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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 dates18,596Searchable applications
288Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 16,058 approved or refused records
1,126Refused applications
14,932 approved · 1,126 refused · 120 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Feb 2005 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/00670
Display of 2No. Totem; 7No. sets of flags and flag poles; 1No. non-illuminated fascia; 2No. name plaques; 9No. double sided signs; 1No. swing board sign; 1No. door graphic; 1No. sales clock; 1No. post box and leaflet holder; for David Wilson Sales Arena Layout.
Land at Forty Acres, Havant Road, Havant
Received 4 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00671
Replacement cladding to front of property.
48 Sea Front, Hayling Island, PO11 9HL
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00672
Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission APP/17/00394 to increase the height of the flat roof between the two front facing gables, to allow for the minimum Building Regulation heights to be achieved internally.
1-3 Beech Grove, Hayling Island, PO11 9DP
Received 10 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00673
Display of 1No. set of built-up halo illuminated letters; 1No. externally illuminated vertical sign; 2No. amenity boards; 1No. externally illuminated sign-written logo and lettering; 1No. A board; 4No. internally illuminated lanterns; 5No. flood-lights.
48 Sea Front, Hayling Island, PO11 9HL
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00675
Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission APP/20/01130 for conversion of existing property to form 1 no. 2 bedroom dwelling and 1 no.1 bedroom dwelling - amended plans for reconfiguration of proposed first floor, and addition of cycle stores.
1 Rockbourne Close, Havant, PO9 4BE
Received 10 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00676
Application for certificate of lawfulness relating to proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and car port to side.
55 Hillmead Gardens, Havant, PO9 3NN
Received 11 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00677
Oak trees 3no. (T1,T2,T3 on plan) crown lift to a height of 5.5 metres. Oak 1no. (T4 on plan) crown lift to a height of 6.5 metres, subject to A2 of TPO 1185.
8 The Hassocks, Waterlooville, PO7 8QG
Received 11 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00678
Application for Reserved Matters Approval pursuant to Outline Planning Permission APP/19/00007 for the layout, scale, appearance and landscaping of 70 dwellings and associated works. Request for approval of details pursuant to Conditions 5 (Arboriculture); 7 (landscaping); 8 (drainage); 10 (boundary treatments); 13 (levels); 15 (highways); 17,18 and 19 (archaeology); 21 and 32 (lighting). (Approved 30.6.23). Request for discharge of conditions 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 (recd 3.7.23).
Camp Field (land to the west of Havant Crematorium), Bartons Road, Havant
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00679
Single storey rear extension with flat roof.
10 Esher Grove, Waterlooville, PO7 6HJ
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00680
Construction of additional storey over existing store building to create a one-bedroom, one-person flat, storage building to be altered internally to create cycle store.(25.11.21). Request to discharge condition 6 (23.11.22).
157-157C London Road, Waterlooville
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00681
Car port for 2No. cars.
67 New Brighton Road, Emsworth, PO10 7QR
Received 11 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00682
Single storey front extension.
13 Hooks Farm Way, Havant, PO9 3DX
Received 16 Jun 2021 - OtherAPP/21/00683
Erection of 8No. dwellings together with associated works.
Land adjacent to 54, Long Copse Lane, Emsworth
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00684
Application for Lawful Development Certificate relating to proposed single storey rear extension.
6 Neville Gardens, Emsworth, PO10 7XZ
Received 16 Jun 2021 - OtherAPP/21/00685
Prior Approval Application for Telecommunications cell site and compound - installation of 1No. 17.5m monopole with antennas, 3no. equipment cabinets and associated ancillary works thereto.
Land at Bartons Road (south of Bartons Green, Wakefords Way), Havant
Received 25 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00686
Raise roof ridge height and addition of side dormers. (Revised application).
28 Lynwood Avenue, Waterlooville, PO8 8PZ
Received 25 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00688
Single storey front and rear extensions. (Revision to APP/21/00091) .
7 Elwell Green, Hayling Island, PO11 9AZ
Received 25 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00689
Application for certificate of lawfulness relating to a proposed single storey rear extension.
10 Bernina Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 6XQ
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00690
Prior notification for single storey development extending 6 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, incorporating an eaves height of 2.9 metres and a maximum height of 3.8 metres.
30 Park Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5DW
Received 23 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00691
Creation of 2no. off road parking spaces in front of property, including dropped kerb access.
24 Baybridge Road, Havant, PO9 5PG
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00692
Single storey side extension and a front porch.
128 Blendworth Crescent, Havant, PO9 2BH
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00694
Two storey side extension.
1 Weyhill Close, Havant, PO9 4PY
Received 28 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00695
Alterations and construction of a single storey extension to the crematorium building.
The Oaks Crematorium, Bartons Road, Havant
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00697
First floor extension over garage.
44 Topaz Grove, Waterlooville, PO7 8ST
Received 17 Jun 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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