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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 dates18,603Searchable applications
287Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 16,070 approved or refused records
1,125Refused applications
14,945 approved · 1,125 refused · 121 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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/24/00430
Remove and replace existing roof structure on detached Coach House including the repair of 1No. gable end wall and replacement of new lintel over Coach House doors.
2 Emsworth Road, Havant, PO9 2SR
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00431
Retrospective application for single storey rear extension.
7 Shaftesbury Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5HW
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00433
Erection of detached accessible one bedroom annex following removal of current outbuildings.
2 Verbena Crescent, Waterlooville, PO8 9DD
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00437
Garage conversion.
8 Herons Way, Hayling Island, PO11 9FL
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00440
Garage conversion, rear patio extension with steps and alterations to fenestration.
128 Greenfield Crescent, Waterlooville, PO8 9EN
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00443
1No Oak (T1) reduce Eastern branch by 2 metres, leaving a branch length of 5 metres; Southern branch to be reduced by 3 metres, leaving a branch length of 5 metres; Western branch to be reduced by 1 metres, leaving a branch length of 5 metres. Tree subject to TPO 1812.
4 Doyle Close, Havant, PO9 1FB
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00447
Crown reduce 1No Laburnum by 1.5 metres to leave a height of 4.5 metres and width of 3.5 metres. Crown reduce 1No Malice by 5 metres to leave a height of 4.5 metres and width of 3.5 metres. Reduce 1No Yew by 1.5 metres to leave a height of 4.5 metres and width of 3.5 metres, strap internal branches to tighten crown. Trees within the St Faiths conservation area.
36 The Parchment, Havant, PO9 1HD
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00448
Construction of front porch with steps and new bay window roof.
61 The Dale, Waterlooville, PO7 5DB
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00449
Application for non-material change to planning permission APP/24/00161 relating to removal of entrance door from side elevation to front elevation.
11 Hooks Farm Way, Havant, PO9 3DX
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00451
2 No.Oak (T1-T2 on the sketch plan) crown raise Western branches to give ground clearance of 5 metres. Trees subject to TPO 2086.
9 Cornflower Meadow, Emsworth, PO10 7FR
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00452
Change of use from B2 General Industry to flexible employment use falling within use class E(g)(iii) Industrial Process, B2 General Industry and B8 Warehouse and Distribution with trade counter.
Tileasy House, Waterberry Drive, Waterlooville, PO7 7UW
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00453
Proposed single storey east side extension. Proposed rear and first floor extension forming a west side extension
6 Robinia Close, Waterlooville, PO7 8HF
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00454
Proposed detached garage, front porch and side dormer. Creation of new access and closure of existing access with extension to boundary wall (Permission Granted 09/10/2024). Request to Discharge Condition 4 (Received 17/10/2024).
144 The Dale, Waterlooville, PO7 5DF
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00457
Fell 1No. Crab Apple (marked as T1 on plan). Within conservation area of Emsworth.
16 Queen Street, Emsworth, PO10 7BL
Received 13 Jun 2024 - OtherAPP/24/00458
Replacement of single garage with two storey side extension.
10 The Strand, Hayling Island, PO11 9UB
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00459
Application for Lawful Development Certificate relating to proposed single storey rear extension.
7 Winchfield Crescent, Havant, PO9 3SP
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00460
Replacement windows.
3 Lawrence Place, Waterlooville, PO7 5FS
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00461
Single storey side/rear extension and garage conversion.
175 Silverdale Drive, Waterlooville, PO7 6DX
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00462
External wall insulation system, replacement of existing windows, and replacement of existing entrance canopies with new GRP canopies to eliminate thermal bridges.
Various addresses in Finchdean Road, Havant
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00463
1 No. Ash (T3136 in the tree location plan) Existing height 14 metres, existing crown width 10 metres. Crown reduction of 2 metres all around to leave a crown height of 12 metres and a crown width of 8 metres. No pruning wounds to exceed 50mm in diametre. Tree subject to TPO 1605.
Street Record, Renown Gardens, Waterlooville
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00464
Application of an external wall insulation system, replacement of existing windows, and replacement of existing entrance canopies with new GRP canopies to eliminate thermal bridges.
9-11a, 17-19a, 18&20, 86-88a, 89-91a Priorsdean Crescent, Havant, PO9 3AR
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00465
Application for non-material change to planning permission 02/67437 relating to amendment to rear extension, revised windows, doors and rooflights.
21 Ireland Way, Waterlooville, PO7 7NP
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00466
1No Oak (T3172, T6) height 8 metres, crown spread 7 metres, re-pollard to 5 metres above ground level. 1No Oak (T3173, T8) height 8 metres, crown spread 6 metres, re-pollard to 5 metres above ground level. 1No Oak (T3174, T7) height 19 metres, crown spread 16 metres, crown reduce by 3 metres all round, height reduce from 19 metres to 16 metres and crown spread reduced from 16 metres to 13 metres. 1No Oak (T3177, T3) height 18 metres, crown spread 19 metres, crown reduce by 3 metres to the long lateral stem to East side, secondary stem to South side to be reduced by 3 metres in height, height reduce from 18 metres to 15 metres and crown spread reduced from 19 metres to 16 metres. 1No Oak (T3178, T2) height 18 metres, crown spread 13 metres, height reduced from 18 metres to 15 metres. 1No Oak (T3179, T1) height 20 metres, crown spread 19 metres, reduce by 4 metres to the lateral stem to the West side with the major cavity, main larger stem to the East reduced by 2-3 metres all round, crown lift over main road to 6 metres above ground level. Trees subject to TPO 1370.
Land adj 2 Well Meadow, Havant
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00468
Single storey rear extension.
183 Victoria Road, Emsworth, PO10 7LY
Received 18 Jun 2024
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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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