1 Arcade Place Romford RM1 1RS

P1459.25FullApproved

Approved on 17 April 2026

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Retrospective application for temporary external seating area on existing forecourt

Received: 10 November 2025
Council: London Borough of Havering
Ward: St Edwards

ReceivedReceived10 Nov
ValidatedValidated30 Dec
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date17 Apr
DecidedDecided17 Apr

Decided in 108 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 1 Arcade Place Romford RM1 1RS. Havering has handled 1,984 applications of this type. This one was decided in 158 days, 15 weeks longer than Havering's typical decision time. 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 1RS
Application type: Full
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 30 December 2025
Target decision date: 17 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Mr Kwaku Gyamera 14 CHAFFORD WAY GRAYS Select RM16 2EB

Planning decision

Case officer: Adele Hughes
Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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

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Source: Havering

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