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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.
13,949 approved · 988 refused · 110 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Feb 2005 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Nirvana, Woodgaston Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0RL
Received 4 Sept 201571A Durley Avenue, Waterlooville, PO8 8TZ
Received 3 Sept 201573 Durley Avenue, Waterlooville, PO8 8TZ
Received 3 Sept 2015Former BAE Systems Technology Park, Elettra Avenue, Waterlooville PO7 7XS
Received 4 Sept 2015Former BAE Systems Technology Park, Elettra Avenue, Waterlooville PO7 7XS
Received 4 Sept 2015Former BAE Systems Technology Park, Elettra Avenue, Waterlooville PO7 7XS
Received 4 Sept 2015127A-127B London Road, Waterlooville
Received 4 Sept 201512 Wendover Road, Havant, PO9 1DN
Received 4 Sept 201567 Southleigh Road, Havant, PO9 2QQ
Received 4 Sept 201516 Christopher Way, Emsworth, PO10 7QZ
Received 4 Sept 2015358 London Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7SR
Received 7 Sept 201514 Gladys Avenue, Cowplain, Waterlooville, PO8 8HT
Received 7 Sept 2015147 Stakes Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5PN
Received 7 Sept 201529 Bosmere Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9SB
Received 7 Sept 201515 Billett Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 7SZ
Received 7 Sept 201513 Frogmore Lane, Waterlooville, PO8 9QN
Received 27 Aug 201571 Langstone Road, Havant, PO9 1RD
Received 14 Sept 20158 Parker Gardens, Waterlooville, PO7 5DJ
Received 15 Sept 20152 Medstead Road, Havant, PO9 2BL
Received 17 Sept 2015Telecommunications mast, Fishery Lane, Hayling Island
Received 17 Sept 201510 Wellington Retail Park, 2 Hambledon Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7FG
Received 10 Sept 201534 Bath Road, Emsworth, PO10 7ER
Received 18 Sept 201533 Bath Road, Emsworth, PO10 7ER
Received 18 Sept 201582 Littlegreen Avenue, Havant, PO9 2LG
Received 15 Sept 2015Records 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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