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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.
13,078 approved · 902 refused · 103 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
11 Fairy Cross Way, Waterlooville, PO8 8AU
Received 14 May 201325 South Street, Emsworth, PO10 7EG
Received 15 May 201325 South Street, Emsworth, PO10 7EG
Received 15 May 2013Tesco, 1 Lavender Road, Waterlooville
Received 15 May 201342 Bedhampton Hill, Havant, PO9 3JW
Received 16 May 201310 Westbourne Avenue, Emsworth, PO10 7QU
Received 17 May 201351 North Street, Havant, PO9 1PP
Received 14 May 201351 Hollow Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9EX
Received 17 May 2013Ridgewood, Westbourne Road, Emsworth, PO10 7RN
Received 16 May 2013109 - 111 London Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7EQ
Received 17 May 20136 Hillside Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5BB
Received 17 May 201312 West Street, Havant, PO9 1PF
Received 17 May 20139 Privett Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5HJ
Received 20 May 20139 Privett Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5HJ
Received 20 May 2013Former Bedhampton Arts Centre, 29 Bedhampton Road, Havant
Received 17 May 2013Former Bedhampton Arts Centre, 29 Bedhampton Road, Havant
Received 17 May 2013Raebarn House, Hulbert Road, Waterlooville
Received 20 May 2013The Retreat, Croft Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0LT
Received 22 May 2013Towers Farm, 16 Portsdown Hill Road, Havant, PO9 3JY
Received 20 May 2013One Stop Convenience Store, formerly The Fox PH, Prospect Lane, Havant, PO9 5PA
Received 20 May 201312 Wittering Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9SP
Received 22 May 20139 Westbourne Avenue, Emsworth, PO10 7QT
Received 21 May 201370 Rails Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9LP
Received 21 May 201337 Avondale Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7ST
Received 23 May 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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