Method of application: Postal from Hampshire but applicant in Philippines
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04-12-2017
Date of debit of fees: 06-12-2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 06-12-2017
Date of receipt of biometric enrollment letter: 05-01-2018
Date of enrollment of biometric: 09-01-2018
06-01-2018 can't get date on VFS online site

UPDATE: walked in to a VFS Global office and they just took my son's biometrics. Yay!
Date of receipt of approval: 09-03-2018
Date of receipt of documents: 14-03-2018
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 14-03-2018