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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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Havant Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
12,821 approved · 878 refused · 100 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Merok House Rest and Convalescent Home, 46 New Brighton Road, Emsworth, PO10 7QR
Received 20 Mar 2013East End Lodge, 58 East Street, Havant, PO9 1QT
Received 18 Apr 2013Trees adjacent to Park Road South and south of Watermill Court
Received 18 Apr 2013South Park Court, 5 Park Road South, Havant
Received 8 May 20139 Crofton Close, Waterlooville, PO7 5LP
Received 8 May 20134 Khandala Gardens, Waterlooville, PO7 5UA
Received 30 May 20134 Havant Road, Emsworth, PO10 7JE
Received 30 May 20131 Holst Way, Waterlooville, PO7 5SJ
Received 17 Jun 201326 St Marys Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9DB
Received 19 Jun 201311A Pyrford Close, Waterlooville, PO7 6BT
Received 19 Jun 201328 Wittering Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9SP
Received 20 Jun 2013Jade Court, 6 Beaconsfield Road, Waterlooville
Received 20 Mar 2013Land Adjacent to The Retreat, Croft Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0LT
Received 20 Mar 201312 North Street, Havant, PO9 1PR
Received 21 Mar 201315 Hollow Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9AA
Received 21 Mar 201315 Hollow Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9AA
Received 21 Mar 2013ASDA, Purbrook Way, Havant, PO9 3QW
Received 21 Mar 20131 Claremont Gardens, Waterlooville, PO7 5LL
Received 22 Mar 2013The Fox, Prospect Lane, Havant, PO9 5PA
Received 22 Mar 201312 North Street, Havant, PO9 1PR
Received 22 Mar 20132 St Peters Avenue, Hayling Island, PO11 0SA
Received 10 May 201289 London Road, Cowplain, Waterlooville, PO8 8XB
Received 14 May 2012Manor Farm, Manor Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0QN
Received 16 May 201238 Haven Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9RY
Received 14 May 2012Records 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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