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Launders Lane Fires Could Run 3 More Years, Council Says
Havering says Arnold's Field fires in Rainham could run two to three more years while it prepares legal action. The £200,000 fallback and dates ahead.
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Planning
Havering Planning Committee: Call-Ins End 31 October
From 31 October Havering councillors can no longer call a planning application in to committee. One five-seat committee replaces two, and a two-person Gateway decides what it hears.
Havering
Havering Council Funding: £6.75m of a £91m Rescue Pot
Havering is one of 14 councils sharing £91m to overhaul costly services. The government named what seven of them will spend it on. Havering was not one of them.
Havering
Havering Food Waste Collections Pushed Back to April
Havering's food waste service now starts in April, not this autumn, a council budget report shows. It also puts this year's emergency borrowing at £54.2m.
Council
Havering PSPO: 10 New Restrictions and £100 On-the-Spot
Havering wants £100 on-the-spot fines for ten behaviours borough-wide, from busking to catapults. The consultation closes on 23 October 2026.