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Havant Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Havant Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates16,422Searchable applications
285Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 14,202 approved or refused records
919Refused applications
13,283 approved · 919 refused · 106 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning servicesContact planning Planning enforcement enquiry and complaint formLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application advice serviceConservation areas Conservation areas and listed buildings
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning.development@havant.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries02392446019Council source
- Planning enquiries03034445520Council source
- General council enquiriesplanningcompliance@havant.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas15 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas12 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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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.
More application records
- Decision MadeAPP/12/01178
Conversion of former supermarket into 5No. separate retail units with storage area to the rear; provision of new shop fronts to Park Parade and new windows and doors to Tidworth Road.
37 Park Parade, Havant, PO9 5AA
Received 9 Nov 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01239
Fell 1No. Ash within Langstone Conservation Area.
79 Langstone Road, Havant, PO9 1RD
Received 27 Nov 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01240
Single storey rear extension.
2A Crofton Close, Waterlooville, PO7 5LP
Received 26 Nov 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01241
Crown reduce 1No. White Willow back to previous pruning points, within Emsworth Conservation Area.
4B Kings Terrace, Emsworth, PO10 7AA
Received 26 Nov 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01242
Replacement of single storey porch with two storey front extension, incorporating new entrance. Replacement bay windows at ground and first floor.
49 Bath Road, Emsworth, PO10 7ER
Received 27 Nov 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01243
Erection of 21No. residential units & 6 retail units within Phase 2 (7No. Residential, 7No. Live/Work, 6No. Retail previously approved within planning applications - HBC - APP/10/00610 & WCC - 10/02353 REM). Erection of 17No. residential units within Phases 3-4 (17No. Live/Work units previously approved within planning applications HBC - APP/12/00008 & WCC - 11/03014 REM. (Alternative to existing approvals.)
Dukes Meadow, Waterlooville - Phases 2, 3 and 4
Received 22 Nov 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01245
Discharge of Condition No. 4 of Planning Permission APP/12/00505.
2 Pembury Road, Havant, PO9 2TS
Received 26 Nov 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01249
Reduce 1No. Ash (T3) by 2.5m; 1No. Ash (T2) by 1.5m; and 1No. Ash (T1) by 1m; all trees subject to TPO 1425.
Somerville Court, 43 Stakes Hill Road, Waterlooville
Received 27 Nov 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01253
Removal of Condition 7 of Planning Permission APP/12/00206 to remove the necessity to attain a minimum standard of a 'very good' BREEAM rating.
1-3 Ridgway, Havant, PO9 1JS
Received 29 Nov 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01119
Two storey rear extension and front extension to existing garage; roof extension to allow living accommodation at first floor incorporating new dutch gables, rear dormer and alteration to existing front dormer.
1 Sinah Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0EY
Received 26 Oct 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01120
Demolition of existing garage and outbuildings. Construction of two storey rear extension incorporating new integral garage, dormer to east elevation and dormer with Juliet balcony to west elevation.
23 Westbourne Avenue, Emsworth, PO10 7QT
Received 26 Oct 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01122
Crown reduce 1No. Lime (T4) by 3m and crown lift to 6m; crown reduce 1No. Yew (T3) by 1m and crown lift to 3m. Both trees subject to TPO 0958.
59 Horndean Road, Emsworth, PO10 7PU
Received 25 Oct 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01123
New pitched roof to allow living accommodation at second floor level, including roof lights, and incorporating Juliet balcony to rear; two storey front extension; and extension to rear balcony at first floor, and other alterations.
16 Bracklesham Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9SJ
Received 29 Oct 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01125
Two storey side extension.
1 Orange Row, Emsworth, PO10 7EL
Received 29 Oct 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01126
Construction of 1No. 2 bed detached bungalow.
10 Greenacre Gardens, Waterlooville, PO7 5HG
Received 29 Oct 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01127
Discharge of Condition No 3 of Planning Permission APP/10/01006.
43 Bath Road, Emsworth, PO10 7ER
Received 26 Oct 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01129
Single storey side and rear extension and new 1.8m boundary wall.
15 Wincanton Way, Waterlooville, PO7 8NW
Received 29 Oct 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01130
Discharge of Condition No. 3 of Planning Permission APP/11/00993.
ASDA, Purbrook Way, Havant, PO9 3QW
Received 29 Oct 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01131
Construction of 2No. 3 bed detached houses and 1No. 3 bed detached bungalow, with associated landscaping and parking and access from Forest Avenue and removal of 4No. trees (1No. Willow, 1No. Hawthorne and 2No. Ash) within W1 of TPO 1614.
Land r/o 18-20 Forest Avenue, Waterlooville, PO8 8JD
Received 30 Oct 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01132
Fell 1No. multi stem Ash tree within Area Order 2 of TPO 1223.
20 Holst Way, Waterlooville, PO7 5SJ
Received 30 Oct 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01134
Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission 05/57914/010 to allow floodlights to be illuminated on Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays in lieu of Saturdays and Wednesdays as originally approved.
The Hayling School, Church Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0NU
Received 31 Oct 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01135
Change of use from A1 (retail) to C3 (residential) to provide 1No. studio flat including alteration to front elevation (Revised Application).
136A Elm Grove, Hayling Island
Received 30 Oct 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01138
Ground floor rear extension to replace existing and rear dormer to second floor.
8 Bath Road, Emsworth, PO10 7EP
Received 26 Oct 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/01139
Discharge of Condition No's 2 and 3 of Planning Permission APP/12/00720.
4 Ivydene Gardens, Cowplain, Waterlooville, PO8 8NP
Received 31 Oct 2012
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What these statistics cover
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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