
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
Havering and Wates Residential Celebrate Another Award
The joint venture between Havering Council Best Partnership and Wates Residential has been recognised for excellence in collaboration, winning at the prestigious WhatHouse? Awards 2025.
Family Welcome Centre Celebrated for Excellence and Quality
Havering Council is proud to announce that the new Family Welcome Centre (FWC) in Harold Hill has received two prestigious recognitions.
Havering Council and Wates Residential Celebrate Best Partnership Win at NLA Awards
Havering Council is proud to announce that its joint venture with Wates Residential has been named Best Partnership yesterday (Thursday 20 November 2025) at the prestigious NLA Awards.
Farnham and Hilldene Regeneration Plans go to Strategic Planning Committee
Havering Council’s plans to transform the Farnham and Hilldene estate in Harold Hill will take a major step forward next week as the proposals go before the Strategic Planning Committee on 13/11/2025.