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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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Havant Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
14,903 approved · 1,121 refused · 120 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
9 Frobisher Gardens, Emsworth, PO10 7AS
Received 29 Mar 20221 Hillside Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5BB
Received 21 Apr 20227 My Lords Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9PW
Received 29 Mar 202232 Manor Close, Havant, PO9 1BD
Received 31 Mar 20227 Sapphire Ridge, Waterlooville, PO7 8NY
Received 31 Mar 202242 North Street, Havant, PO9 1PT
Received 1 Apr 202213 Glenleigh Park, Havant, PO9 2PH
Received 1 Apr 2022Pepper Pot Cottage, 12 Marshall Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9NH
Received 1 Apr 202229 The Strand, Hayling Island, PO11 9UB
Received 4 Apr 202219 Tower Street, Emsworth, PO10 7BH
Received 30 Mar 20222 Fathoms Reach, Hayling Island, PO11 0RA
Received 26 Apr 202218 Warren Close, Hayling Island, PO11 0HP
Received 27 Apr 202253 Southleigh Road, Havant, PO9 2QQ
Received 26 Apr 202276 Horndean Road, Emsworth, PO10 7PU
Received 27 Apr 20226 Bath Road, Emsworth, PO10 7EP
Received 26 Apr 202223 Park Parade, Havant, PO9 5AA
Received 8 Apr 202234 Havant Road, Emsworth, PO10 7JG
Received 1 Apr 202220 Maylands Road, Havant, PO9 3NP
Received 5 Apr 202230 Hollow Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9EX
Received 5 Apr 20223 Nutbourne Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9RT
Received 2 Apr 202220 Greville Green, Emsworth, PO10 7TH
Received 5 Apr 2022Langstone Technology Park, 2B Langstone Road, Havant, PO9 1SA
Received 6 Apr 202217 Record Road, Emsworth, PO10 7NS
Received 6 Apr 2022Dukes Walk car park, Waterlooville, PO7 7HS
Received 6 Apr 2022Records 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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