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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP0222.26
Single storey side extension, following demolition of detached garage to side
2 ACACIA GARDENS UPMINSTER RM14 1HS
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1707.22
Retrospective - Single storey side extension
3 ROBINSON CLOSE HORNCHURCH RM12 5AR
Received 18 Oct 2022 - Pr App Given Conditions/ReasonsY0042.16
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6 metres, a maximum height of 4 metres, and an eaves height of 3 metres.
121 Park Lane Hornchurch RM11 1EQ
Received 1 Mar 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0828.26
Wooden rear canopy (Retrospective)
70 Harlow Road Rainham RM13 7UA
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0806.24
Two storey side extension and conversion of garage to habitable use
26 Roslyn Gardens Romford RM2 5RD
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1367.14
Two storey side & single storey rear extensions
35 Marlborough Gardens Upminster
Received 29 Sept 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1574.17
Proposed rear extension
5 Bosworth Crescent Romford RM3 8JZ
Received 25 Sept 2017 - Pr App Not Req'dY0233.14
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 3.988m from the original rear wall of the dwellinghouse, a maximum height of 3m and an eaves height of 2.685m
9 Canberra Close Hornchurch
Received 28 Oct 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0462.17
Single storey rear extension with roof lantern.
36 Crystal Avenue Hornchurch RM12 6SJ
Received 15 Mar 2017 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0125.16
To reduce the 4 conifer trees from the fence of 14 Godwin Terrace by 40% in height along Copse Avenue.
Copse Avenue (Land adj 14 Godwin Terrace) Harold Wood RM3 0FJ
Received 16 Sept 2016 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0129.18
T1 Oak Crown lift by removing all of the lowest sub-lateral branches to the same height, re-shape crown into a wine glass shape to reduce the impact on neighbours, crown thin and crown clean
15 Ashburnham Gardens Upminster RM14 1XA
Received 19 Oct 2018 - WithdrawnP1379.17
10 No.additional parking bays and new access onto church road
137-145 Church Road Romford RM3 0SH
Received 14 Aug 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsN0064.14
Minor Amendment to P1578.13 - to add a glazed lantern type roof light to the rear extension flat roof
4 Rural Close Hornchurch RM11 1FH
Received 23 Oct 2014 - Pr App Not Req'dY0181.17
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3.75m and an eaves height of 2.75 (PRIOR APPROVAL)
50 Standen Avenue Hornchurch RM12 6AD
Received 18 May 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1184.14
Single storey side extension
26 The Mall St Leonards Hamlet Hornchurch RM11 1FS
Received 20 Aug 2014 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP0356.15
Proposed vehicular access to front of maisonette
63 Deere Avenue Rainham RM13 7JD
Received 14 Apr 2015 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP1161.16
Redevelopment of the site to provide 150 dwellings, together with new access junctions, associated car parking, landscape and infrastructure works
Land at the Junction of Crow Lane / Sandgate Close Romford RM7 0ED
Received 10 Aug 2016 - PP not requiredE0020.14
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the annex of Great Sunnings as a dwelling house.
Great Sunnings Sunnings Lane Upminster RM14 2DG
Received 22 Oct 2014 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0917.25
Vehicle crossover and front hardstanding area
269 Dagnam Park Drive Romford RM3 9ED
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Pr App Not Req'dY0216.17
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3m and an eaves height of 2.8m (PRIOR APPROVAL)
27 The Drive Collier Row RM5 3TP
Received 12 Jun 2017 - Tree Work App + Cond Conditions/ReasonsT0030.17
T5 Horse Chestnut - crown reduce by 30%, T6 Horse Chestnut - crown reduce by 30%
32 Nelwyn Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2PZ
Received 24 Mar 2017 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0386.24
Two storey side extension, front and rear dormers and extension of existing loft space, new pitched roof over front porch and stairs leading to the rear garden.
Cedar Lodge, Pinewood Road Havering-atte-bower Romford RM4 1PH
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1435.22
Replacement of existing tarmac hard surfacing to front of dwelling with cobblestones
30 Squirrels Heath Avenue Romford RM2 6AH
Received 2 Sept 2022 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0299.19
Proposed Single Storey Side extension
327A London Road Romford RM7 9NS
Received 25 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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