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
Plans for 138 new affordable homes in Harold Hill gets go ahead
Havering Council’s Strategic Planning Committee met on Thursday 27 February 2025 and granted planning permission 138 new affordable homes on land off Chippenham Road and Kings Lynn Drive.
Park Rise apprentices – Social value in action
The role of apprentices are a crucial part of the 12 Sites joint venture (JV) partnership with Havering Council and Wates.
Cabinet backs Havering Islamic Cultural Centre’s public consultation
Havering Council Cabinet Members are encouraging members of the public to participate in Havering Islamic Cultural Centre’s (HICC) public consultation.
Planning Application submitted for temporary modular homes at Waterloo and Queen Street
The planning application for the temporary modular homes at Waterloo and Queen Street site has been submitted.