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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14,940 approved · 1,125 refused · 121 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Emsworth Dental Surgery, 30 High Street, Emsworth, PO10 7AW
Received 21 Dec 2022Emsworth Dental Surgery, 30 High Street, Emsworth, PO10 7AW
Received 21 Dec 2022Land at, Palk Road, Havant
Received 21 Dec 202251 Galaxie Road, Waterlooville, PO8 9AT
Received 22 Dec 202218 Bryony Way, Waterlooville, PO7 8HQ
Received 19 Dec 2022364 Purbrook Way, Havant, PO9 3SQ
Received 20 Dec 202210 Dudleston Heath Drive, Waterlooville, PO8 8AR
Received 23 Dec 2022Emsworth Sailing Club 55 Bath Road, Emsworth, PO10 7ES
Received 3 Jan 20233 Silvertrees, Emsworth, PO10 7ST
Received 4 Jan 2023Church House, The Pallant, Havant, PO9 1BE
Received 5 Jan 2023Church House, The Pallant, Havant, PO9 1BE
Received 5 Jan 20231 Westland Drive, Waterlooville, PO7 5UG
Received 6 Jan 20235 Ramsey Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9HA
Received 5 Jan 202350 Woodlands Avenue, Emsworth, PO10 7QE
Received 6 Jan 20239 Princes Drive, Waterlooville, PO7 7QN
Received 6 Jan 202319 St Thomas Avenue, Hayling Island, PO11 0ET
Received 6 Jan 20233 Harbourside, Havant, PO9 1TJ
Received 10 Jan 202310 Harbourside, Havant, PO9 1TJ
Received 10 Jan 20236 Post Office Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5LS
Received 10 Jan 20235 Wardens Close, Hayling Island, PO11 0QY
Received 9 Jan 202318 St Margarets Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9BP
Received 12 Jan 202335 North Shore Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0HN
Received 13 Jan 2023Imperial Palace, 37 Belmont Grove, Havant, PO9 3PT
Received 13 Jan 202310 Portsdown Hill Road, Havant, PO9 3JX
Received 13 Jan 2023Records 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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