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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.
13,465 approved · 933 refused · 106 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
45A The Crescent, Waterlooville, PO7 5EU
Received 23 Aug 2013179 London Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7RJ
Received 23 Aug 2013179 London Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7RJ
Received 23 Aug 2013179 London Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7RJ
Received 23 Aug 20132E St Marys Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9BY
Received 27 Aug 2013Emsworth Community Centre, Church Path, Emsworth, PO10 7DP
Received 28 Aug 2013Trees to rear of 30, 33 and 2-16 The Parchment, Havant, PO9 1HD
Received 10 Sept 201320 Forest Avenue, Waterlooville, PO8 8JD
Received 13 Sept 201321 Kingsway, Hayling Island, PO11 0LZ
Received 13 Sept 20136 Whitethorn Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9LS
Received 16 Sept 20137 Frogmore Lane, Waterlooville, PO8 9QN
Received 16 Sept 20138 Sickle Way, Waterlooville, PO7 7QF
Received 16 Sept 201323 Nutwick Road, Havant, PO9 2UG
Received 16 Sept 20132A Emsworth Road, Havant, PO9 2SR
Received 29 Aug 201312 Wittering Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9SP
Received 29 Aug 2013Trees to north of 145 Stakes Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5PL
Received 29 Aug 201337 Northney Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0ND
Received 29 Aug 201368 Barncroft Way, Havant, PO9 3AQ
Received 2 Sept 20131B Wellington Retail Park, 2 Hambledon Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7FG
Received 2 Sept 2013Land at 5 Victoria Road, Emsworth
Received 2 Sept 201362 Hazleton Way, Waterlooville, PO8 9BT
Received 2 Sept 201310 Waterside Gardens, Waterlooville, PO7 5SY
Received 3 Sept 2013Asda Stores, Hambledon Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7XR
Received 3 Sept 2013Brambles Enterprise Centre, Waterberry Drive, Waterlooville
Received 2 Sept 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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