Cranham Golf Course, St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3NU Data via plota.co.uk

P1130.25 Approved

Proposal

Outline permission for 4x padel tennis courts, external lighting and associated landscaping with appearance and layout reserved. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Aug 2025
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Validated
2 Sept 2025
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Approved
12 May 2026

Approved on 12 May 2026 · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 3

Site constraints 7

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 251 m away: Lower Thames Crossing
The site is about 251 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 350 m away: Cranham Brickfields; Public transport access: PTAL 1a (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 13 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, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

Building

Floor area232 m² (2,497 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 68)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2016, 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
RM14 3NU
Received
28 Aug 2025
Validated
2 Sept 2025
Ward
Upminster
Case officer
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Target decision
12 May 2026
Decision
Apprv with cons Conditions/Reasons
Decision date
12 May 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 252 days from validation, 175 days slower than Havering's median of 77 for full applications. Approved, as 100% of full applications here are.

17%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
769decided in the last year

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

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Discharge of condition, 10 of planning permission Ref; P0742.25, with respect to lighting.
Q0233.25
2025 Withdrawn
Discharge of Condition(s) 2, 5, 7 and 8 of P1700.24
Q0101.25
2025 Approved
Discharge of conditions 2, 5, 7 & 8 from P0742.25
Q0192.25
2025 Approved
Variation of condition No.9 (lighting) of planning permission ref: P1700.24 dated 25/04/2…
P0742.25
2022 Approved
Variation of Condition No. 3 of Planning Permission ref: P0907.14 dated 13/08/2015 to per…
P1569.22
2022 Approved
Retention of 3 flats at first floor level above clubhouse restaurant.
P0047.22
2021 Approved
Retrospective application for conversion of first floor space for the retention of 2x 2-b…
P1955.21
2019 Approved
Proposed Adventure Golf Facility with ancillary overspill car parking associated with exi…
P1527.19
2019 Refused
Outline application for proposed Adventure Golf Facility with ancillary overspill car par…
P0096.19
2019 Approved
Installation of microgeneration ground source heat pump within the curtilage of a buildin…
E0002.19
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Youngs Farm, St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
A proposed first floor extension to a greenhouse and farm shop and use of greenhouse as e…
P1071.24
2024 Approved
Cranham Golf Club House, St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
Installation of "GolfPod" Practice Facility with x10 covered bays , synthetic "outfield"…
P1700.24
2023 Approved
Franks Farm, St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
Change of use of Building 5 from Class E(d) commercial gymnasium, to allow for use of pre…
P1807.23
2023 Approved
Franks Farm, St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
Full Planning Permission: Change of use of Building 5 from commercial gym (Class E(d)) to…
L0007.23
2023 Approved
Franks Farm, St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
Change of use of Building 5 from commercial gym (Class E(d)) to offices (Class E).
P1359.23
2022 Approved
5 Franks Cottages, St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
Erection of a ground floor and first floor rear extensions including a Juliet balcony and…
P0482.22
2022 Approved
1 FRANKS COTTAGES ST MARYS LANE UPMINSTER RM14 3NU
Ground floor front infill extension including internal alterations to ground floor layout…
P0050.22
2022 Approved
FRANKS FARM ST MARYS LANE UPMINSTER RM14 3NU
Listed Building Consent for Change of use of former agricultural outbuilding (Building 7)…
L0003.22
2022 Approved
Franks Farm St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
Change of use of former agricultural outbuilding (Building 7) to either yoga studio Use C…
P0269.22
2021 Approved
6 FRANKS COTTAGES ST MARYS LANE UPMINSTER RM14 3NU
Drop kerb
P1231.21
2020 Approved
Westbury Farm St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
Proposed detached two bedroom annexe ancillary to existing dwelling and new proposed gara…
P1318.20
2020 Approved
1 FRANKS COTTAGES ST MARYS LANE UPMINSTER RM14 3NU
Proposed two storey rear extension to existing "Granny Annexe"
P0495.20
2019 Approved
Youngs Farm St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
Removal of 2 No. bays of organic greenhouse and reconstruction on existing foundations of…
P1046.19
2019 Approved
Youngs Farm St Mary's Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
Alterations to farm shop to form cafe area and part of organic greenhouse to create farm…
P0520.19
2018 Approved
8 Franks Cottages St Mary's Lane UPMINSTER RM14 3NU
outline application for a residential house to high sustainability standards on land adjo…
P0101.18
2017 Approved
Cranham Golf Course St Mary's Lane Cranham RM14 3NU
Change of use of extended Golf club house to a mixed use of Golf clubhouse, Restaurant &…
P0079.17
2016 Refused
Youngs Farm St Marys Lane Upminster Essex RM14 3NU
Retention of external alterations to existing barn including formation of rear dormer and…
P0890.16
2024 Approved
Franks Farm, St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
Certificate of Lawfulness following the approval for the Change of use of former agricult…
E0041.24
2023 Approved
Cranham Golf Course, Club House St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
Discharge of Condition 2 of P0047.22 - (Appeal reference APP/B5480/W/22/3296385)
Q0136.23
2022 Withdrawn
Cranham Golf Course, Club House St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
Discharge of conditons application P0907.14 Conditions(s) 3
Q0256.22
2021
FLAT 4 THE CLUB HOUSE CRANHAM GOLF CLUB ST MARY'S LANE UPMINSTER RM14 3NU
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing flat within the roofspace.
E0042.21
2021 Approved
Unit 2 Franks Farm St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
Use of the building as a gymnasium (falling within Use Class E(d)) 'Indoor sport, recreat…
E0029.21
2020 Approved
Youngs Organic Farm Youngs Farm St Mary's Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
Discharge of conditions 5 from P1046.19.
Q0122.20
2018 Approved
Franks Farm St Marys Lane Upminster RM14 3NU
Certificate of lawfulness for the commencement of works approved under application refere…
D0376.18
2017 Approved
Cranham Golf Course St Mary's Lane UPMINSTER RM14 3NU
Minor amendment to P0907.14 to formalise reduction in height and change of material of CC…
N0072.17
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

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.