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56-72 Market Place Romford RM1 3ER

Awaiting decision Havering P1607.25 Full

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Proposal

Residential-led, mixed-use redevelopment of the site to provide a hotel (Class C1) with commercial space (Class E) at ground and upper floors fronting Market Place, alongside two residential buildings to the rear, connected by a communal amenity podium with commercial uses (Class E) at ground level, and a new public plaza with a freestanding commercial building (Class E), and widening and landscaping works to Swan Walk.

As published by the council, reference P1607.25

Application record

Reference
P1607.25
Type
Full
Status
Undecided
Received
18 Dec 2025
Validated
18 Dec 2025
Ward
St Edwards
Postcode
RM1 3ER

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Dec 2025

    Received by Havering

  2. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 February 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

39 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.

About full applications

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