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Havering Planning Applications: 29 September to 5 October 2026
Proposals include two children’s care facilities, a taller Hornchurch telecoms mast and extended opening hours for a Romford music warehouse.
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Havering Strengthens Delivery Through Strategic Alliance Contract awards
Havering Council has awarded a series of major works and compliance contracts as part of its Strategic Alliance programme. This marks another important step in improving how the Council and its partners work together to deliver…
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New proposals include Lidl alterations at The Brewery, changes to an Upminster hotel development and four homes replacing a Romford
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Havering Council helped to apprehend a serial fly tipper who has now been jailed and banned from carrying waste in Brentwood for five years. The Council’s Enforcement Teams and Section 92 Police officers, who are…
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Havering Council has adopted The Housing Tenant Engagement Strategy 2026-2029. Cabinet approved the new strategy on Wednesday 16 September 2026 which sets out how residents’ views, experiences and priorities will be reflected in the design,…
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Proposals include a training academy with overnight accommodation at Upminster Court, an eight-person HMO and commercial swimming lessons at a
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Every planning application received by Havering Council between 8 and 14 September 2026, with direct links to the official records.
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Residents and a former Havering councillor have opposed the redevelopment of a building merchants in St Albans, writes local democracy
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More than £6,000 worth of illegal cigarettes, vapes, tobacco and shisha products have been taken off Havering’s streets following a
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A new McDonald’s restaurant could be coming to Hornchurch High Street, bringing more than 120 jobs and replacing a vacant
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The rise of illegal HMOs and planning breaches across Havering is becoming one of the borough’s most talked about housing
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t has been a difficult week across Havering, with a series of high profile planning issues dominating headlines and sparking fresh concern among residents.
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Collier Row residents are relieved and pleased after a long running planning dispute over a property in Carter Drive concluded with enforcement notices being upheld. Neighbours had previously alleged that building works continued despite council stop notices and that large perimeter fencing, which some described as resembling “Alcatraz”, significantly altered the character of the street.
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Green Belt land in England, including around London, is protected to stop towns and cities from sprawling into the countryside
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Havering Council has formally objected to the Government’s proposed London Emergency Housing Package, warning the plans could remove millions of pounds in local funding and reduce the borough’s control over planning decisions.
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As Havering faces mounting pressure to deliver new homes, the debate over our Green Belt land is intensifying. Developers, councils, and the Planning Inspectorate are all wrestling with one crucial question — is some of our Green Belt really ‘grey belt or being redefined that way to make planning easier?
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The Havering Conservatives, who form the official opposition to the Havering Residents Association (HRA), have called for neighbourhood plans to be implemented across the borough.
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Councillor Judith Holt and St. Alban’s Ward Conservatives have spoken out in response to a Facebook post and newspaper report about the future of the old Durham Arms Pub in Brentwood Road, Romford, in which there are insinuations by another Councillor of malpractice by the developer and the Planning Department at Havering Council.
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Romford community leader launches petition against controversial new plans for a new Romford mosque on South Street
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“We are tired and fed up with people wanting to build on our greenbelt land. Leave our greenbelt alone, leave our wildlife alone!”
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