Queens Hospital Rom Valley Way Romford RM7 0AG Data via plota.co.uk

P0448.26 Approved
Commercial & major worksSchools, care & communityCommercial premises

Proposal

Proposed development to install new Marks & Spencer retail store, two flexible-use retail pods, relocation and enhancement of current fruit hut provision and creation of a small-scale market square environment all within the hospital entrance forecourt Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Apr 2026
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Approved
19 Jun 2026

Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Last checked 10 Aug 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Archaeological priority area: Early medieval settlement site.
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Havering AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Havering built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Havering
Postcode
RM7 0AG
Received
8 Apr 2026
Validated
8 Apr 2026
Decision
Apprv with cons Conditions/Reasons
Decision date
19 Jun 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 72 days from validation, 4 days slower than Havering's median of 68 for commercial premises. Approved, as 67% of commercial premises here are.

33%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
48decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Havering in the last twelve months, from validation. Havering decision record →

Historical activity at this location

7 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Certificate of Lawfulness for a temporary 10 trolley-bay ambulance surge unit, comprised…
D0118.23
2021 Approved
Installation of AHU (air handling unit) and enclosure. Provision of external staircase to…
P1511.21
2020 Approved
Installation of new plant room for the AHU to the flat roof on the N/E corner of the buil…
P1852.20
2016 Withdrawn
Reduce and reshape by 2.5 to 3.0m TPO's 219,220,221,222,and 223
T0097.16
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Queens Hospital, Car Park Outside Multi Storey Car Park Rom Valley Way Romford RM7 0AG
Install six 3m high streetlights. This will provide streetlights for Hornford Way and the…
P0470.22
2018 Approved
Queen's Hospital Rom Valley Way ROMFORD RM7 0AG
Erection of two storey extension to existing western elevation to provide a revised Mater…
P0192.18
2017 Approved
Queens Hospital Rom Valley Way RM7 0AG
Installation of four x 0.6m transmission dishes on the plant room. Associated steelwork a…
P0793.17
Havering
Planning Authority Score
2.5/10
Poor
#251 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Havering is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #202 out of 296. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Havering is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 83% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 83% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Havering decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
74%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #290 of 296
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #262 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #202 of 296
47%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #207 of 296
42%
Minor dwellings approved
156 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
29%
Change of use approved
101 decided
1,501
Total decisions
385 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings