Havering Consultations

Between August and September 2025, we asked residents, businesses, and key stakeholders for their views on a proposal to introduce a Lane Rental Scheme on selected parts of the borough’s road network in Havering, aimed at reducing disruption from road and street works. 

In line with national Lane Rental Regulations and Department for Transport guidance, the proposed scheme would help minimise congestion in the busiest areas, improve coordination of works, and encourage quicker completion by applying charges to activities on high traffic roads at peak times. This approach supports the Mayor of London’s commitment to expand Lane Rental schemes and has been developed in partnership with Transport for London, using TfL’s pan London data to identify where charges should apply. 

To seek the views of stakeholders, Havering undertook a four-week period of consultation, from the 15th August 2025 until the 19th of September 2025 with key Stakeholders.  

The consultation was preceded by a traffic sensitive review relating to the proposed Lane Rental streets, with notification provided to stakeholders on 8th July 2025. We received 4 responses to the consultation, including 3 from utility companies, and 1 from the Greater London Authority.  

All 4 of these responses contained a series of questions and comments relating to points of clarification and the costs and benefits of the proposed scheme.  

There were several common responses raised by the consultees, these were in relation to:  

· The charge free period for immediate works 

· The categorisation of footways and cycle tracks 

· The use of Street Manager terminology 

· The Cost Benefit Analysis 

· Waivers and exemptions 

· Waivers for collaborative works 

· The application of revenues 

· The categorisation of weekends and Bank Holidays 

· The benefits of a consistent pan-London scheme 

Additionally, an online public consultation exercise was launched on 29th August and ran to 30th September 2025. Similar documents were made available as part of this consultation exercise. As part of both consultation exercises, both stakeholders and members of the public were invited to send general comments via email.  

A total of 11 comments were received to this consultation.

Havering's Cabinet met on 8 January 2026 and agreed to proceed with the lane rental charging scheme.   

As a result, the Council will now submit an application to implement a lane rental scheme to the Department for Transport (DfT).  

The DfT will need to consider whether to grant the application. Havering Council will update our website with the outcome of the DfT’s consideration of our application as soon as they announce it to us. Officers will also write to all those individuals and organisations who replied to the consultation. 

Your comments have been taken into account and any amendments to our proposals can be found in the full Public Document Pack Here which includes the consultation report, Cabinet report and appendices. 

Between August and September 2025, we consulted residents on Havering’s Statement of Gambling Principles. This policy outlines the Council’s approach to licensing gambling premises, managing those licences, and the standards expected of licensees. 

The Statement of Gambling Principles is reviewed, consulted on, and re-published every three years. The current version is due for renewal this year, so we have refreshed it to ensure it remains up to date and reflects Havering’s current circumstances and their impact on the local gambling economy. 

We received 17 responses to the online consultation along with 2 written responses from key stakeholders: the Betting and Gaming Council, via Gosschalks Solicitors, and the charity Gambling Harm. 

• All online respondents (100%) identified as residents of the borough.

• Some comments were supportive of the draft Statement of Gambling Principles.

• A larger number of comments were less supportive and raised concerns about the number of premises in the borough, however, it is not possible under current legislation for us to limit the number of premises. 

As a direct result of your feedback, we will make some minor amendments to the policy before it is presented to Havering’s Cabinet for a decision in the near future. 

We will update this page as soon as a decision has been made. 

Between August and September 2025, we invited residents to share their views on the Summer Family Fun Day events we put on and tell us how well Havering Council communicates with you. As part of the survey, respondents also had the chance to enter a free prize draw. 

Families were able to enjoy these events:

21 responses were received to our survey: 

• All 21 people (100%) said they were either satisfied or very satisfied with our events. 

• Everyone (100%) was also satisfied with the date and time of our events as well as the locations, duration and the activities on offer. 

• The majority of people were very satisfied with the free food and beverages on offer (95%), with one person being dissatisfied as they missed the opportunity for refreshments.  

• We had some very positive comments with 2 people saying they would like to see more arts and crafts activities for children. 

• We had lots of comments on people’s highlights of the day, especially for the children’s entertainer, the face painter, the bouncy castle and our friendly staff. 

• Respondents said the free event along with free food and water was greatly appreciated. 

• 18 people were either satisfied or very satisfied with the way we communicate with residents, with 3 people neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. 

• Just over half (58%) found out about our events from Facebook. 

• We had 2 suggestions of how better to communicate our events with you, one person said that all housing estates should get a newsletter and another person asked for the events to be shared by schools in their newsletters.  

• 11 people shared their contact details with us, so we will ensure they find out about ways to get involved and help improve the Housing Service, such as taking part in our surveys. 

• Free food and water were provided through Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) funding. As the events are open for anyone to drop in, it can be difficult to predict demand, and supplies may run out sooner than expected, but we will take this feedback on board for future events. 

• Our communications are via an e-bulletin or social media, so if you want to find out more, please check out our website or sign up for all or one of our newsletters, or follow us on Facebook. 

• We also tell our schools about events so they can share them via their parent mail. 

• The Council’s housing repairs and maintenance contractor, Mears, sponsored our free prize draw, which was won by 4 residents who each received a £50 B&Q voucher. 

• Find out more and continue to help us shape Housing Services – click HERE for more information.