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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.
14,329 approved · 1,040 refused · 113 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
54 Christopher Way, Emsworth, PO10 7QZ
Received 2 Jul 2014Driftway House, Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Received 2 Jul 201428 Lodge Road, Havant, PO9 3LL
Received 3 Jul 201435 Staunton Avenue, Hayling Island, PO11 0EW
Received 3 Jul 201427 Clovelly Road, Emsworth, PO10 7HL
Received 4 Jul 201455 Southbrook Road, Havant, PO9 1RL
Received 4 Jul 20147 School Lane, Emsworth, PO10 7ED
Received 4 Jul 201423 Staunton Avenue, Hayling Island, PO11 0EN
Received 4 Jul 20148 Stephen Close, Waterlooville, PO8 8BE
Received 3 Jul 2014194A Sea Front, Hayling Island, PO11 9HR
Received 4 Jul 201414 Dudleston Heath Drive, Waterlooville, PO8 8AR
Received 7 Jul 2014Ferndale, Gutner Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0RN
Received 7 Jul 2014Former Council Depot, Harts Farm Way, Havant
Received 4 Jul 2014Berewood Phase 2 Development Site, London Road, Purbrook, Waterlooville
Received 8 Jul 2014Newtown House Hotel, Manor Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0QR
Received 2 Jul 2014Newtown House Hotel, Manor Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0QR
Received 2 Jul 201443 Littlepark Avenue, Havant, PO9 3QU
Received 8 Jul 2014Eastney House, St Peters Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0RX
Received 7 Jul 2014Former site of 53, Hart Plain Avenue, Waterlooville
Received 8 Jul 201428 Southbrook Road, Havant, PO9 1RN
Received 8 Jul 2014Churchfields, Manor Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0QX
Received 8 Jul 201419 Sutton Road, Waterlooville, PO8 8PU
Received 9 Jul 201417 Coronation Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7FA
Received 10 Jul 201458 Silverdale Drive, Waterlooville, PO7 6DP
Received 10 Jul 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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