38 Wickford Drive Romford RM3 9SH Data via plota.co.uk

P0934.26 Undecided
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Formation of porch to front elevation, two storey side extension, hip to gable roof extension over, rear roof dormer and single storey rear extension to main house. New single storey garden room to rear garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2026
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Validated
7 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 63.

Documents

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Site constraints 9

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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 195 m away: The Manor
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project about 994 m away: M25 junction 28 improvements
The site is about 994 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Lower Thames Crossing (decided, about 1958 m).
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 ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 220 m away: Dagnam Park Farm moated site, Noak Hill, Romford; Inside the Havering built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat about 34 m away: Deciduous woodland; Green belt about 66 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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, 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 area92 m² (990 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2026, 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
RM3 9SH
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Gooshays
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 63, past the statutory target. 93% of extensions in Havering are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 6 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 637 days past the 56-day target
53%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
1,082decided in the last year

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

Historical activity at this location

6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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229 Dagnam Park Drive Romford RM3 9RT
Lawful Development of Existing Use of dwelling as HMO (C4)
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2021 Approved
241 Dagnam Park Drive Romford RM3 9RT
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2019 Approved
24 Wickford Drive Romford RM3 9SH
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2018 Approved
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Retrospective planning permission for the front wall
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2016 Withdrawn
36 Wickford Drive Romford RM3 9SH
ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION WITH OBSCURED SIDE WINDOW.
P0360.16
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.