Verve Apartments 5 Mercury Gardens Romford Havering RM1 3FD Data via plota.co.uk

P1148.26 Undecided

Proposal

Variation of condition No.1 & 2 of planning permission ref: dated 26/09/2024 to amend the wording of the relevant conditions (The retention of 22 self contained apartments.) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 13 Jan 2027.

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Town centre: Romford
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Also on the record
Inside the Havering built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
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
RM1 3FD
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Ward
St Edwards
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Jan 2027
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.