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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 dates18,539Searchable applications
281Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 16,020 approved or refused records
1,121Refused applications
14,899 approved · 1,121 refused · 120 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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/21/00024
Erection of block of 6 flats with associated parking and bin/cycle storage.
Land between, 26-32 Padnell Road, Waterlooville
Received 5 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00025
Raised flat roof and party wall along with revised elevation treatment and fenestration to existing single storey structure.
48 Mill Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7AS
Received 6 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00026
First floor rear extensions, upvc replacement throughout and repainting of timber features.
19 Grove Road, Havant, PO9 1AR
Received 6 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00027
Crown reduce 1No. Oak (Tree 1 on plan) by 1m back to previous cut points; crown reduce 2No. Oak (Tree 2 and Tree 3 on plan) by 2m back to previous cut points; crown reduce 1No. Sycamore (Tree 4 on plan) by 3m back to previous cut points; crown reduce 1No. Ash (Tree 5 on plan) by 3m back to previous cut points. All trees within G1 of TPO 1498.
12 Ash Copse, Waterlooville, PO8 9US
Received 6 Jan 2021 - OtherAPP/21/00028
Remove 1No. Cedar (T1) and remove 1No. Lime (T2). Subject to TPO 2116.
37 Horndean Road, Emsworth, PO10 7PU
Received 7 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00031
Extension to existing north and south dormers.
30 Fourth Avenue, Havant, PO9 2QX
Received 7 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00033
Installation of a new septic tank to serve the church; drainage to the tank; a new path; and a timber shed.
St Thomas A Beckets Church, Church Lane, Havant, PO9 2TU
Received 7 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00035
Extension to existing loft conversion incorporating 2 x front dormers; Single storey rear extensions; fenestration alterations (Revised plans/ Revised description including omitting of garden annex from scheme, received 25.03.21)
82A Sinah Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0HJ
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00036
Crown reduce overall 1No. Hornbeam (T1) by 3m back to previous pruning points. Crown reduce in height 1No. Hornbeam (T2) by 3m and laterals by 2m back to previous pruning points. Both trees subject to TOP 1083.
4 Silvertrees, Emsworth, PO10 7ST
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00037
Single storey rear extension with cladding to elevations; revised roof and elevation treatment (cladding) to existing garage.
15 Woodlands Avenue, Emsworth, PO10 7QB
Received 12 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00038
Crown reduce overall 1No. Oak (T1) by 2metres, leaving crown height of 12 metres and crown spread of 8 metres and crown raise to give ground clearance of 5m, within Area A2 of TPO 0088.
37 Hollybank Lane, Emsworth, PO10 7UE
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00180
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use, relating to use of property as a private dwellinghouse with ancillary annexe.
7 Wheatlands Avenue, Hayling Island, PO11 9SG
Received 18 Feb 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00182
Increase roof pitch over existing garage to create living accommodation; roof alterations including new dormers to front, side and rear elevations.
4 Simmons Green, Hayling Island, PO11 9PP
Received 19 Feb 2021 - OtherAPP/21/00183
First floor side and rear extension with side dormer and balcony to front and side elevations.
198 London Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7AN
Received 22 Feb 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00185
1No.Oak (T1) reduce height by 3m and sides by 2.5m leaving a height of 13m and a width of 8m, remove epicormic growth from trunk up to 4m, subject to TPO 0092 within A1.
58 Cherry Tree Avenue, Waterlooville, PO8 8AP
Received 19 Feb 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00189
Outline application for the development of new employment units to provide up to 29,000 sq m (gross internal area) for flexible use across use classes E (light industrial), B2 and B8 with ancillary offices, car parking, service yards, drainage works, landscaping and associated works to prepare the site for development. All matters are reserved except the means of access to the site.(16.06.22). Request to discharge condition 15 and partial discharge of conditions 13 and 17 (24.10.22). Request to discharge condition 19 (29/11/2022). Request to discharge condition 12 (23.5.23).
Brockhampton West, Harts Farm Way, Havant
Received 22 Feb 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00262
Loft conversion with side dormer.
26 Mitchell Road, Havant, PO9 3QB
Received 3 Mar 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00263
Single storey rear extension, revised fenestration, revised chimney and extended driveway.
115 West Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0JL
Received 3 Mar 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00264
Single storey rear extension.
33 Victoria Avenue, Hayling Island, PO11 9AJ
Received 3 Mar 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00265
Single storey rear extension.
198A London Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7AN
Received 4 Mar 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00039
Crown reduce 1No. Oak (T1) by 4m,Reduce height by 4m, remaining height will be 10m Reduce spread to north by 2.5m, remaining spread will be 6m Reduce spread to south by 3m remaining spread will be 6m Reduce spread to east… by 2.5m remaining spread will be 6m Reduce spread to west… by 3m remaining spread will be 6m (see photo for extent of works). Subject to TPO 1859.
84A Church Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0NX
Received 22 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00040
Rear conservatory.
49 Skylark Avenue, Emsworth, PO10 7GB
Received 12 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00043
Single storey rear extension.
47 Stockheath Road, Havant, PO9 5HF
Received 12 Jan 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00044
Removal of existing garage and erection of rear and side single storey extension.
22 Elm Close Estate, Hayling Island, PO11 9AT
Received 12 Jan 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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