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Watermans Junction Road Romford RM1 3QZ

T0004.26TreesApproved

Approved on 4 February 2026

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T3 - To give crown thin by 25% to semi mature Yew tree (please see tree report) and cut back to 2 meters from building on East side; To keep tree maintained to an appropriate size and also to cut back 2 meters on the East sized as the tree is very close to property T4 - To give crown thin by 25% to semi mature Yew tree (please see tree report) and cut back to 2 meters from building on East side; To keep tree maintained to an appropriate size and also to cut back 2 meters on the East sized as the tree is very close to property T5 - To give a crown reduction back to previous reduction points by approximately 2 meters to mature Horse Chestnut tree; Shown on plan as Tree no.5; To tree maintained at previous height and to promote new, healthy growth.

Received
8 January 2026
  1. Received8 Jan
  2. Validated8 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target19 Feb
  5. Decided4 Feb

Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Watermans Junction Road Romford RM1 3QZ. Havering has handled 203 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 4 weeks quicker than Havering's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 589 applications in total for the RM1 postcode area.

82% of trees 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 3QZ
Application type
Trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 January 2026
Target decision date
19 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Stephen Alexander 70 The Drive Collier Row RM5 3TR

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 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

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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