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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates18,586Searchable applications
290Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 16,047 approved or refused records
1,125Refused applications
14,922 approved · 1,125 refused · 120 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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/21/00629
1No. Oak, T2, (T1 on plan) achieve clearance from house, reducing limbs by 3m leaving limb length of 6m and reduce limb over garden by 1.5 m leaving 12.5 m height to balance crown, subject to TPO 1209.
14 Billett Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 7SZ
Received 4 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00630
T1 - Ash - fell; within Conservation Area of Emsworth.
28 King Street, Emsworth, PO10 7AZ
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00631
Application for non-material change to Planning Permission APP/20/00602 relating to amendments to eaves height, total height as approved annexe.
75 Hulbert Road, Havant, PO9 3TB
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00632
Variation of condition No/s 2 and 3 of Planning Permission APP/20/01027 (Proposed single storey rear extension with first floor roof accommodation and flat roofed dormers; conversion of front integral double garage into habitable accommodation with external alterations including raising of ridge, hip to gable enlargement and replacement dormers) to amend external material finish and minor alterations to approved plans.(05.08.21). Request to discharge condition 4 (07.02.22).
Rosebud Cottage, Stakes Hill Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5UB
Received 25 May 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00633
Display of 1No. non-illuminated hanging sign and 2No. non-illuminated fascia signs.
25 South Street, Emsworth, PO10 7EG
Received 25 May 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00635
Single storey side and rear extension.
42 Sea Front Estate, Hayling Island, PO11 9JJ
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00636
Landscaping scheme to create a new setting for Eastleigh House and 3No. single storey one bedroom terraced wheelchair accessible dwellings for the over 55s.(24.09.21). Request to discharge conditions 4,5,6,7,8 & 14 (15.03.22).
Eastleigh House, Bartons Road, Havant, PO9 5NA
Received 26 May 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00638
Single storey rear extension.
14 Sandyfield Crescent, Waterlooville, PO8 8SQ
Received 8 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00639
Construction of 1No. one bedroom bungalow to rear of 65 Andrew Crescent.
65 Andrew Crescent, Waterlooville, PO7 6BG
Received 26 May 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00641
Application for certificate of lawfulness relating to existing loft conversion and dormer.
20 Bedhampton Hill, Havant, PO9 3JW
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00643
Application for Deed of Variation to S106 dated 30 March 2012 pursuant to Planning Permission APP/10/00828.
Grainger Development Site Land West of, London Road, Waterlooville
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00644
Removal of existing static mobile home and demolition of outbuildings; erection of 1No. 2 bed single storey dwelling with amenity area and parking.
Land to rear of 17 Haslemere Gardens, Hayling Island, PO11 9SD
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00646
Rear Dormer
10 Blossom Drive, Waterlooville, PO7 5AW
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00648
Single storey rear and side extension to replace garage.
94 Shaftesbury Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5UH
Received 8 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00649
Demolish conservatory, erect single storey rear extension, new cladding and render, and alterations to fenestration.
St Ebbes Cottage, Victoria Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0LU
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00651
T1 on plan, 1No. Pittosporum - Reduce by approx 2 - 2.5 metres to leave a standing height of approx 5 metres, crown width of approx 3.5 metres and crown lift to 3 metres. T2 on plan 1No. Hawthorn - Reduce top by approx 4 metres and sides by 2.5 metres to leave a standing height of approx 5 metres and crown width of approx 3.5 metres. T3 on plan 1No. Multi Stem Bay - Reduce top by approx 4 metres and sides by 2.5 metres to leave a standing height of approx 5 metres and crown width of approx 2 metres. Remove any dead, crossing or epicormic branches from all above trees to maintain trees at a sensible size, within Conservation Area of St Peter's.
Craigower, Church Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0SB
Received 10 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00652
Single storey garage infill extension.
29 Victoria Avenue, Hayling Island, PO11 9AJ
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/22/00498
Garage conversion to habitable accommodation
6 Kassel Close, Waterlooville, PO7 8QB
Received 11 May 2022 - Decision MadeAPP/22/00499
Variation of Condition 8 of Planning Permission 94/55269/002 to increase maximum occupancy from 22 residents to 25.
The Grange, 145 Stakes Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5PL
Received 3 May 2022 - Decision MadeAPP/22/00502
Reduce 1No. Ash (T1) to previous pruning points, remove all epicormic regrowth and deadwood, subject to TPO 1154
18 Swallow Close, Havant, PO9 2RA
Received 5 May 2022 - Decision MadeAPP/22/00503
Change of use from pub (drinking establishment) to hot food takeaway (sui generis) - Retrospective application
30 North Street, Havant, PO9 1PT
Received 13 May 2022 - Decision MadeAPP/22/00504
1No. Oak (T21 marked as 02 on plan). Reduce crown height by 4m from 19m to no less than 15m. Reduce northern spread from 10.5m by 3.5m to no less than 7m in radius. Reduce eastern spread from 10m by 3m to no less than 7m. Remove poorly attached deadwood, clear epicormic growth and telecom cable, lift crown over drive to give 5m clearance. Subject to TPO 0807.
40A Sinah Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0HH
Received 12 May 2022 - Decision MadeAPP/22/00505
Installation of 2No. air source heat pumps with 2.4 metre high fenced enclosure (approved 6.10.22). Request to discharge condition 7 (recd 30.3.23).
Waterlooville Health Centre, Dryden Close, Waterlooville, PO7 6AL
Received 13 May 2022 - Decision MadeAPP/22/00507
Single storey side and rear extension
33 Fairlight Chalets, Salterns Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9LQ
Received 17 May 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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