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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.
13,204 approved · 910 refused · 105 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
53 Wheatlands Avenue, Hayling Island, PO11 9SQ
Received 20 Sept 20121 The Thicket, Widley, Waterlooville, PO7 5JL
Received 19 Sept 20123 Daisy Mead, Waterlooville, PO7 8HG
Received 19 Sept 201223 Bridgefoot Path, Emsworth, PO10 7EB
Received 20 Sept 2012Emsworth Baptist Church, North Street, Emsworth, PO10 7BY
Received 21 Sept 201214 Far Meadow Way, Emsworth, PO10 7PA
Received 20 Sept 201223 Bosmere Gardens, Emsworth, PO10 7NP
Received 21 Sept 2012North Corner, Woodgaston Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0RL
Received 21 Sept 2012Salterns Quay, Marine Walk, Hayling Island, PO11 9PG
Received 21 Sept 2012551 Southleigh Road, Emsworth, PO10 7TF
Received 21 Sept 201246 St Johns Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5QU
Received 24 Sept 201211 Montgomery Road, Havant, PO9 2RH
Received 24 Sept 201269 Ferndale, Waterlooville, PO7 7PG
Received 24 Sept 20121 Alsford Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5NE
Received 24 Sept 201232 Staunton Avenue, Hayling Island, PO11 0EW
Received 24 Sept 2012102 London Road, Purbrook, Waterlooville, PO7 5JU
Received 25 Sept 201230 Fifth Avenue, Havant, PO9 2PL
Received 24 Sept 2012Gorseway Nursery School, Farringdon House, Manor Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0QL
Received 26 Sept 201219 Laurus Close, Waterlooville, PO7 8EZ
Received 27 Sept 2012Westminster Works, 15 Nile Street, Emsworth, PO10 7EF
Received 27 Sept 2012Westminster Works, 15 Nile Street, Emsworth, PO10 7EF
Received 27 Sept 20123 Legion Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9ES
Received 28 Sept 2012Land adjacent to 2 St Christophers Road, Havant, PO9 3TP
Received 28 Sept 2012Redlands House, 38-40 Long Copse Lane, Emsworth, PO10 7UR
Received 27 Sept 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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