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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Havant Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
12,512 approved · 843 refused · 97 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Feb 2005 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
16 Lovedean Lane, Waterlooville, PO8 8HH
Received 22 Jan 2021162 Stakes Hill Road, Waterlooville PO7 7BS
Received 23 Jun 2022Land at Cowplain School, Hart Plain Avenue, Waterlooville
Received 25 Aug 2022Land adjacent to 41 Sinah Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0HJ
Received 24 Nov 2022North Street House, 6 North Street, Emsworth, PO10 7DD
Received 21 Mar 2023North Street House, 6 North Street, Emsworth, PO10 7DD
Received 21 Mar 2023The Swan, Jessie Road, Havant, PO9 3TH
Received 10 Jul 2023Brookfield Hotel, 93-95 Havant Road, Emsworth, PO10 7LF
Received 24 Jul 2023Land on the east side of Helmsley House, Bartons Road, and west of Normandy Way, Havant
Received 1 Aug 202331 Forest End, Waterlooville, PO7 7AD
Received 9 Aug 20237 Bridgefoot Path, Emsworth, PO10 7EA
Received 13 Aug 2023Land at Hermitage Park, Harts Farm Way, Havant
Received 19 Mar 202484 Church Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0NX
Received 2 Feb 2012Dunsbury Hill Farm, Park Lane, Cowplain, Waterlooville
Received 30 Mar 2012Land east of New Lane and west of Warblington School
Received 12 Apr 201227 Grove Road, Havant, PO9 1AR
Received 6 Jan 20144-10 Solent Road, Havant
Received 10 May 201219-23 and 29-31 Creek Road, Hayling Island
Received 24 Dec 201230 Beach Road, Emsworth, PO10 7HR
Received 24 Dec 201239 Sea Front, Hayling Island
Received 2 Jan 201339 Sea Front, Hayling Island
Received 2 Jan 2013Trees Adjacent to, 11 Fennell Close, Waterlooville
Received 2 Jan 201312 Emerald Close, Waterlooville, PO7 8NZ
Received 21 Jan 201323 Hollybank Lane, Emsworth, PO10 7UD
Received 24 Jan 2013Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Havant Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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