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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.
14,937 approved · 1,125 refused · 121 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 north of 6, Emsworth House Close, Emsworth
Received 26 Mar 20243 Woodcroft Gardens, Waterlooville, PO8 9PZ
Received 21 Mar 202417 Alexandra Avenue, Hayling Island, PO11 9AL
Received 26 Mar 202425 Manor Close, Havant, PO9 1BD
Received 29 Mar 2024561 Southleigh Road, Emsworth, PO10 7TE
Received 2 Apr 202437 St Marys Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9DB
Received 26 Mar 20244 Lapwing Close, Emsworth, PO10 7GS
Received 26 Mar 202412 Southbrook Close, Havant, PO9 1RW
Received 27 Mar 2024Land south of Furlonge House, Emsworth House Close, Emsworth, PO10 7JR
Received 27 Mar 2024Unit 1, Victoria Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7ET
Received 3 Apr 20247 Ewhurst Close, Havant, PO9 4PS
Received 3 Apr 20247 Shearer Close, Havant, PO9 4BT
Received 4 Apr 2024Langstone Lodge, 1 Langstone High Street, Havant, PO9 1RY
Received 3 Apr 202450 Bath Road, Emsworth, PO10 7ER
Received 5 Apr 202413 Spinney Close, Waterlooville, PO8 8QU
Received 2 Apr 202431 Fernhurst Close, Hayling Island, PO11 0DT
Received 1 Apr 202435 Woodgreen Avenue, Havant, PO9 3ED
Received 8 Apr 20242A The Mews, Langstone High Street, Havant, PO9 1SL
Received 3 Apr 20241 The Brow, Waterlooville, PO7 5BX
Received 8 Apr 2024129 Silverdale Drive, Waterlooville, PO7 6DU
Received 9 Apr 202436 Rownhams Road, Havant, PO9 4QB
Received 9 Apr 202411 Beechwood Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 7LR
Received 23 Apr 2024Havant Thicket, adjacent to Sir George Staunton Country Park, Middle Park Way, Havant
Received 18 Apr 2024Havant Thicket, adjacent to Sir George Staunton Country Park, Middle Park Way, Havant
Received 18 Apr 2024Records 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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