The Forge, Ockendon Road Upminster RM14 3PS
Approved on 24 August 2026
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Proposal
Retrospective change of use of units 5 & 8 from Class B (storage & light industrial) to Sui Generis for vehicle hire business with parking
- Received
- 6 February 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Havering
- Ward
- Upminster
- ReceivedReceived6 Feb
- ValidatedValidated4 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date24 Aug
- DecidedDecided24 Aug
Decided in 173 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Forge, Ockendon Road Upminster RM14 3PS. Havering has handled 1,984 applications of this type. This one was decided in 199 days, 20 weeks longer than Havering's typical decision time. The site is in the North Ockendon conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 191 applications across Upminster. We hold 814 applications in total for the RM14 postcode area.
78% of full 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
- RM14 3PS
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 4 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 24 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Adrian Bonnett 6, Fryerning Lane, Ingatestone CM4 0DA
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Kelvin Naicker
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 13 March 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 4 April 2026
- Site notice start
- 13 March 2026
- Site notice end
- 4 April 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 6
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: North Ockendon
- Green belt: Havering
- 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 (19)
flood storage areas, 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.
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Source: Havering
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