Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
14,017 approved · 994 refused · 111 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
The Saltings, 74 Warblington Road, Emsworth, PO10 7HH
Received 14 May 2014Sainsbury's Supermarkets, Hambledon Road, Waterlooville
Received 14 May 201449 St Catherines Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0HF
Received 14 May 2014Craigower, Church Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0SB
Received 14 May 2014Belmont Castle Rest Home, 18-20 Portsdown Hill Road, Havant, PO9 3JY
Received 15 May 2014Hall Place, 20 South Street, Havant, PO9 1DA
Received 15 May 2014Hall Place, 20 South Street, Havant, PO9 1DA
Received 14 May 2014158 Hart Plain Avenue, Waterlooville
Received 16 May 201455 Cross Way, Havant, PO9 1NG
Received 16 May 201484 Rails Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9LP
Received 19 May 20149 Westways, Havant, PO9 3LN
Received 19 May 201412 Broadmeadows Lane, Waterlooville, PO7 8QL
Received 20 May 20142A Park Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5DW
Received 16 May 2014171 London Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7RJ
Received 19 May 201414 Queen Street, Emsworth, PO10 7BL
Received 19 May 2014SGN Site, Palmers Road, Emsworth
Received 20 May 201423 Marjoram Crescent, Waterlooville, PO8 9BD
Received 2 Apr 201466 Southbrook Road, Havant, PO9 1RN
Received 3 Apr 201438 Selsmore Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9LD
Received 3 Apr 2014Coldharbour Farm - Phase 2, Coldharbour Farm Road, Emsworth
Received 3 Apr 201433 Hollybank Lane, Emsworth, PO10 7UE
Received 22 Apr 2014Royal Oak, 19 Langstone High Street, Havant, PO9 1RY
Received 22 Apr 2014Former site of Dunsbury Hill Farm, Woolston Road, Havant
Received 22 Apr 2014Dolphin Quay, Queen Street, Emsworth
Received 15 May 2014Records 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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