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4 Park Drive Romford RM1 4LJ

P0587.24FullRefused

Refused on 16 July 2024

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use of domestic swimming pool, to Class E(d) to enable private swimming lessons

Received
26 April 2024
Ward
Marshalls & Rise Pk
  1. Received26 Apr
  2. Validated10 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Jul
  5. Decided16 Jul

Decided in 67 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 4 PARK DRIVE ROMFORD RM1 4LJ. Havering has handled 1,984 applications of this type. This one was decided in 81 days, 4 weeks longer than Havering's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 177 applications across Marshalls & Rise Pk. 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 4LJ
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 May 2024
Target decision date
16 July 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mrs Paulina Matuszczak 12 Briar Court Lisgar terrace London W14 8BY

Planning decision

Statutory period
67 days

Appeal history

3350877
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 11 September 2025Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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 2026-11-03. 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

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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