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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 dates18,468Searchable applications
281Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 15,959 approved or refused records
1,112Refused applications
14,847 approved · 1,112 refused · 120 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/01124
Balcony extension and alterations.
Lawn Tennis and Squash Club, Southleigh Road, Havant, PO9 2RS
Received 1 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01125
Amendments to existing rear extension.
4 Hallett Road, Havant, PO9 2PJ
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01126
New entrance porch, new front bay window, single storey side/rear extension. Raising of the roof ridge height and the installation of 1No. new roof light to the north and west elevations and replace the existing rooflight within the southern roof slope in the same position. (Part retrospective).
66 Staunton Avenue, Hayling Island, PO11 0EW
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01130
Rear extension and new elevated deck area; flue for log burner to rear elevation. Request to discharge condition 4 received 10/02/2022.
30 Lansdowne Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5BL
Received 1 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01131
Variation of condition 2 of Planning Permission APP/21/00093 relating to revised balcony style to north elevation.
Spindrift, Ferry Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0DG
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01132
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness relating to proposed extension to existing annex.
54 Stakes Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5NT
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01135
Install a free standing timber framed, self contained annexe.
24 Webb Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9JE
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01137
Application for Lawful Development Certificate relating to new roof windows to front and side elevations, removal of existing side porch, new double doors to ground floor rear elevation and juliette balcony to first floor rear elevation and internal reconfiguration.
3 Morelands Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5PT
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01138
Single storey rear extension and alterations
4 Wren Grove, Havant, PO9 5FL
Received 4 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01140
Removal of existing out-building and replacement with new larger out-building for use in connection with existing nursery building.
7 London Road, Purbrook, Waterlooville, PO7 5LQ
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01141
Listed building consent for removal of existing out-building and replacement with new larger out-building for use in connection with existing nursery building.
7 London Road, Purbrook, Waterlooville, PO7 5LQ
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01142
Remove to ground level 1No. Oak (T3 on survey plan) and treat the stump to prevent regrowth. Subject to TPO 1101.
7 Glamis Close, Waterlooville, PO7 8JN
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01145
1No.Walnut (T1) reduce to previous pollard points (current height 10m, reduced height 7-8m; current spread 8m, reduced spread 5-6m) about 2-3m, subject to TPO 1581.
29 Bosmere Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9SB
Received 4 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01146
Detached garage with landscaping works and minor adjustments to existing accesses from public highways.
6 Leigh Road, Havant, PO9 2ET
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01147
Application for Non-material amendment to Planning Permission APP/17/00613 relating to substitution of new 1.8m high close board fence in place of brick walls to side and rear of gardens to new dwellings; and re-arrangement of car parking layout.
Newtown House Hotel, Manor Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0QR
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01150
Two storey side and single storey rear extensions.
7C Chandlers Close, Hayling Island, PO11 9TH
Received 4 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01152
Prior notification for single storey development extending 4.26 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, incorporating an eaves height of 3 metres and a maximum height of 3.52 metres.
1 Hillside Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5BB
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01153
Application for certificate of lawfulness relating to proposed rear dormer window to create loft conversion.
1 Hillside Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5BB
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01154
Change existing pitched roof rear extension to flat roof with lantern. Changed partial side pitched roof with flat roof design. Revisions to planning permission APP/19/00221.
7 Park Road, Purbrook, Waterlooville, PO7 5ER
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01156
Refurbishment of external elevations of each tower block to include replacement of windows, balcony railings and panels, parapet panels and upgrading of entrance cores.
Chichester, Langstone and Solent House, Lockerley Road, Havant, PO9 2LD
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01157
Single storey side and rear extension.
7 Glenleigh Park, Havant, PO9 2PH
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01158
Proposed rear extension and replacement roof to form first floor loft conversion
9 Cotwell Avenue, Waterlooville, PO8 9AP
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01161
Proposed roof garden at 57 High Street. New fenestration at 57A High Street onto proposed roof garden including 1No rooflight.
57 High Street, Emsworth, PO10 7AN
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01162
Listed Building Consent for proposed roof garden at 57 High Street. New fenestration at 57A High Street onto proposed roof garden including 1No rooflight.
57 High Street, Emsworth, PO10 7AN
Received 5 Oct 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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