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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.
14,921 approved · 1,125 refused · 120 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 The Stables, Staunton Country Park Petersfield Road, Havant, PO9 5HD
Received 29 Apr 202178 Durley Avenue, Waterlooville, PO8 8UZ
Received 16 Apr 2021126 Sutton Road, Waterlooville, PO8 8PT
Received 17 Apr 202118 Field Place, Havant, PO9 2GH
Received 6 May 202144 Roundway, Waterlooville, PO7 7QD
Received 17 Apr 20211 Mey Close, Waterlooville, PO7 8JF
Received 19 Apr 202117A North Shore Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0HL
Received 20 Apr 202152 Southbrook Road, Havant, PO9 1RN
Received 21 Apr 20211 Tudor Close, Hayling Island, PO11 9HH
Received 12 Apr 2021118 Havant Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0LJ
Received 14 Apr 202144 Merritt Way, Waterlooville, PO8 9WN
Received 21 Apr 20213 Seafarers Walk, Hayling Island, PO11 9TA
Received 22 Apr 202179 Hollow Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9EY
Received 22 Apr 202111A Sea View Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9PD
Received 22 Apr 2021194 Havant Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0LN
Received 13 Apr 202112 Royal Way, Waterlooville, PO7 8JE
Received 19 Apr 202114 Royal Way, Waterlooville, PO7 8JE
Received 19 Apr 2021Lidl UK, Manor Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0QX
Received 11 May 202127 Fairmead Walk, Waterlooville, PO8 9AL
Received 19 Apr 202114 Knox Road, Havant, PO9 1NP
Received 19 Apr 202136 Skylark Avenue, Emsworth, PO10 7GB
Received 13 May 2021105 Stakes Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5NR
Received 13 May 202138D Bedhampton Hill, Havant, PO9 3JW
Received 21 Apr 2021142 Greenfield Crescent, Waterlooville, PO8 9EN
Received 22 Apr 2021Records 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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