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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.
13,439 approved · 932 refused · 106 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
1 Bridge Road, Emsworth, PO10 7DT
Received 7 Aug 2013100 Bedhampton Road, Havant, PO9 3EZ
Received 8 Aug 2013Asda Stores, Hambledon Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7XR
Received 7 Aug 2013Asda Stores, Hambledon Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7XR
Received 7 Aug 201330 Park Road, Purbrook, Waterlooville, PO7 5ES
Received 7 Aug 201328 Wittering Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9SP
Received 22 Aug 201328 Lodge Road, Havant, PO9 3LL
Received 23 Aug 201370 Bedhampton Hill, Havant, PO9 3JP
Received 25 Jul 2013Lloyds Pharmacy, Unit 2, Central Buildings, West Street, Emsworth, PO10 7DD
Received 25 Jul 20137 New Lane, Havant, PO9 2JJ
Received 26 Jul 20136B Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Received 25 Jul 2013Land east of Langstone Technology Park, 2B Langstone Road, Havant
Received 26 Jul 201374 Westbourne Avenue, Emsworth, PO10 7QU
Received 26 Jul 2013Verner Common, Copse Lane, Hayling Island
Received 26 Jul 2013Stoke Farm, Northwood Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0LR
Received 29 Jul 201321 Sea Front Estate, Hayling Island, PO11 9JJ
Received 26 Jul 2013Eastbound Petrol Service Station, A27 Havant Emsworth Bypass, Emsworth, PO10 7RB
Received 30 Jul 201336 Bushy Mead, Waterlooville, PO7 5DY
Received 29 Jul 2013Former Bedhampton Arts Centre, 29 Bedhampton Road, Havant
Received 30 Jul 20135 Rowin Close, Hayling Island, PO11 9BT
Received 31 Jul 20135 School Lane, Emsworth, PO10 7ED
Received 1 Aug 20134 Solent Road, Havant
Received 31 Jul 201315 Deanswood Drive, Waterlooville, PO7 7RB
Received 31 Jul 201364 Penk Ridge, Havant, PO9 3LU
Received 1 Aug 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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