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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.
England · Local authority
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865 approved · 3,850 refused · 1,114 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/ReasonsP0467.19
Change of use of Suite 3 from office to beauty salon
Suite 3 67 Butts Green Road Hornchurch RM11 2JS
Received 22 Mar 2019 - Pr App Not Req'dY0364.17
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 4.0 metres, a maximum height of 3.3 metres, and an eaves height of 3.0 metres. (PRIOR APPROVAL)
4 Chelsworth Close Harold Wood RM3 0ET
Received 10 Oct 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0261.18
Creation of new first floor to include roof alterations, conversion of loft, 2No. front dormers, 3No. rear dormers and two storey side extension.
64 Elmhurst Drive HORNCHURCH RM11 1PF
Received 23 Feb 2018 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0266.19
Construction of two dwellings, new boundary treatment, private amenity, landscaping and crossover. P1064.14 Conditions(s) 4
LAND ADJACENT TO 63 PARSONAGE ROAD RAINHAM
Received 20 Sept 2019 - DOC Discharge PARTQ0223.19
Discharge of conditions 4, 5, 6 and 8 of planning application P1946.18 (Change of use from a granny annexe to a one bedroom self-contained dwelling house)".
53 Macon Way Upminster RM14 1NX
Received 14 Aug 2019 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1146.17
Two storey front, side and rear extension and modification to existing main house which includes an increase in roof height with front and rear dormer windows and outbuilding for gym, pool and other amenities.
89 Parkstone Avenue HORNCHURCH RM11 3LP
Received 10 Jul 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0234.18
New outbuilding at the rear of the garden.
79 Rush Green Road ROMFORD RM7 0PU
Received 16 Feb 2018 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0809.17
Proposed single / two storey side extension.
1 Kenway Rainham RM13 9PY
Received 8 May 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0924.15
Proposed roof replacement with dormer windows to all elevations and rooms in the roofspace.
10 Woodlands Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2QU
Received 17 Jun 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0999.17
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and front single storey porch and garage extension.
31 Dunstable Road ROMFORD RM3 8JB
Received 13 Jun 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1089.15
Proposed ground front and rear extensions
140 Parkside Avenue Romford RM1 4NP
Received 27 Jul 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0058.26
Single storey rear infill extension, raised patio with an increase in height of boundary fence.
16 Deyncourt Gardens Upminster RM14 1DE
Received 19 Jan 2026 - PP not required Conditions/ReasonsD0302.25
Certificate of Lawfulness for a loft conversion with rear dormer
1 Sheridan Close Romford RM3 7EX
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP1544.18
Removal of an asbestos sheet roof and the installation of a new TATA Steel Trisomet roof system.
11 Stafford Industrial Estate Hillman Close Hornchurch RM11 2SJ
Received 12 Oct 2018 - Refuse (Appealed) Conditions/ReasonsP1571.15
Demolition of existing garage and construction of detached dwelling with off street car parking, private amenity and private road.
30 Parsonage Road Rainham RM13 9LW
Received 26 Oct 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0220.24
Two storey front/side/rear extensions, erection of two storey front porch, additional and extension to existing steps, loft conversion with front/side and rear dormers including demolition of existing garage
35 Woodlands Avenue Hornchurch RM11 2QT
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP2070.22
Installation of four (4) no. new microwave transmission dishes, two (2) no. braced poles to support the dishes, one (1) no. new equipment cabinet and a section of new steel grillage, alongside a freestanding handrail, swing gate and access ladder on the roof of the building.
Parkview House Sunrise Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4YW
Received 21 Dec 2022 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0477.16
Variation of condition 3 of planning permission P0431.13 for the conversion of existing bungalow to chalet-bungalow including dormer windows to front & rear roof-slopes (north and south)and side extension.
Leprechaun New Holding Gerpins Lane Upminster
Received 15 May 2016 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0142.26
Two storey side extension, part two storey, part first floor rear extension, and porch to front, following demolition of single storey extensions to side and rear including attached garage
16 Woodlands Road Romford RM1 4HD
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Pr App Given Conditions/ReasonsM0032.15
Upgrade the existing installation with new equipment to facilitate 4G coverage. One additional cabinet and replacement of existing 14.5m mast with 14.5m alternative along with other ancillary development.
White Post Upminster Road North Rainham RM13 9ES
Received 23 Dec 2015 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0842.19
Demolition of the former private school with new residential development consisting of 4 No. two-bedroom detached bungalows.
17 Walden Road Hornchurch RM11 2JT
Received 28 May 2019 - ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDQ0260.17
Discharge of Conditions(s) 5, 6, 9, 11 & 12 of P1281.15
Land Adj Dean Court 94 London Road ROMFORD RM7 9QU
Received 15 Dec 2017 - Apprv with cons Conditions/ReasonsP0440.23
Single storey side and rear extensions, to create attached garage and alterations
17 Heath Drive Romford RM2 5QH
Received 17 Mar 2023 - Pr App Refused Conditions/ReasonsY0257.16
Single storey rear extension with an overall depth of 5.5m, a maximum height of 4m, and an eaves height of 3m.
8 Thurloe Gardens Romford RM1 2BS
Received 25 Aug 2016
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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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