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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.
14,922 approved · 1,125 refused · 120 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Feb 2005 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
12 Luard Court, Havant, PO9 2TN
Received 17 Jun 20225 Seaview Terrace, South Street, Emsworth, PO10 7EN
Received 18 Jun 202254 Silvester Road, Waterlooville, PO8 8TL
Received 18 Jun 20221 Norman Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9FQ
Received 21 Jun 2022McCormack House, 56A East Street, Havant, PO9 1BS
Received 10 Jun 202236 Oaktree Drive, Emsworth, PO10 7UJ
Received 11 Jun 2022Unit 14, Dakota Business Park, 14 Downley Road, Havant, PO9 2NJ
Received 13 Jun 202236-38 West Street, Havant, PO9 1PG
Received 14 Jun 202242 Bath Road, Emsworth, PO10 7ER
Received 15 Jun 202291 Farringdon Road, Havant, PO9 2LP
Received 15 Jun 202245 Bath Road, Emsworth, PO10 7ER
Received 24 Jun 202217 Cumberland Avenue, Emsworth, PO10 7UH
Received 24 Jun 202289 Silverdale Drive, Waterlooville, PO7 6DP
Received 29 Jun 2022118 Rowan Road, Havant, PO9 2UU
Received 31 May 20228 My Lords Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9PW
Received 1 Jul 20226 My Lords Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9PW
Received 1 Jul 20224 Lime Grove, Hayling Island, PO11 0HS
Received 4 Jul 2022Keepers House, Kingscroft Lane, Havant, PO9 3JE
Received 27 Jun 202236 Almond Close, Havant, PO9 3LP
Received 28 Jun 202218 East Street, Havant, PO9 1AQ
Received 22 Jun 202223C Queens Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7SB
Received 24 Jun 202210 Penfold Way, Havant, PO9 4DF
Received 24 Jun 2022Dukes Walk Service Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7HS
Received 24 Jun 202223 Tower Street, Emsworth, PO10 7BH
Received 24 Jun 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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