Havering’s Housing Explosion: How Many New Homes Are Really Being Planned for the Borough?
Havering is facing a huge programme of housing growth, with thousands of homes already planned or being delivered across the
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Tower Blocks
Planning Approved: Romford’s Biggest Housing Project Moves Forward As Block 9 and 10 Get The Green Light.
The regeneration of the Waterloo and Queen Street site in Romford has taken a big step forward, with planning approval granted on 26 February 2026 for Blocks 9 and 10.
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Parts Of A Romford Shopping Centre Could Face The Axe To Make Way For Twenty Five Storey Tower Block And Further Tower Blocks Surrounding.
Parts of a popular Havering shopping centre could be demolished to make way for 700 new homes, writes local democracy reporter Sebastian Mann.
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Councillor Sets The Record Straight On Romford Tower Blocks And The Local Plan.
There’s been a lot of discussion recently about high-rise developments across Havering, particularly in Romford, and the impact on the borough’s character so I feel it’s important that residents understand the facts about how these decisions are made — and who is truly responsible.
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Romford Residents Hear Back From Council And Housing Providers On Design Of New Tower Blocks.
Cotleigh Road residents were recently able to hear back from Havering Council and Wates on how their views on the plans for the design of two blocks at Waterloo and Queen Street have been taken on board.
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘It’s awful, we have lost all our privacy and our gardens now look onto a complete nightmare.’
We are literally surrounded by tower blocks that will have balconies and people that will look straight into our gardens and homes. We have lost all privacy now, it’s is awful.
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First Romford tower blocks demolished.
William Pike House and Thomas England House, Romford’s first tower blocks, are being demolished to make way for a new
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