Better Gym 41 Market Place Romford RM1 3AB Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Non-illuminated printed matt laminated vinyl graphics to existing ground and first-floor glazing and printed matt laminated vinyl graphics applied to composite panels at ground-floor level on the southeast elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Nov 2026 and 4 Dec 2026, from Havering's recent commercial premises.

Site constraints 7

Archaeological priority area: Durolitum Roman settlement site.
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 ↗
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.
Conservation area about 22 m away: Romford
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Heritage at risk about 22 m away: Romford; Inside the Havering built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,650,000 in September 2024. Other property, leasehold.

2 September 2024£1,650,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council
Havering
Postcode
RM1 3AB
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
St Edwards
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Leaseholder
Show

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Havering usually decides commercial premises by day 64.

Day 1252 days to the predicted decision (day 64)
41%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
129decided in the last year

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

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

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

Leaseholders: 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.