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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.
14,392 approved · 1,050 refused · 113 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Feb 2005 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Boathouse, 65 Warblington Road, Emsworth, PO10 7HG
Received 15 Aug 2014Land at junction of Main Ave and Hambledon Road, Dukes Meadow Development Site, Waterlooville
Received 18 Aug 20141 Earnley Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9SU
Received 21 Aug 201416 Far Meadow Way, Emsworth, PO10 7PA
Received 26 Jan 20182 Harbourside, Havant, PO9 1TJ
Received 30 Jan 201839 Parkhouse Farm Way, Havant, PO9 4AJ
Received 30 Jan 20189 Carisbrooke Close, Havant, PO9 2QW
Received 30 Jan 201840 Sea Front Estate, Hayling Island, PO11 9JJ
Received 31 Jan 2018ASDA, Larchwood Avenue, Havant, PO9 3QW
Received 30 Jan 201844 Kings Road, Emsworth, PO10 7HN
Received 26 Feb 20184 Capel Ley, Waterlooville, PO7 5PU
Received 26 Feb 2018Redlands House, 38-40 Long Copse Lane, Emsworth, PO10 7UR
Received 26 Feb 20184 Treetops Drive, Forest Avenue, Waterlooville, PO8 8JF
Received 26 Feb 2018Wellington Way, Waterlooville
Received 27 Feb 201834A South Street, Emsworth, PO10 7EH
Received 27 Feb 201811 Nile Street, Emsworth, PO10 7EE
Received 1 Mar 201834A South Street, Emsworth, PO10 7EH
Received 27 Feb 2018Limewood, 1-34 St Marys Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9FE
Received 31 Jan 2018Fair Acre, Church Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0SB
Received 1 Feb 201847 Inhurst Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 7QT
Received 2 Feb 20187 Bryony Way, Waterlooville, PO7 8HQ
Received 31 Jan 20187B Beechworth Road, Havant, PO9 1AX
Received 2 Feb 2018Unit 14-15, and 16 The Old Flour Mill, Queen Street, Emsworth, PO10 7BT
Received 2 Feb 201815 Manor Close, Havant, PO9 1BD
Received 1 Feb 2018Records 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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