
Havering - A unique location
As an outer London borough with borders into Essex, around 50 percent of Havering’s space is designated as parkland, making our borough one of the greenest in London.
Havering has a number of thriving towns, a proud community, excellent travel connections into London and Essex and has some great opportunities for businesses.
Havering is a fantastic place to live, work and visit.
Havering has an exciting regeneration agenda, to create even more places in our borough where people are proud to live and communities thrive.
Through our regeneration programmes we are:
- building modern, energy-efficient homes and well-connected neighbourhoods that are right for our borough
- providing new, high quality Council housing and increasing the amount of family-sized homes
- providing infrastructure to support new homes
- increasing opportunities for home ownership for Havering residents
- supporting healthy communities, fit for future generations
- supporting and investing in our local economy to create a thriving place
- protecting and celebrating our history and heritage
We are also committed to improving the existing housing stock that we have.
Read more here about our updated Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan, as part of our work with the Greater London Authority (GLA).
Explore the investment and projects we are delivering
Social value in regeneration
Regeneration is about more than just building homes. It is about investing in building the communities around them too.
Social value is a term used to express the wider impacts regeneration can have, not just in terms of money, but also in relation to providing opportunities, spaces and places so that local people can meet, socialise, innovate, grow and learn in an environment that works for them.
Latest regeneration in Havering news
Work Begins on Much Needed Romford Family Homes
Havering Council has confirmed that work will start on site at Albert Road in early February 2026.
January’s Cabinet Meeting to Review Key Business Plans
Councillors are set to review a series of vital business plans at tonight's Cabinet meeting (28 January 2026) that will help to shape the borough’s future economic and community development.
Havering’s Infrastructure Funding Statement 2024/25: Over £24 Million Committed to Local Growth and Community Projects
Havering Council has released its annual Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS) for the 2024/25 monitoring period.
Havering celebrates opening of Park Primary Academy at Beam Park
Park Primary Academy, a brand-new school at the heart of the Beam Park regeneration scheme, has officially opened,