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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.
14,904 approved · 1,121 refused · 120 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 South Street, Emsworth PO10 7EH
Received 26 Apr 2022147 Brook Gardens, Emsworth, PO10 7LL
Received 26 Apr 202273 Creek Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9RA
Received 27 Apr 20221 Northlands Park, Emsworth, PO10 7EY
Received 27 Apr 2022Convenient Hire Ltd, Aston Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7RH
Received 28 Apr 202215 Culver Drive, Hayling Island, PO11 9LX
Received 28 Apr 202215 Havant Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0PT
Received 29 Apr 202215 Culver Drive, Hayling Island, PO11 9LX
Received 28 Apr 202272 West Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0JL
Received 29 Apr 2022The Pavilion and Recreation Ground, Horndean Road, Emsworth
Received 13 May 202219 Woodgreen Avenue, Havant, PO9 3EB
Received 14 Apr 2022White House, Copse Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0RJ
Received 16 May 202224 Wensley Gardens, Emsworth, PO10 7RA
Received 17 May 202226 Wickor Way, Emsworth, PO10 7RE
Received 16 May 202215 Mengham Avenue, Hayling Island, PO11 9JB
Received 19 Apr 2022Beechgrove, St Peters Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0RX
Received 20 May 20228 Oak Close, Waterlooville, PO8 8SD
Received 25 Apr 2022The South Downs College, College Road, Purbrook, Waterlooville, PO7 8AA
Received 19 Apr 202216 Christopher Way, Emsworth, PO10 7QZ
Received 25 Apr 202210A North Shore Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0HL
Received 20 May 202210 Selsmore Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9LB
Received 23 May 202216 Passingham Walk, Waterlooville, PO8 8JH
Received 27 May 202241 Bath Road, Emsworth, PO10 7ER
Received 27 May 20223 Thistle Down, Waterlooville, PO8 9LD
Received 26 May 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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