56 Keats Avenue Romford RM3 7BA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
The use of a dwellinghouse as an Ofsted registered children's care home pursuant to the Children's Home Regulations 2015 and Care Standards Act 2000, in which: 1. No more than 1 child receiving care by up to 2 carers and 1 manager at any one time on site on a shift pattern basis. 2. The children in care are aged from 6 to 17 years of age. 3. The home would provide care for children who are looked after by a local authority Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 6 Nov 2026 and 18 Nov 2026, from Havering's recent changes of use.
Site constraints 5
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, 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £330,000 in November 2020. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2019, 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
Decision outlook
Day 28 of the 56-day target. Havering usually decides changes of use by day 60.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Havering in the last twelve months, from validation. Havering decision record →
Historical activity at this location
5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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