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Detection House, Unit 3 Brooklands Approach Romford RM1 1DX

P0539.25FullRefused

Refused on 12 June 2025

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from industrial unit to place of worship under use class F1

Received
14 April 2025
Ward
St Edwards
  1. Received14 Apr
  2. Validated17 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target12 Jun
  5. Decided12 Jun

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Detection House, Unit 3 Brooklands Approach Romford RM1 1DX. Havering has handled 1,984 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than Havering's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 99 applications across St Edwards. We hold 589 applications in total for the RM1 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
RM1 1DX
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 April 2025
Target decision date
12 June 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
DR ANTON LANG MRTPI ANTON LANG PLANNING SERVICES LTD C/O APPLICANT'S LAND ADDRESS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
6

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
  • Brownfield land register: 203-221 North Street RomfordRegister site at or near this address

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 (21)

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 and heritage coasts.

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.

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.

Source: Havering

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