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Liberty Shopping Centre 11 Western Road Romford RM1 3RL

Awaiting decision Havering P1573.25 Full

Works: Demolition

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Proposal

Hybrid planning application (part full/part outline) for the part demolition of existing buildings and phased redevelopment to provide up to 900 residential units (Use Class C3); flexible commercial/community/town centre uses (Classes E/F/sui generis); back of house space; cycle and blue badge car parking; publicly accessible open space; landscaping and servicing, associated infrastructure, highway works and public realm improvements.

As published by the council, reference P1573.25

Application record

Reference
P1573.25
Type
Full
Status
Undecided
Received
24 Nov 2025
Validated
25 Nov 2025
Ward
St Edwards
Postcode
RM1 3RL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Nov 2025

    Received by Havering

  2. 25 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 20 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Havering took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

216 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Havering for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Havering decided full applications in a median of 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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