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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.
14,892 approved · 1,120 refused · 120 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
62 Havant Road, Emsworth, PO10 7JG
Received 28 Oct 202023 Padnell Road, Waterlooville, PO8 8DZ
Received 29 Oct 2020Rosebud Cottage, Stakes Hill Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5UB
Received 29 Oct 202011 Queen Annes Drive, Havant, PO9 3PG
Received 27 Oct 202019A Victoria Road, Emsworth, PO10 7NH
Received 6 Nov 20209 Western Parade, Emsworth, PO10 7HS
Received 18 Nov 2020The Bus, Avenue Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0LX
Received 11 Nov 20201 Sycamore Drive, Hayling Island, PO11 0RD
Received 10 Nov 20202A Tower Street, Emsworth, PO10 7BH
Received 24 Nov 202020 Park Road, Purbrook, Waterlooville, PO7 5ES
Received 23 Nov 2020Mill Rythe Holiday Village, 16 Havant Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0PB
Received 24 Nov 202017 Queen Street, Emsworth, PO10 7BJ
Received 25 Nov 20201 Rockbourne Close, Havant, PO9 4BE
Received 25 Nov 202071 Timsbury Crescent, Havant, PO9 3EG
Received 22 Dec 2020The Robin Hood Public House, 6 Homewell, Havant, PO9 1EE
Received 10 Nov 202029 Milbeck Close, Waterlooville, PO8 8EP
Received 11 Nov 202045 Bath Road, Emsworth, PO10 7ER
Received 24 Nov 202051 Park Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5DN
Received 24 Nov 202032 Park Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5DW
Received 10 Nov 202033 Leigh Road, Havant, PO9 2ET
Received 10 Nov 202038 Brooklands Road, Havant, PO9 3NT
Received 19 Oct 2021Land adj 2 Well Meadow, Havant
Received 19 Oct 2021Land adj 1 Renown Gardens, Waterlooville
Received 19 Oct 202126 Bracklesham Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9SJ
Received 20 Oct 2021Records 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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