Riverside Sewerage Treatment Works Creekside Rainham RM13 8QS Data via plota.co.uk

F0004.26 Undecided
DemolitionCommercial premises

Proposal

Prior approval request for the proposed demolition of disused administrative building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Oct 2026 and 27 Oct 2026, from Havering's recent demolitions.

Documents

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Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Strategic industrial land
Reserved for industry and logistics.
The London Plan protects strategic industrial locations from other uses; release needs a plan-led process.
Archaeological priority area: Potential prehistoric deposits may be buried beneath alluvial 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 ↗
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.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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 8QS
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Beam Park
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Havering usually decides demolitions by day 62.

Day 2240 days to the predicted decision (day 62)
39%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
93decided in the last year

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

Historical activity at this location

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Nearby activity

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2018 Approved
Riverside Sewage Treatment works Manor Way Rainham RM13 8QS
Hazardous Substance Consent
H0001.18
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