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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14,940 approved · 1,125 refused · 121 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land adjacent to 27 Emsworth Road, Havant, PO9 2SN
Received 9 Dec 202242 Shillinglee, Waterlooville, PO7 5RW
Received 12 Dec 20225 Christopher Way, Emsworth, PO10 7QZ
Received 13 Dec 2022The Lord Raglan PH, 35 Queen Street, Emsworth, PO10 7BJ
Received 13 Dec 202243 Frances Road, Purbrook, Waterlooville, PO7 5HH
Received 13 Dec 2022Gorseway Retirement and Nursing Home, 354 Sea Front, Hayling Island, PO11 0BA
Received 7 Dec 202265 Saltmarsh Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0JT
Received 13 Dec 20223 Bacon Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0DN
Received 14 Dec 202232 Hollybank Lane, Emsworth, PO10 7UE
Received 14 Dec 2022Land Rear of 70-76 West Street, Havant, PO9 1LN
Received 14 Dec 202220 Queens Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7SB
Received 12 Dec 202225 Sandy Beach Estate, Hayling Island, PO11 9RG
Received 14 Dec 2022The Lord Raglan PH, 35 Queen Street, Emsworth, PO10 7BJ
Received 13 Dec 2022Land and Buildings at, Northney Marina, Hayling Island
Received 14 Dec 202250A Hollybank Lane, Emsworth, PO10 7UE
Received 16 Dec 202217 St Georges Avenue, Havant, PO9 2RU
Received 19 Dec 20221-3 Beech Grove, Hayling Island, PO11 9DP
Received 19 Dec 20223 Spinnaker Grange, Hayling Island, PO11 0SJ
Received 19 Dec 202215 Elm Close Estate, Hayling Island, PO11 9AT
Received 19 Dec 20221 Nutbourne Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9RT
Received 19 Dec 2022Flat 1, Dillington House, Jubilee Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7RA
Received 20 Dec 202213 Norris Gardens, Havant, PO9 2TT
Received 20 Dec 20222C Nile Street, Emsworth, PO10 7EE
Received 21 Dec 202234 Victoria Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5BN
Received 22 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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