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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.
14,940 approved · 1,125 refused · 121 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Feb 2005 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
286-288 London Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7DS
Received 2 Dec 20225 Watersedge Gardens, Emsworth, PO10 7EU
Received 1 Dec 20225 Westgrove Gardens, Bridge Road, Emsworth, PO10 7DR
Received 2 Dec 202232A Elm Close Estate, Hayling Island, PO11 9AT
Received 2 Dec 20224 Hartwood Gardens, Waterlooville, PO8 8RA
Received 2 Dec 2022Trevanion, 1 Beach Road, Emsworth, PO10 7JS
Received 2 Dec 2022Gorseway Retirement and Nursing Home, 354 Sea Front, Hayling Island, PO11 0BA
Received 2 Dec 202267 Park Lane, Bedhampton, Havant, PO9 3HQ
Received 4 Dec 2022162 Stakes Hill Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7BS
Received 4 Dec 2022147 Cherry Tree Avenue, Waterlooville, PO8 8AX
Received 4 Dec 202225 Neville Gardens, Emsworth, PO10 7XZ
Received 5 Dec 202240 Oakmeadow Close, Emsworth, PO10 7RL
Received 5 Dec 2022108 Woodgreen Avenue, Havant, PO9 3EE
Received 5 Dec 202263 Silvester Road, Waterlooville, PO8 8TR
Received 5 Dec 202252 Creek Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9RE
Received 6 Dec 202219 Alsford Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5NE
Received 6 Dec 2022West End Hotel 52 Station Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0EL
Received 7 Dec 20224 Privett Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5HJ
Received 6 Dec 20221 Georgia Close, Havant, PO9 3DD
Received 8 Dec 202230 Bath Road, Emsworth, PO10 7ER
Received 8 Dec 20221 South Street, Emsworth, PO10 7EG
Received 8 Dec 2022Gazebo Garden, Car Park, East Pallant, Havant
Received 6 Dec 202254 Hurstville Drive, Waterlooville, PO7 7NE
Received 9 Dec 2022Land adj Copse Meadow Lodge, Copse Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0QB
Received 9 Dec 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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