Dunlin & Merlin Court, Orchard Village Rainham RM13 8GE Data via plota.co.uk

P0962.26 Undecided
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Replacement of the existing flat roof coverings to Dunlin Court and Merlin Court, including renewal of the waterproofing system and insulation, with a replacement green roof finish comprising a ProGro Wildflower mix, together with associated roof detailing and ancillary works. No change of use is proposed. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Validated
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Nov 2026, from Havering's recent extensions.

Documents

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Site constraints 9

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Archaeological priority area: Potential prehistoric deposits may be buried beneath gravel deposits.
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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 95 m away: Beam Valley (Environment Agency)
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.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Havering built-up area; Green belt about 21 m away: London; Priority habitat about 31 m away: Lowland fens.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Havering
Postcode
RM13 8GE
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
Beam Park
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Havering usually decides extensions by day 56.

Day 1739 days to 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

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Havering
Planning Authority Score
2.5/10
Poor
#251 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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