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Harold Hill Library, Hilldene Avenue Romford RM3 8DJ

N0013.26AmendmentPending Decision
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission Ref: P0461.22 dated 16/11/2022 to allow for an amendment to the description of development as follows : Demolition of the existing buildings and structures and redevelopment of the site consisting of the erection of a part 2, part 3, part 4-storey building (with additional plant and enclosures at 5-storey level) to provide for a new hostel facility (Use Class Sui Generis) with 74 rooms for short-term emergency accommodation and 1,499 square metres (GIA) of flexible commercial and community floorspace (Use Class E/F1/F2) , along with associated hard and soft landscaping, parking, access and highway works (â??Demolition of the existing buildings and structures and redevelopment of the site consisting of the erection of a part 2, part 3, part 4-storey building (with additional plant and enclosures at 5-storey level) to provide for a new hostel facility (Use Class Sui Generis) with 74 rooms for short-term emergency accommodation and 1,499 square metres (GIA) of floorspace for a Health Centre (Use Class E(e)), along with associated hard and soft landscaping, parking, access and highway works.â?�)

Received
1 April 2026
Target decision date
29 April 2026
Ward
Gooshays
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received1 Apr
  2. Validated1 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Apr
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in Havering67% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at Harold Hill Library, Hilldene Avenue Romford RM3 8DJ. Havering has handled 127 applications of this type and approves 73% of them, typically deciding them in 52 days. It was submitted on 1 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 84 applications across Gooshays. We hold 885 applications in total for the RM3 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
N0013.26
Address
Harold Hill Library, Hilldene Avenue Romford RM3 8DJ
Postcode
RM3 8DJ
Local Authority
Havering
Application Type
Amendment
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Undecided
Ward
Gooshays

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
. C/O Agent 24 Percy Street London W1T 2BU
Agent Address
Mr Arvind Sangha 24 Percy Street London W1T 2BU

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
1 April 2026
Target Decision Date
29 April 2026
Date Validated
1 April 2026
Date Submitted
1 April 2026

Planning Decision

Case Officer
Andrew Thornley
Statutory Period
28 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
2
Coordinates
51.608356, 0.220473
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Havering

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Associated applications

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    1 Apr

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  2. 2026
    1 Apr

    Variation of conditions 2 & 6 of planning permission P0461.22 dated 16/11/2022 to permit a change to approved…

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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 2026-10-09. 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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