Havering Council provides a wide range of services to our communities, spending more than £180 million every year. The Council is facing a £31.2 million budget gap (before council tax) in the next year and we must find significant savings in order to set a balanced budget, which we...
Closes 18 December 2023
This young people’s survey is the first time Havering has involved children and young people in a budget consultation! We’re delighted to be considering more voices in the decisions we make as a council.
Closes 20 December 2023
Havering Council is undertaking a consultation on its intention to appropriate (change the use of) the underused car parks at Dorrington Gardens, Keswick Gardens, Como Street and Angel Way, to...
Havering Council would like you to share your views regarding existing parking arrangements and any changes you would like considered in the above roads. A review has not taken place...
Havering Council provides a wide range of services to our communities, spending more than £180 million every year. The Council is facing a £31.2 million budget gap (before council...
This young people’s survey is the first time Havering has involved children and young people in a budget consultation! We’re delighted to be considering more voices in the decisions we make as a...
We previously asked you for input into our Local Heritage List Criteria. Now we want to hear from you about what you think should be included on the Local Heritage List. Havering’s ...
Consultation on 2025/2026 admission arrangements for Community Infant, Junior and Primary schools The Local Authority are consulting on a proposed reduction to the Published Admission Number...
Summary and purpose We are reviewing Havering’s Housing Allocations Scheme and need your help. Social housing is provided by social landlords – generally, local authorities or housing...
We are writing to inform you that we are carrying out a further consultation on proposed zebra crossings in Gaynes Park Road and the crossing in Cedar Avenue until Tuesday 21 November 2023. ...
We would like to hear your views on a proposed safety improvement scheme for Hacton Lane, Hornchurch. This follows a feasibility study that was carried out and found that up to 1,400...
Havering Council is launching this public consultation on the draft 2025/26 home to school transport policy. This consultation is necessary due to the changes in the statutory guidance...
Havering Council is seeking feedback on its proposed Combating Substance Misuse Strategy 2023-2028 (also available for download from the 'Useful Documents' section at the foot of this page, along...
London Councils is asking for your thoughts on the number of parking and traffic penalty charges issued on roads controlled by London Boroughs, including Havering Council. London...
Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes
Havering’s Local Heritage List helps our communities and the local planning authority to identify heritage assets (for example, buildings, monuments, sites and landscapes) that are much loved and a distinctive part of our local historic environment. It provides a comprehensive list of the location of assets and what is significant about them.
During June - August 2023, we asked for your comments on the criteria. Robust criteria ensure the local list is properly evidenced, which in turn allows each nomination to be given full consideration during planning decisions.
We received 21 responses.
The Local Heritage List criteria have now been updated, taking on board comments we received during the consultation. Changes include:
As part of Havering’s refresh of our Local Plan 2021, Havering Council carried out a consultation between March and May 2023 to ask people around the borough about their views on the characters of the areas where they live, work or study.
Led by Havering Planning team, with input from departments across the Council and an urbanisation practice, we delivered four pop-up events, a community workshop and an online survey to ensure we heard from a wide group of people.
What we learned from 91 responses that were received to the online survey:
Positive feedback from the survey told us that:
Negative feedback from the survey told us:
What we learned from face-to-face engagement we did with local people:
EMERSON PARK |
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Protect, preserve and improve green spaces in the area. Protect wildlife. |
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Protect and preserve historic building with new buildings that reflect these. |
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Residents would like better road surfaces and bus services. |
HORNCHURCH |
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✔ |
Importance of Queens Theatre as an asset in the local community. |
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Investment in public realm along the High Street. |
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More spaces for community gatherings and young people. |
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A concern that the town centre is losing its historic feel. |
ELM PARK |
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Value the convenience of city life with access to the countryside. |
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Better maintenance of the High Street and green spaces in the town centre. |
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New street furniture and signage needed. |
UPMINSTER |
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Value the range of shops and accessibility. |
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Well maintained buildings including positive comments about the refurbishment of the Windmill. |
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Desire for new green space, improved footpaths and better public realm. |
ROMFORD |
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Accessibility and availability of public transport, shops and services. |
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Valued the heritage in the town centre but a need for better maintenance and reuse. |
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A concern about the height of new development. |
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Improvements to public realm and access to greenery. |
COLLIER ROW |
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Accessibility to the countryside – but some green spaces were highlighted as needing better maintenance. |
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An improvement to the shop fronts. |
GIDEA PARK |
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Value the attractive green and low-rise character. |
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The range of shops and services within a 10-minute walk. |
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Lack of cycle infrastructure. |
SOUTH HORNCHURCH |
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Heritage assets are valued with a desire for careful refurbishment. |
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Happy to see new homes in the area alongside the delivery of new green spaces. |
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Concern about development without associated social infrastructure. |
RAINHAM |
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Access to natural green spaces and parks. |
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A concern about new development changing the character of the area in terms of the scale and type of buildings. |
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Better support for small and independent businesses in the town centre. |
BEAM PARK |
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This was the only neighbourhood that we did not receive any comments about. |
HAROLD HILL |
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Value of network of local green spaces and play spaces. |
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Investment in public realm and planting alongside maintenance. |
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A need for better connections with other parts of the borough, particularly by bus. |
HAROLD WOOD |
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Good quality shops, schools, play spaces and local parks. |
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A potential to reduce car parking around the shopping parade in order to improve public realm. |
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A desire for better walking and cycling infrastructure. |
The survey results are being reviewed and will help us to:
Havering Council carried out a consultation activity from March to May 2023 seeking views on our proposed Draft Children and Young People Education Place Planning Plan.
We asked parents, carers, local residents, education providers and other people interested in education provision in Havering for their contribution towards the proposals that have been set out in order to meet demand and ensure that there is sufficient capacity for the future need for education provision in Havering.
424 responses were received to the consultation.
Early Years
Primary and Secondary
Post 16
Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND)
Alternative Provision (AP)
The survey results are being reviewed and will be included in a report to inform our new Children and Young People Education Place Planning Plan.