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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.
14,038 approved · 997 refused · 111 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Corner of Purbrook Way (adj B&Q) and along Hulbert Road, Havant.
Received 13 Feb 20205 Bowers Close, Waterlooville, PO8 8EU
Received 17 Feb 202060 Lovedean Lane, Waterlooville, PO8 8HR
Received 14 Feb 20201 Copse Close, Waterlooville, PO7 5JS
Received 17 Feb 20204 Bembridge Drive, Hayling Island, PO11 9LU
Received 24 Dec 201944-54 West Street, Havant
Received 24 Dec 2019Tournerbury Woods, Tournerbury Lane, Hayling Island
Received 24 Dec 2019Oak View Residential Care Home 47-49 Beach Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0JB
Received 2 Jan 202020 Wittering Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9SP
Received 2 Jan 202030 King Street, Emsworth, PO10 7AZ
Received 2 Jan 202060 Bedhampton Hill, Havant, PO9 3JP
Received 6 Jan 2020Langstone Lodge, 1 Langstone High Street, Havant, PO9 1RY
Received 3 Jan 2020Langstone Lodge, 1 Langstone High Street, Havant, PO9 1RY
Received 3 Jan 2020Hillside, 2 Marlborough Close, Waterlooville, PO7 5TE
Received 7 Jan 20209 Deeping Gate, Waterlooville, PO7 8QQ
Received 7 Jan 20207 North Close, Havant, PO9 2TE
Received 3 Jan 202033 Crystal Way, Waterlooville, PO7 8NB
Received 8 Jan 2020Tall Oak, 51 Longwood Avenue, Waterlooville, PO8 8JA
Received 7 Jan 202050 Berkeley Square, Havant, PO9 2RT
Received 7 Jan 20207 Hooks Lane, Havant, PO9 3DS
Received 8 Jan 202029 Southleigh Road, Havant, PO9 2QG
Received 8 Jan 202018 Charlesworth Drive, Waterlooville, PO7 6AS
Received 8 Jan 2020Mcdonalds Restaurants Ltd, 2 Waterloo Park, Elettra Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 7TZ
Received 9 Jan 20207 Meadow Rise, Waterlooville, PO8 9AB
Received 10 Jan 2020Records 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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