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Chesham House, Chesham Close Romford RM7 7PJ

J0013.26OutlineApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 16 September 2026

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for prior notification of development for the conversion of commercial/business/service building to 48 flats

Received
22 July 2026
Ward
St Edwards
  1. Received22 Jul
  2. Validated22 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Sep
  5. Decided16 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Chesham House, Chesham Close Romford RM7 7PJ. Havering has handled 1,109 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 99 applications across St Edwards. We hold 582 applications in total for the RM7 postcode area.

84% of outline applications at London Borough of Havering were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
RM7 7PJ
Application type
Outline
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
48

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 July 2026
Consultation expiry
19 August 2026
Target decision date
16 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr. George Dobson Office 3 Broadmeads Pumping Station Hertford Road Ware SG12 9LH

Planning decision

Case officer
Cole Hodder
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
29 July 2026
Site notice end
19 August 2026

Additional information

Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Havering

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