nov 2018 - Tree Work Part App Conditions/ReasonsT0082.15
Silver Birch - reduce height by approx 2m (side of block) Silver Birch - reduce height by approx 2m (between blocks 50-60) Silver Birch - reduce by 2m all over (front of block includes 66) Sycamore - reduce by 2-3m all over (Colchester Road Boundary) May Tree - reduce height by 2m and sides by 2m
Sunnydene Close Harold Wood Romford Essex RM3 0TL
Received 30 Sept 2015 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1674.24
Single storey front, side and rear extensions and roof extension to create first floor and habitable loft with 1 x rear dormer.
87 HOWARD ROAD UPMINSTER RM14 2UG
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1129.17
Single storey rear (infill) extension. A first floor side extension and a garage conversion.
92 Rush Green Road ROMFORD RM7 0QB
Received 7 Jul 2017 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0156.24
Discharge of condition 8 of P0762.23
5 Warwick Road Rainham RM13 9XU
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0712.19
Two storey rear extension
7 Meadway Gidea Park Romford RM2 5NU
Received 1 May 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0172.26
Single storey front/side extension to existing rear outbuilding for use as a home office/gym/bathroom/storage, new outbuilding to rear to accommodate a jacuzzi and sitting area, including raised patio with steps.
7 Mavis Grove Hornchurch RM12 6EX
Received 11 Feb 2026 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0043.24
Discharge of Conditions 5 & 6 of P1255.23.
Ingrebourne Links Golf & Country Club New Road Rainham, Essex RM13 9EF
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1132.14
Three storey rear extension, excavation at basement level to form additional living space. To include rear balconies, front balcony and dormer roof windows and alterations to the roof
6 Woodlands Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2QU
Received 12 Aug 2014 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0230.23
Discharge of conditions 4.8.12 of P1352.20
Hillmount Court 58 St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 2QP
Received 17 Oct 2023 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0272.19
Discharge of Conditions 3, 4 & 5 from P0378.15.
Caravan 1 52 Lower Bedfords Road Romford RM1 4DG
Received 25 Sept 2019 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0191.23
Variation of Condition No.2 of Planning Permission Ref: P0433.17 dated 15/01/2019 to amend site layout, permit provision of rear dormer windows to units 1 to 4, rear roof lights to all dwellings, increase of the floor to ceiling heights at ground and first floor and the reconfiguration of fenestration to all units. (Demolition of the existing garages and erection of 5no. two storeyhouses on land to the rear of 36, 38 & 40 Collier Row Lane.) P0313.23 Conditions(s) 6, 7, 9 and 11
36 Collier Row Lane Romford RM5 3BH
Received 23 Aug 2023 - Apprv with Agreement Conditions/ReasonsP1086.19
Conversion of existing equestrian barn/stables to a residential dwelling, with associated alterations
The Barn at Tomkyns Manor Tomkyns Lane Upminster RM14 1TP
Received 12 Jul 2019 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0344.18
Certificate of loft conversion to include rear dormer extension, Juliette balcony, 3No roof lights to front elevation & front porch
25 Linden Street Romford RM7 7DP
Received 25 Aug 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1734.16
Proposed two storey rear to include roof lantern, and two storey front extension.
182 Lancaster Drive HORNCHURCH RM12 5SL
Received 31 Oct 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1222.23
Application to extend the vehicular crossover.
181 Havering Road Romford RM1 4TB
Received 4 Aug 2023 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1040.19
Removal of old stand alone set back garage and construction of single-storey front,side and rear extensions.
18 Gaynes Park Road Upminster RM14 2HJ
Received 4 Jul 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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