Havering Planning Applications

Review Havering planning permission trends by ward, including applications, approval rate and average weeks to decision.

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Havering Planning Trends

Havering recorded 3,303 planning applications in this London planning dataset, including 2,552 applications with an approval or refusal decision. Its approval rate is 79.2%, 6.0 percentage points below the London average (lower than average).

Approved applications in Havering took 8.8 weeks on average. That is 0.2 weeks above the London average (slower than average). The ward with the most applications in this dataset is Upminster, with 256 applications.

Total decisions

2,552

Approval rate

79.2%

Weeks to decision

8.8


Havering total	2,552	79.2% 79.2%	8.8
Cranham	137	86.1% 86.1%	8.9
Hylands & Harrow Lg	127	85.8% 85.8%	8.3
St Andrew's	137	85.4% 85.4%	9.4
Upminster	209	83.7% 83.7%	9.0
Heaton	85	83.5% 83.5%	9.0
Elm Park	120	83.3% 83.3%	8.3
Hacton	59	83.1% 83.1%	9.1
Squirrels Heath	172	83.1% 83.1%	9.8
Beam Park	59	81.4% 81.4%	8.7
Marshalls & Rise Pk	161	78.9% 78.9%	9.3
Havering-atte-Bower	130	78.5% 78.5%	8.8
St Edwards	107	78.5% 78.5%	8.8
Emerson Park	174	77.0% 77.0%	9.3
Mawneys	148	75.7% 75.7%	9.0
Rainham & Wennington	132	75.0% 75.0%	8.9
Rush Grn & Crowlands	119	73.9% 73.9%	8.0
South Hornchurch	102	73.5% 73.5%	9.0
Harold Wood	100	73.0% 73.0%	8.6
Gooshays	97	70.1% 70.1%	8.3
St Albans	68	58.8% 58.8%	11.2

Source: Planning London Datahub. Data covers period April 2025 to July 2026. Approval rate excludes applications still awaiting a decision.

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Enter a London postcode, select the address, and open the property report to see nearby planning applications plotted on a map. The report shows application status, proposal details, dates, council records where available, and the planning type such as rear extension, loft conversion, boundary fence or other residential works.