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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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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 dates18,544Searchable applications
281Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 16,023 approved or refused records
1,121Refused applications
14,902 approved · 1,121 refused · 120 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/19/00136
Reduce branches of 1No. Ash (T3) on eastern sector back 1.5 to 2.5m (back to stems in line with driveway edge). Subject to TPO 1795.
98 Bedhampton Road, Havant, PO9 3EZ
Received 4 Feb 2019 - Decision MadeAPP/19/00137
Remove lower westerly facing branch of 1No. Oak (T96) over driveway and reduce 2No. lowest westerley branches by 1.5m to balance the tree. Subject to TPO 0567.
Leisurelands, Gutner Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0RN
Received 1 Feb 2019 - Decision MadeAPP/19/00139
Replacement of front and rear communal entrance doors.
1 - 35 Springwood Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 8DY
Received 4 Feb 2019 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00855
Crown reduce 1No. Horse Chestnut (T1) by 1m and crown lift away from fence mainly on southern side, crown reduce lower branches on 1No. Ash (T2) by 0.5m on southern side, crown lift lower branch on 1No. Lime (T3) on northern side, crown reduce 1No. (young) Horse Chestnut (T4) by 1.5m, crown reduce 1No. Hawthorn (T5) by 1.5m and crown reduce 2No. Hawthorn (T6 and T7) by 1m. All trees within Woodland W1, subject to TPO 1369.
71A Durley Avenue, Waterlooville, PO8 8TZ
Received 15 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00856
Single storey rear extension.
101 Church Road, Hayling Island
Received 19 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00858
Application for non material change to Planning Permission APP/15/00587 relating to wall design.
66 Horndean Road, Emsworth, PO10 7PU
Received 17 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00859
Proposed change of use of part ground floor into 2No. A1/A2/A3 mixed use units, part rear ground floor into 1No. 1bed flat and 1no. 2 bed flat, proposed conversion and part new build at second floor to form 2No. 2 bed flats and 2No. 3 bed flats.
2-4 Park Parade, Havant, PO9 5AD
Received 17 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00860
Prior notification for change of use from a retail use (class A1/A2) or a mixed retail and residential use to C3 residential use subject to prior approval covering flooding, highways and transport issues, contamination and impact on adequate provision of services falling within A1/A2 and sustainability of the shopping area, where applicable; additionally any operational development necessary for conversion is subject to prior approval of design and external appearance.
2-4 Park Parade, Havant, PO9 5AD
Received 16 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00861
Demolition of original flat roof garage. Ground floor pitched roof rear extension(corner infill), front pitched roof extension, creation of first floor in roof space including 2No. dormers to south and east elevations and Juliet Balcony to first floor rear elevation.
50 Bembridge Drive, Hayling Island, PO11 9LU
Received 17 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00863
First floor rear extension.
99 Church Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0NR
Received 23 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00864
Crown reduce 1No. Sycamore by 2-3m, subject to TPO 0088.
57 Hollybank Lane, Emsworth, PO10 7UE
Received 17 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00865
Construction of carport to front of property.
Langton House, 11A Langstone Road, Havant, PO9 1RA
Received 23 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00851
Reduce Pittosporum (1) to 2 m and shape, reduce 1No. Copper Beech (2) by 3 m, reduce 1No. Holm Oak (3) 4 m (in line with Copper Beech), trim face 1No. Conifer on garden side, reduce 1No. Bay (5) to 2.5 m and shape, reduce 1No. Hazel (6) to old pruning points, reduce 1No. Pittosporum (7) by 0.5m and reduce Beech hedging (8) to 3m. All trees within Area A1, subject to TPO 1188.
12 Harbourside, Havant, PO9 1TJ
Received 15 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00852
Ground and first floor rear extensions.
Windsong, Ferry Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0DG
Received 16 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00853
Two storey front extension.
1 Redlands Cottages, Redlands Lane, Emsworth, PO10 7SN
Received 17 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00854
Single storey pitched roof extension to the front elevation and single storey concealed flat roof extension to the rear extension. Modifications to existing doors and windows.
30 Hollow Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9EX
Received 17 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00900
Crown reduce by 2m and crown raise to give ground clearance of 5m, 1No. Oak. Subject to Group A3 of TPO 1007.
17 Cumberland Avenue, Emsworth, PO10 7UH
Received 25 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00901
Proposed rear conservatory.
25 Kingsway, Hayling Island, PO11 0LZ
Received 25 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00902
Crown reduce by 1.5m in height and laterals by 2m and crown raise to give ground clearance of 5m, 1No. Oak. Subject to TPO 1300.
34 Nore Farm Avenue, Emsworth, PO10 7NA
Received 25 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00903
Fell 1No. Cherry tree; crown reduce 2No. Cherry trees by 3m in height and 1.5m on laterals; crown reduce 1No. Bay by 1m. All trees within conservation area of Emsworth.
8 King Street, Emsworth, PO10 7AX
Received 26 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/22/00236
Conversion of existing garage to provide storage and domestic annex and external alterations including replacement means of escape windows in the eastern elevation.
17A Rogers Mead, Hayling Island, PO11 0PN
Received 9 Mar 2022 - Decision MadeAPP/22/00237
Replacement single storey rear extension with raised terrace to rear of property and utility room in garage space
5 Willow Close, Havant, PO9 2SX
Received 9 Mar 2022 - Decision MadeAPP/22/00238
Hipped to gable ends to side and rear with rear dormers
89 Silverdale Drive, Waterlooville, PO7 6DP
Received 25 Mar 2022 - Decision MadeAPP/22/00239
Prune roots of 1No. Horse Chestnut (T1 on plan) within garden of 11 Chilsdown Way, 8m from trunk, (pruning cuts will be no larger the 40mm and all pruning cuts will be at least 3 meters beyond/outside of the trees drip zone). Subject to TPO 1182
Tree on fence line of 12 and 14 Chilsdown Way, Waterlooville, PO7 5DT
Received 9 Mar 2022
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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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