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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.
13,041 approved · 899 refused · 102 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
158 Blendworth Crescent, Havant, PO9 2BH
Received 22 Apr 201312 Brent Court, Emsworth, PO10 7JA
Received 23 Apr 2013Hopfield House, Maralyn Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 7LH
Received 23 Apr 201319C Bridefield Crescent, Waterlooville, PO8 8QY
Received 24 Apr 201323 Langstone High Street, Havant, PO9 1RY
Received 25 Apr 20135 Warren Close, Hayling Island
Received 25 Apr 201320 Frogham Green, Havant, PO9 4JE
Received 24 Apr 2013Church Cottage, St Peters Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0RT
Received 25 Apr 2013Havant College, Barncroft Way, Havant, PO9 1QL
Received 24 Apr 201386 West Street, Havant, PO9 1LN
Received 29 Apr 201322 Frogmore Lane, Waterlooville, PO8 9QL
Received 23 Apr 2013Old Dairy Farm, Long Copse Lane, Emsworth, PO10 7UL
Received 23 Apr 2013Shallows, Woodgaston Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0RL
Received 26 Apr 2013111 London Road, Cowplain, Waterlooville
Received 29 Apr 2013Land at rear of 21 Bound Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9HU
Received 29 Apr 2013Former Site of St John Ambulance Headquarters, Convent Lane, Emsworth
Received 29 Apr 2013Asda Stores, Hambledon Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7XR
Received 29 Apr 2013ASDA, Purbrook Way, Havant, PO9 3QW
Received 29 Apr 2013ASDA, Purbrook Way, Havant, PO9 3QW
Received 29 Apr 2013Former Bedhampton Arts Centre, 29 Bedhampton Road, Havant
Received 29 Apr 201386 West Street, Havant, PO9 1LN
Received 29 Apr 2013Warehouse, Stanbridge Road, Havant
Received 29 Apr 20131E School Lane, Emsworth, PO10 7ED
Received 29 Apr 2013Craigower, Church Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0SB
Received 30 Apr 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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