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88 Eastern Road Romford RM1 3QA

P1622.25FullRefused

Refused on 30 April 2026

Approximate site (title boundary)
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This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Single storey rear extension to facilitate change of use from Use Class C3 (Residential Dwelling) to Use Class Sui Generis (HMO) for up to 10 people, including installation of security gate, fencing, bin/cycle stores and internal alterations, following the demolition of existing rear extension.

Received
24 December 2025
Ward
St Edwards
  1. Received24 Dec
  2. Validated27 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target24 Mar
  5. Decided30 Apr

Decided in 93 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 88 Eastern Road Romford RM1 3QA. Havering has handled 1,984 applications of this type. This one was decided in 127 days, 10 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 3QA
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 January 2026
Target decision date
24 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Ms Liz Fitzgerald 33 Bancroft Hitchin SG5 1LA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

6009771
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 17 August 2026Dev Type: Change of useReason: refused

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

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

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