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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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP1012.19
Proposed single storey front extension, forming a en-suite / dressing room and a new window to the rear, incorporating a retrospective planning approval for the retention of the existing utility room extension to the front.
Forge 5 Cranham Hall Mews Upminster RM14 3DB
Received 28 Jun 2019 - DOC Discharge PARTQ0008.17
Erection of 8no. dwellings P1356.14 Conditions(s) 6 , 7 and 22
215-227 St Mary's Lane Upminster RM14 3BX
Received 17 Jan 2017 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0480.18
Certificate of Lawfulness for a single storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer and Juliette balcony.
1 Penzance Gardens Romford RM3 9NP
Received 20 Dec 2018 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP0387.24
Erection of a 2-storey x 2 bedroom, 3 person attached dwellinghouse following the removal of a single storey building and a garage at the rear of the site
214 Lodge Lane Romford RM5 2ET
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP1193.18
Proposed 1 bedroom 2 person detached house
Rear of 1 & 1a Aveley Road Romford RM7 0BP
Received 1 Aug 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1024.16
Single storey rear conservatory
1 Wiltshire Avenue HORNCHURCH RM11 3DX
Received 20 Jun 2016 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0050.16
Certificate of Lawfulness for an outbuilding in rear garden for use as home office/work room
27 Sowrey Avenue Rainham RM13 7LX
Received 11 Feb 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0973.17
Demolition of existing derelict warehouse and erection of a single storey unit for B1 or B8 uses on the existing footprint".
304 St Mary's Lane UPMINSTER RM14 3HL
Received 8 Jun 2017 - Approve no cons Conditions/ReasonsN0008.24
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission Ref:P0593.23 dated 10/07/2023 to permit a change of colour of UPVC doors and windows from grey to white (Single storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer window)
76 Parkway Romford RM2 5PL
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Pr App Not Req'dY0010.24
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 4m, and an eaves height of 3m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
33 Hunter Drive Hornchurch RM12 5TP
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0531.26
Two storey side extension, part two storey part single storey rear extension and front dormers
24 Meadow Way Upminster RM14 3AD
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsA0052.24
Advertisement consent for the display of internally illuminated freestanding double sided digital adverting as a replacement of the current freestanding signs
Outside 141 South Street Romford RM1 1NX
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1347.18
Erection of single storey extension with associated roof extensions to facilitate additional floorspace to the existing cafeteria.
Stubbers Adventure Centre Ockendon Road UPMINSTER RM14 2TY
Received 29 Aug 2018 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0164.26
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development of loft conversion involving rear dormer windows and roof lights
24 Millbrook Gardens Gidea Park Romford RM2 5RP
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1252.14
Single storey side extension to existing outbuilding and the conversion of the outbuilding into a granny annexe and a crossover to provide additional parking to front forecourt - Retrospective.
2a Dunedin Road Rainham RM13 8JX
Received 11 Sept 2014 - PP is required Conditions/ReasonsE0004.19
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the car parking spaces at units B12, B13 and B14 for: the siting of a container and a freezer; and the erection of a means of enclosure (boundary fence).
Unit B3 Sutton Business Park Scotch Smoke Salmon New Road Rainham RM13 8DJ
Received 18 Feb 2019 - Tree Work Refused Conditions/ReasonsT0178.17
T1 = 1 X LARGE CHESTNUT TREE TO FELL TO GROUND LEVEL (BLEEDING CANKER) CLIENT IS HAPPY TO RE PLANT ORNAMENTAL TREE
46 Nelmes Crescent HORNCHURCH RM11 2PR
Received 11 Dec 2017 - Pr App Not Req'dY0406.17
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 4.550m from the original rear wall of the dwelling house, a maximum height of 3.820m and an eaves height of 2.720m (PRIOR APPROVAL)
48 Chelmsford Drive Upminster Rm14 2PB
Received 1 Dec 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1196.17
DOUBLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
143 Rush Green Road ROMFORD RM7 0PX
Received 18 Jul 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1508.23
Temporary use of land for a period of two years for provision of site compound, including site office/welfare facilities, security hut, storage containers, car parking and storage area, in connection with works to data centre at 3 King George Close
5 King George Close Romford London RM7 7PN
Received 6 Oct 2023 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0209.15
Discharge of Conditions 2 of P1044.15
53 Crossways Romford RM2 6AJ
Received 26 Oct 2015 - Non standard decQ0010.17
Discharge of conditions 10, 12, 15, 17, 18b, 19, 21, 22 of planning permission P1427.15
P G R Salian (former) Rush Green Road Romford RM7 0PT
Received 19 Jan 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1739.23
Relocation of entrance gate pillar, widening of entrance gates and replacement of gravel with tarmac on car parking area
Oakfields Preparatory School Harwood Hall Harwood Hall Lane Upminster RM14 2YG
Received 27 Nov 2023 - Refuse Conditions/ReasonsP1194.19
Proposed two storey rear extension and internal alterations.
52 Parkway Romford RM2 5PA
Received 26 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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