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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.
13,410 approved · 926 refused · 106 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15 Woodlands Lane and rear of 14 Saltmarsh Lane, Hayling Island
Received 25 Jun 201341 Havant Road, Emsworth, PO10 7JD
Received 10 Jun 2013Spire Portsmouth Hospital, Bartons Road, Havant, PO9 5NP
Received 27 Jun 201369 Newbarn Road, Havant, PO9 3PY
Received 27 Jun 20136 Maple Wood, Bedhampton, Havant, PO9 3JB
Received 27 Jun 2013Site adjacent to Wellington Retail Park, Hambledon Road, Waterlooville
Received 1 Jul 20139 Gleneagles Drive, Waterlooville, PO7 8RX
Received 1 Jul 2013108 Lovedean Lane, Waterlooville, PO8 9SN
Received 1 Jul 201322 Harkness Drive, Waterlooville, PO7 8SH
Received 2 Jul 2013Premier Inn, 65 Bedhampton Hill, Havant, PO9 3JN
Received 3 Jul 2013St Francis Church, Riders Lane, Havant, PO9 4QT
Received 5 Jul 201356 Braishfield Road, Havant, PO9 2HS
Received 9 Jul 2013The Malt House, Bridgefoot Path, Emsworth
Received 9 Jul 201336-38 West Street, Havant, PO9 1PG
Received 9 Jul 201329 Cornbrook Grove, Waterlooville, PO7 8RD
Received 10 Jul 20134 Crookhorn Lane, Waterlooville, PO7 5QE
Received 9 Jul 201319 Rowan Road, Havant, PO9 2UX
Received 8 Jul 201371 Langstone Road, Havant, PO9 1RD
Received 8 Jul 2013Former Woodbury Primary School, Eagle Avenue, Waterlooville
Received 5 Jul 2013Land at Old Park Farm, Hambledon Road, Waterlooville
Received 10 Jul 2013551 Southleigh Road, Emsworth, PO10 7TF
Received 9 Jul 20134 Spindle Warren, Havant, PO9 2PU
Received 8 Jul 201314A Tournerbury Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9DH
Received 8 Jul 201325 South Street, Emsworth, PO10 7EG
Received 15 Jul 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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