Harold Hill Library, Hilldene Avenue Romford RM3 8DJ
Proposal
Variation of conditions 2 & 6 of planning permission P0461.22 dated 16/11/2022 to permit a change to approved use class E(e) to use class E/F1/F2 to provide flexibility of use. (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)
- Received
- 1 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 25 September 2026
- Council
- London Borough of Havering
- Ward
- Gooshays
- ReceivedSubmitted1 Apr
- ValidatedValidated14 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date25 Sep
- DecidedDecided
This is a full planning application for demolition at Harold Hill Library, Hilldene Avenue Romford RM3 8DJ. Havering has handled 1,984 applications of this type and approves 77% of them, typically deciding them in 65 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.
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Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
Source: Havering
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Associated applications
- 20261 Apr
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission Ref: P0461.22 dated 16/11/2022 to allow for…
PendingNon-material amendmentFiled alongsideN0013.26 - 20261 Apr
Variation of conditions 2 & 6 of planning permission P0461.22 dated 16/11/2022 to permit a change to approved…
This applicationApprv with AgreementVariation of conditions (s73)P0427.26
Planning history at this site
8 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20265 Jun
Discharge of Condition 7 (Secured by Design) of application reference P0461.22, for the 'Demolition of the…
PendingDischarge of conditionsQ0151.26 - 202615 May
Discharge of Condition 33 of P0461.22
PendingDischarge of conditionsQ0139.26 - 202620 Feb
Discharge of Condition 32 (Cycle Parking) of application reference P0461.22, for the 'Demolition of the…
PendingDischarge of conditionsQ0045.26 - 202620 Feb
Discharge of Condition 22 (Ventilation) of application reference P0461.22, for the 'Demolition of the…
PendingDischarge of conditionsQ0043.26 - 202613 Feb
Discharge of Condition 13 (Boundary Treatments) of application reference P0461.22, for the 'Demolition of the…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsQ0032.26 - 202613 Feb
Discharge of Condition 39 (Refuse and Recycling) of application reference P0461.22, for the 'Demolition of…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsQ0034.26 - 202613 Feb
Discharge of Condition 29 (Electric Vehicle Charging Points) of application reference P0461.22, for the…
PendingDischarge of conditionsQ0033.26 - 20245 Jul
Discharge of Conditions 14 (Fire Statement) and 17 (Air Quality) of P0461.22
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsQ0145.24
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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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.
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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.
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