Key Links and Documents
Havering Council Updates and Statements:
06/08/2025 - Planning Application for Como Street Car Park (if you are having issues accessing all the documents, please try on another browser, like Safari, Firefox or your mobile phone - sometimes Google Chrome does not load up the documents)
P0897.25 - COMO STREET CAR PARK APPLICATION DOCUMENT/ATTACHMENT LINKS (these links often will not work well on Google Chrome, if you encounter issues, please use an alternative web browser like Edge, Safari or FireFox):
- Supporting Statements - Financial Viability Assessment REDACTED
- Planning Statement/D&A - Planning Submission Cover Letter REDACTED
- Supporting Statements - Noise Assessment RevA ACOUSTIC - Redacted
- Supporting Statements - Design Environmental Considerations REDACTED
- Supporting Statements - Phase 1 GEO Environmental Assessment - REDACTED
- Supporting Statements - Heritage, Townscape and Visual Impact
- Supporting Statements - BNG Metric
- Superseded Plans - BNG Metric
- Supporting Statements - Daylight and Sunlight Report
- APPLICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
- Flood/Surface Water - Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy
- Superseded Plans - BNG Metric
- Supporting Statements - Area Calculations
- Plans - Lighting Strategy
- Supporting Statements - Preliminary Ecological Appraisal Report
- Supporting Statements - BNG Assessment
- Supporting Statements - Arboricultural Implications Report
- Supporting Statements - Naturalisation Position Statement
- Supporting Statements - London Plan Fire Statement
- Supporting Statements - Fire Statement
- Supporting Statements - Statement of Community Involvement
- Supporting Statements - Framework Travel Plan
- Supporting Statements - Delivery and Servicing Management Plan
- Supporting Statements - Car Parking Managemnt Plan
- Supporting Statements - Document Register
- Planning Statement/D&A - Planning Statement
- Application Form
- Supporting Statements - Thermal Comfort Report
- Supporting Statements - Outline Construction Logistics Plan
- Supporting Statements - Air Quality Assessment
- Supporting Statements - Utilities Statement
- Supporting Statements - Transport Statement -
- Supporting Statements - Health Impact Assessment - sensitive info
- Supporting Statements - Operational Waste and Recycling Management Strategy - sensitive info
- Supporting Statements - Structual Feasibility Report
- Supporting Statements - Energy and Sustainability Statement
- Supporting Statements - Landscape Report
- Supporting Statements - GIA - Area schedule
- Supporting Statements - NIA Schedule
- Supporting Statements - GIA - Area schedule
- Supporting Statements - Accommodation Schedule Planning Submission
- Supporting Statements - Employment & Skills Plan
- Supporting Statements - Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment - sensitive information
- Planning Statement/D&A - Design and Access Statement
- Site Location Plan
- Plans
March 2025 - Romford Masterplan
Como Street Car Park Information Page
01/05/2025 - Romford Masterplan - Feedback updated
23/01/2025 - Agenda item - W0221.22 - COMO STREET CAR PARK, COMO STREET, ROMFORD
23/01/2025 - Como Street and Angel Way Car Park Proposals go to Strategic Planning Committee
02/12/2024 - Council Listens to Como Street development concerns
Mercury Land Holdings Ltd Consultation & other information:
Companies House - MERCURY LAND HOLDINGS LIMITED
Mercury Land Holdings Business Plan Update 2025/26
13/12/2024 - Mercury Land Holdings is 'opaque', claims Havering councillor
News Articles:
Romford Recorder
28/01/2025 - Como Street car park, Romford tower block plan 'unsuitable'
11/12/2024 - Como Street, Romford car park plan: Tower blocks height reduced
22/08/2024 - Tower block at Como Street car park Romford opposed by residents
15/04/2024 - Havering Council to net £8m from site sales - including car parks
03/04/2024 - Update on Havering Council sale of Como Street Romford car park
16/08/2023 - Homes already earmarked for Romford car park set to be sold
The Havering Daily
13/03/2025 - Romford Masterplan Adopted By Cabinet Despite Residents Unhappiness At More Tower Blocks Going Up.
24/01/2025 - Residents, Councillors, Assembly Member And Romford MP Stand United Against Como Street And Angel Way Flats Proposal.
03/12/2024 - Havering Council Revises Proposed Heights Of New Romford Development Following Local Residents Anger.
21/08/2024 - EXCLUSIVE: ‘It’s awful, we have lost all our privacy and our gardens now look onto a complete nightmare.’
16/08/2024 - Romford residents hit back at proposals of intrusive new tower block at the back of their garden.
Greater London Authority (and other .gov) Documents:
2021 - Romford Opportunity Area
12/2014 - National Planning Policy Framework
2016 - London Plan
Local Representation:
11/2023 - Opposing High-Rise Buildings on Como Street
26/07/2023- Petition Declined: Car Parks At Risk