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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.
13,353 approved · 924 refused · 106 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Feb 2005 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18 New Lane, Havant, PO9 2JL
Received 17 Dec 2012109 Sutton Road, Waterlooville, PO8 8PT
Received 12 Dec 20122 Leigh Road, Havant, PO9 2ET
Received 13 Dec 201260 Sea View Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9PE
Received 14 Dec 2012Emsworth Sailing Club, 55 Bath Road, Emsworth, PO10 7ES
Received 17 Dec 20123 St Helens Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0BT
Received 19 Dec 201232 Chichester Avenue, Hayling Island, PO11 9EZ
Received 19 Dec 2012Grainger Development Site Land West of, London Road, Waterlooville
Received 13 Dec 2012Emsworth Sailing Club, 55 Bath Road, Emsworth, PO10 7ES
Received 17 Dec 2012Emsworth Sailing Club, 55 Bath Road, Emsworth, PO10 7ES
Received 17 Dec 2012108 West Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0JW
Received 20 Dec 201235 & 35a Sandy Point Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9RR
Received 2 Jan 20136A Oaktree Drive, Emsworth, PO10 7UJ
Received 8 Jan 20135 Highfield Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 7PY
Received 8 Jan 2013Old Mill Guest House, Mill Lane, Bedhampton, Havant, PO9 3JH
Received 7 Jan 201339 Avondale Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7ST
Received 8 Jan 201358 Ernest Road, Havant, PO9 3TL
Received 8 Jan 2013Land and garden north of 1 Leigh Cottages, Petersfield Road, Havant, PO9 2HT
Received 8 Jan 201321 Westbourne Avenue, Emsworth, PO10 7QT
Received 11 Jan 201310 Netherfield Close, Havant, PO9 2TG
Received 14 Jan 20139 Park Crescent, Emsworth, PO10 7NT
Received 20 Dec 20127 London Road, Purbrook, Waterlooville, PO7 5LQ
Received 20 Dec 20123 Ridgway, Havant, PO9 1JS
Received 20 Dec 20124 West Street, Havant, PO9 1PE
Received 21 Dec 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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