45 Heath Drive Romford RM2 5QL Data via plota.co.uk

P0562.26 Approved
Commercial & major works

Proposal

Replacement of existing worn path with new path Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 May 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Last checked 10 Aug 2026

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Site constraints 7

Gidea Park conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Archaeological priority area: &nbsp
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 ↗
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 43, Heath Drive, Grade II, about 47 m from the postcode pin · 5 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Green belt about 13 m away: London; Inside the Havering built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 0 (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £965,000 in December 2017. Detached house, freehold.

15 December 2017£965,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area196 m² (2,110 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (54 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2017, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Havering
Postcode
RM2 5QL
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Decision
Apprv with cons Conditions/Reasons
Decision date
2 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 62 days from validation, 8 days faster than Havering's median of 70 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 81% of commercial and major works here are.

30%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
34decided in the last year

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

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2018 Approved
1. Fell London plane on my rear boundary line because of excessive shading and low amenit…
T0054.18
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
43 Reed Pond Walk Romford RM2 5PD
Construction of single storey rear extension, front porch, loft conversion with rear dorm…
P0074.25
2025 Approved
48 Heath Drive Gidea Park Romford RM2 5QL
Trees 2 and 3 to cut . Tree 1 requires no work. Trees 2 and 3 are both hornbeams. Tree 2…
T0017.25
2024 Approved
37 Reed Pond Walk Romford RM2 5PD
3 x mature hornbeam trees in back garden. To reduce by 20% and pollard
T0125.24
2024 Approved
45 Reed Pond Walk Romford RM2 5PD
T1 = TO REDUCE 1 X YEW TREE BY 1.0MTR & SHAPE LIGHT ACCESS GENERAL MAINTENANCE
T0043.24
2024 Approved
49 Heath Drive Romford RM2 5QL
Redesign and landscaping of front garden
P0122.24
2023 Approved
31 Reed Pond Walk Romford RM2 5PD
T1 Weeping Willow Dismantle medium sized willow tree in the rear garden. The root system…
T0055.23
2023 Approved
44 Heath Drive Romford RM2 5QL
London Plain tree situated at the bottom of garden on the left hand side in the corner. t…
T0025.23
2023 Approved
37 Reed Pond Walk Romford RM2 5PD
There are three mature hornbeams in the rear garden that now require another crown reduct…
T0031.23
2022 Approved
49 Heath Drive Romford RM2 5QL
Construct a dropped Kerb
P1402.22
2022 Approved
33 Reed Pond Walk Romford RM2 5PD
T1 Lawson Cypress (right hand side of garden) Reduce height down to hedge height (3m) and…
T0092.22
2022 Approved
31 Reed Pond Walk Romford RM2 5PD
T1 Weeping Willow rear garden. Reduce upper canopy down below previous pollard points. 15…
T0093.22
2021 Approved
48 HEATH DRIVE ROMFORD RM2 5QL
Retrospective consent to retain the existing single storey side/rear extension, raised pa…
P1695.21
2021 Approved
33 REED POND WALK ROMFORD RM2 5PD
To fell the bay leaf tree in the garden which is at risk of falling over due to rot near…
T0125.21
2021 Approved
35 REED POND WALK ROMFORD RM2 5PD
1.Reduce mixed hedge by 50% approx. 3-6m, 2.Reduce height of bay tree by 10% approx. 3ft/…
T0068.21
2021 Approved
48 Heath Drive Gidea Park Romford RM2 5QL
To reducey Ash tree thickness by 20-30% at the above address . All three trees in my gard…
T0033.21
2020 Approved
49 HEATH DRIVE ROMFORD RM2 5QL
Proposed single storey side/front extension.
P1906.20
2020 Approved
43 REED POND WALK ROMFORD RM2 5PD
Two silver birch trees pruned
T0081.20
2020 Approved
38 Reed Pond Walk Romford RM2 5PD
T1 Contorted willow Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to…
T0051.20
2020 Approved
45 Reed Pond Walk Romford RM2 5PD
Two trees to be pruned. No 1) Ash, 2). Hornbeam
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2020 Approved
48 Heath Drive Gidea Park Romford RM2 5QL
3 trees to be pruned and shaped (2 Hornbeams and 1 Ash tree)
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2017 Approved
48 Heath Drive Gidea Park RM2 5QL
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2016 Approved
37 Reed Pond Walk Gidea Park Romford Essex RM2 5PD
Cut back Cherry Blossom tree at front of property.
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2016 Approved
44 Heath Drive Gidea Park RM2 5QL
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2016 Approved
44 Heath Drive Gidea Park Romford RM2 5QL
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2016 Approved
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.