Hornchurch Cardrome Upper Rainham Road Hornchurch RM12 4EU Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Listed building consent for restoration of the existing skatepark, construction of a flexible community building and/or commercial building (Use Class F and/or E), access road, pedestrian pathways, car and cycle parking and hard and soft landscaping. Submitted alongside: Phased and severable hybrid application for the demolition, site clearance and redevelopment including: Outline planning application (all matters reserved except access) for residential use (Use Class C3), including affordable housing, commercial floorspace (Use Class E), required infrastructure, landscaping (incorporating SUDs), car parking, cycle parking and other associated works; and petrol improvements to a station (Sui Generis). Full planning application for restoration of the existing skate park, construction of a flexible community building and/or commercial building (Use Class F and/or E), access road, pedestrian pathways, car and cycle parking and hard and soft landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 91.

Site constraints 8

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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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 164 m away: The Chase - Barking
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.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Havering built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Heritage at risk about 100 m away: The Rom Skatepark.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Havering
Postcode
RM12 4EU
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Hylands & Harrow Lg
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 91, past the statutory target. 82% of commercial premises in Havering are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 9 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 9135 days past the 56-day target
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

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.