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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14,892 approved · 1,120 refused · 120 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18 Valetta Park, Emsworth, PO10 7HJ
Received 5 Apr 2016Beach House, 1A Beach Road, Emsworth, PO10 7JS
Received 7 Apr 201613 The Glade, Waterlooville, PO7 7PE
Received 5 Apr 2016Land adjacent Ben Hall, Hambledon Road, Waterlooville
Received 8 Apr 201634 Mill Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7AR
Received 8 Apr 201614 Hurstville Drive, Waterlooville, PO7 7NB
Received 8 Apr 20168 Brookmead Way, Havant, PO9 1RT
Received 12 Apr 2016Land to the rear of 6 Covert Grove, Waterlooville, PO7 8EY
Received 7 Apr 20163 Elm Grove, Hayling Island, PO11 9EA
Received 11 Apr 2016Former site of Little Chef, A27 Havant Emsworth Bypass, Emsworth
Received 11 Apr 2016Former site of Little Chef, A27 Havant Emsworth Bypass, Emsworth
Received 11 Apr 201656B Bracklesham Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9SJ
Received 12 Apr 20161-4 Central Buildings, West Street, Emsworth
Received 12 Apr 20167 Racton Road, Emsworth, PO10 7SY
Received 13 Apr 2016Wessex Self Drive Depot, Fulflood Road, Havant
Received 13 Apr 201612 Poppy Way, Havant, PO9 2FX
Received 13 Apr 201671 Stakes Hill Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7BH
Received 14 Apr 20164 Hitherwood Close, Waterlooville, PO7 8SA
Received 14 Apr 201642 Sinah Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0HH
Received 14 Apr 201642 Sinah Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0HH
Received 14 Apr 2016Former site of The Wheatsheaf, Bramdean Drive, Havant
Received 16 Apr 2016Willowmead, Gutner Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0RN
Received 15 Apr 2016Crofters, Church Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0SB
Received 14 Apr 2016Craigower, Church Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0SB
Received 14 Apr 2016Records 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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