Havering enforcement action

This page shows how our enforcement, community safety, public protection teams and our partners are working to keep Havering safe.
Here you can keep up to date with the latest enforcement action and learn how you can help us reduce antisocial behaviour and catch fly-tippers, rogue traders, fraudsters and planning breaches.
Latest enforcement news in Havering
More Success for Planning Enforcement in Rush Green Road Case
The Council has secured another success in its commitment to tackling unlawful development, following the dismissal of an appeal against a planning enforcement notice at 203 Rush Green Road, Romford.
Planning Inspector Upholds Council Enforcement Action Against Unlawful Outbuilding Conversion
The Planning Inspectorate has upheld an enforcement notice in relation to the unauthorised use of an outbuilding as a separate residential dwelling in the rear garden at Homeway, Romford.
Where We Live: Business fined over poor waste storage
A Hornchurch business has been prosecuted and fined a total of £2,075, for failing to control and store waste responsibly outside its property.
Council takes swift enforcement action at Noak Hill site
The Council has taken rapid and robust action in response to the unauthorised traveller pitches on Church Road, Noak Hill.
Where We Live: Three households fined £750 over dumped rubbish
Havering Council has issued Fixed Penalty Notices to three different households totalling £750, after waste they paid to be taken away by a rogue waste carrier, was found fly-tipped in Brentwood Road.
Landlord fined £33K for licensing breaches
A Havering landlord has been fined £33,698 for breaching licensing conditions at a Romford property.
Enforcement action taken
Find out what is going on in different services.
- Planning enforcement notices
- Fixed Penalty Notices issued
- Vehicles seized due to fly-tipping
- Unlawful encampment injunction
- Fraud investigation
From October to December 2024, our environmental enforcement team:
- received 1,196 reports of fly tipping
- carried out 861 investigations
- issued 221 Fixed Penalty Notices
- achieved 3 successful prosecutions in that time, with fines totalling over £5,000
Enforcement videos
Head over to our YouTube enforcement channel to watch enforcement in Havering in action.
Police officers in action
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