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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.
14,894 approved · 1,121 refused · 120 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Feb 2005 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
40 Bushy Mead, Waterlooville, PO7 5DY
Received 23 Jul 20189 Eastern Road, Havant, PO9 2JE
Received 25 Jul 20189 Esher Grove, Waterlooville, PO7 6HJ
Received 2 Aug 201846 Sea Front, Hayling Island, PO11 9HL
Received 1 Aug 201819 Avondale Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7ST
Received 25 Jul 201849 St Thomas Avenue, Hayling Island, PO11 0EU
Received 3 Aug 201824 Park Road South, Havant, PO9 1HB
Received 26 Jul 201875 Creek Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9RA
Received 26 Jul 201829 Bushy Mead, Waterlooville, PO7 5DY
Received 27 Jul 201866 Southwood Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9QE
Received 27 Jul 20183 Sandyfield Crescent, Waterlooville, PO8 8SQ
Received 8 Aug 201827 Victoria Avenue, Hayling Island, PO11 9AJ
Received 9 Aug 20186 Lester Avenue, Havant, PO9 3HE
Received 1 Aug 20189 Philip Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7BU
Received 3 Aug 2018Roundhouse Court, 2 St Andrews Road, Hayling Island
Received 17 Aug 201828 Finchdean Road, Havant, PO9 4AA
Received 17 Aug 201823 Christopher Way, Emsworth, PO10 7QZ
Received 20 Aug 2018St Josephs Catholic Church, West Street, Havant, PO9 1LP
Received 20 Aug 2018118 Lovedean Lane, Waterlooville, PO8 9SN
Received 21 Aug 201842 Windsor Road, Waterlooville, PO7 6BA
Received 22 Aug 2018Saxted House, 5 Tower Street, Emsworth, PO10 7BH
Received 10 Sept 2018The Pallant Centre (St Faiths Church) Pallant House, The Pallant, Havant, PO9 1BE
Received 19 Sept 2018St Leonards, Sea Front Estate, Hayling Island, PO11 9JL
Received 11 Sept 2018Hilden Court, 34 St Marys Road, Hayling Island
Received 10 Sept 2018Records 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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