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Havant Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Havant Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates18,451Searchable applications
281Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 15,944 approved or refused records
1,111Refused applications
14,833 approved · 1,111 refused · 120 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Feb 2005 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning servicesContact planning Planning enforcement enquiry and complaint formLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application advice serviceConservation areas Conservation areas and listed buildings
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning.development@havant.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries02392446019Council source
- Planning enquiries03034445520Council source
- General council enquiriesplanningcompliance@havant.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas15 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas12 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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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.
More application records
- Decision MadeAPP/21/01077
Crown reduce 2No. Oaks all over by 2m, leaving a crown height of 17m and crown spread on all sides of 6m. Subject to TPO 1185.
9 Deeping Gate, Waterlooville, PO7 8QQ
Received 15 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01080
First floor side extension and rear dormer window.
8 Olivia Close, Waterlooville, PO7 8LN
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01082
Retrospective application for the erection of 1.65m perimeter metal fencing to outside seating area.
23 Belmont Grove, Havant, PO9 3PU
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01085
Single storey side extension.
41 Brook Gardens, Emsworth, PO10 7JY
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01086
Single storey side extension.
1 Fir Copse Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5JA
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01087
Brown cladding to front and part sides of property
25 Heather Close, Waterlooville, PO7 8EE
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01092
3No. Pyrus (T1, 2 & 3 on plan) - crown reduce by 0.5m all over; 1No. White beam (T4 on plan) - crown reduce by 0.5 all over; 1No. Yew hedge (T5 on plan) - trim top and sides by 0.5m; 1No. Prunus (T6 on plan) - crown reduce by 0.5 all over; 2No. Silver birch (T7 & T8 on plan) - crown reduce by 2m all over; 3No. Pyrus (T9, 10 & 11 on plan) - crown reduce by 0.5m all over; 1No. Cherry plum (T12 on plan) - crown reduce by 1m all over; 1No. Willow (T13 on plan) - crown reduce by 0.5m all over; 1No. Robinia (T14 on plan) - crown reduce by 0.5m all over. All back to previous pruning points. All within Conservation Area of Mill Lane.
Tulip Tree House, Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01093
Single storey rear extension.
15 Yew Tree Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0QE
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01148
Proposed single storey rear extension with raised terrace & glazed balustrading
28 Fairmead Walk, Waterlooville, PO8 9AL
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01149
Demolition of existing rear extension and erection of replacement single storey rear extension.
26 Manor Close, Havant, PO9 1BD
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01095
Single storey rear extension and front porch.
3 Almond Close, Havant, PO9 3LP
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01096
Display of 1No. non-illuminated information board
Bidbury Mead Recreation Park, Bidbury Lane, Havant
Received 21 Sept 2021 - OtherAPP/21/01097
Application for Non-material amendment to Planning Permission APP/19/00007 relating to the removal of documents/plans that are no longer relevant/applicable from the approved list (condition #3).
Camp Field (land to the west of Havant Crematorium), Bartons Road, Havant
Received 15 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01100
Proposed rear fenestration alterations; lowering of existing basement floor level; installation of solar panels.
7 Queen Street, Emsworth, PO10 7BJ
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01101
Listed building application for internal alterations; proposed rear fenestration alterations; lowering of existing basement floor level; installation of solar panels.
7 Queen Street, Emsworth, PO10 7BJ
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01103
Proposed two storey side extension and garage.
28 Dances Way, Hayling Island, PO11 0JP
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01105
Two storey and single storey side extension
10 Belmont Grove, Havant, PO9 3PU
Received 18 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01108
Single storey rear extension.
216 Milton Road, Cowplain, Waterlooville, PO8 8SE
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01112
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed loft conversion including hip to gable roof and rear dormer.
19 Fir Copse Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5JA
Received 23 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01113
Prior notification for single storey development extending 7.5 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, incorporating a maximum height of 3.4 metres and an eaves height of 3 metres.
138 London Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5ST
Received 13 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01115
Retention of a pitched roof, pergola cover, for garden area with single hip end.
32 Aintree Drive, Waterlooville, PO7 8NG
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01117
Porch to front elevation; single storey rear extension (to replace existing conservatory) with steps down to garden.
7 Underdown Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5DH
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01120
Change of use from existing two storey building from B1a to residential including part demolition of existing building and formation of a new residential garden, re-allocation of parking.
Fiscal House, 2 Havant Road, Emsworth, PO10 7JE
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01121
Demolition of existing conservatory; proposed two storey rear extension and single storey rear extension.
124 Southleigh Road, Havant, PO9 2PT
Received 27 Sept 2021
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What these statistics cover
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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