Where in Havering does a listed building consent application actually get determined?
Every Havering postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a listed building consent application there. Havering fees below are the
statutory England rates for 2026, not listed building consent application estimates.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a listed building consent application |
|---|
| RM11 | Hornchurch / Emerson Park | 1930s semi-detached | RM11 covers Hornchurch / Emerson Park only; Havering Council handles the listed building consent application. |
| RM12 | Hornchurch / Elm Park | 1930s semi-detached | A listed building consent application at an RM12 address in Hornchurch / Elm Park is determined by Havering Council under its own Local Plan policies for Hornchurch / Elm Park. |
| RM13 | Rainham / Wennington | 1930s semi-detached | A listed building consent application at an RM13 address in Rainham / Wennington is determined by Havering Council under its own Local Plan policies for Rainham / Wennington. |
| RM14 | Upminster / Cranham | 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas | RM14 covers Upminster / Cranham only; Havering Council handles the listed building consent application. |
| RM1 | Romford Central | Victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats | Romford Central sits wholly inside RM1, so Havering Council validates every listed building consent application submitted from an RM1 address. |
| RM2 | Gidea Park | Victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats | RM2 covers Gidea Park only; Havering Council handles the listed building consent application. |
| RM3 | Harold Hill | Post-war estate | Harold Hill sits wholly inside RM3, so Havering Council validates every listed building consent application submitted from an RM3 address. |
| RM4 | Havering-atte-Bower | 1930s semi-detached dominates Hornchurch and Upminster; post-war in Harold Hill and Romford; Victorian in older Romford centre | Havering-atte-Bower sits inside RM4, and RM4 sits inside three authorities, most of it Epping Forest. Listed building consent is decided by whichever of them covers the address, while the list entry that makes the building listed is Historic England’s rather than any council’s. |
Which Havering neighbourhoods suit a listed building consent application best?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Havering
streets, and each one changes what a listed building consent application can achieve at that address.
- Romford (RM1, RM2, RM7) — listed building consent application work in Romford means victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. Romford is Victorian and post-war centre. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans throughout RM1. Havering Council decides the Romford application, and Romford Market anchors the Romford location plan.
- Hornchurch (RM11, RM12) — listed building consent application work in Hornchurch means 1930s semi-detached. Hornchurch is 1930s semi-detached. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application throughout RM11. Havering Council decides the Hornchurch application, and Hornchurch Tube anchors the Hornchurch location plan.
- Upminster (RM14) — listed building consent application work in Upminster means 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas. Upminster is 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed throughout RM14. Havering Council decides the Upminster application, and Upminster station anchors the Upminster location plan.
- Rainham (RM13) — listed building consent application work in Rainham means 1930s semi-detached. Rainham is 1930s semi-detached, village fragments. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application throughout RM13. Havering Council decides the Rainham application, and Rainham Village anchors the Rainham location plan.
- Harold Hill (RM3) — listed building consent application work in Harold Hill means post-war estate. Harold Hill is post-war estate. Post-war stock here frequently sits inside an estate layout throughout RM3. Havering Council decides the Harold Hill application, and Harold Hill anchors the Harold Hill location plan.
- Collier Row (RM5) — listed building consent application work in Collier Row means 1930s semi-detached. Collier Row is 1930s semi-detached, post-war. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application throughout RM5. Havering Council decides the Collier Row application, and Collier Row Road anchors the Collier Row location plan.
- Elm Park (RM12) — listed building consent application work in Elm Park means 1930s semi-detached. Elm Park is 1930s semi-detached. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application throughout RM12. Havering Council decides the Elm Park application, and Elm Park Tube anchors the Elm Park location plan.
Does Havering planning policy restrict a listed building consent application?
Havering conservation designations: there are 15 across Havering Council, Romford Market, Upminster, Hornchurch among them. Designation costs a Havering owner the permitted-development route: a listed building consent application then needs a £548 householder application over 8 weeks, in place of the £249 prior approval route that takes 6 weeks. Upminster is the Havering designation that most often changes a listed building consent application design.
Havering permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Havering Council, so a listed building consent application at a RM1 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a Havering sale to argue it later.
The building fabric around Havering: 1930s semi-detached dominates Hornchurch and Upminster; post-war in Harold Hill and Romford; Victorian in older Romford centre. Outer east London; Metropolitan Green Belt covers north of the borough; permissive residential planning; strong PD use. A listed building consent application in Havering is scoped against that stock first.
What happens if a Havering property sits on a boundary?
- Barking and Dagenham — cross the Havering boundary and Barking and Dagenham Council takes the listed building consent application instead, applying 9 conservation areas of its own around IG11. We re-price listed building consent applications at the Havering edge because Barking and Dagenham policy and Havering policy rarely align on listed building consent application depth.
- Redbridge — cross the Havering boundary and Redbridge Council takes the listed building consent application instead, applying 14 conservation areas of its own around E11. We re-price listed building consent applications at the Havering edge because Redbridge policy and Havering policy rarely align on listed building consent application depth.
Sources for this Havering listed building consent application page: borough policies maps and
conservation-area registers (2025–26), Royal Mail postcode district boundaries,
the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (England) Regulations, the Town
and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended,
and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.
