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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.
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Havant Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
14,138 approved · 1,015 refused · 112 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Leigh Park Bowls Club, Somborne Drive, Havant, PO9 5AN
Received 7 Apr 2020Southmere Farm, The Mallards, Havant
Received 6 Apr 202018 First Avenue, Havant, PO9 2QN
Received 7 Apr 20207 Bridgefoot Path, Emsworth, PO10 7EA
Received 8 Apr 2020110 Durley Avenue, Waterlooville, PO8 8TZ
Received 9 Apr 202022 Bushy Mead, Waterlooville, PO7 5DY
Received 9 Apr 20207 Penk Ridge, Havant, PO9 3LT
Received 9 Apr 20202 Wraysbury Park Drive, Emsworth, PO10 7UU
Received 9 Apr 2020143 Blendworth Crescent, Havant, PO9 2BD
Received 14 Apr 202032 Grassmere Way, Waterlooville, PO7 8RT
Received 14 Apr 20207 Bridgefoot Path, Emsworth, PO10 7EA
Received 14 Apr 2020Rosebud Cottage, Stakes Hill Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5UB
Received 14 Apr 202016 Selborne Avenue, Havant, PO9 4PX
Received 14 Apr 2020Bellinger House, 3 Palk Road, Havant
Received 14 Apr 2020Pilgrims, Edward Gardens, Havant, PO9 3JJ
Received 14 Apr 2020Pilgrims, Edward Gardens, Havant, PO9 3JJ
Received 14 Apr 2020Verge to west of The Manor, Edward Gardens, Havant, PO9 3JJ
Received 14 Apr 2020216 Havant Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0LN
Received 17 Apr 202080 Park Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5DW
Received 17 Apr 202080 Park Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5DW
Received 17 Apr 202010 Queen Street, Emsworth, PO10 7BL
Received 17 Apr 202010 Queen Street, Emsworth, PO10 7BL
Received 17 Apr 202014 London Road, Cowplain, Waterlooville, PO8 8DL
Received 20 Apr 2020Fernwood House, 45-47 London Road, Cowplain, Waterlooville
Received 20 Apr 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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