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Havant planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Havant Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Havant website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates18,609Searchable applications
284Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 16,077 approved or refused records
1,126Refused applications
14,951 approved · 1,126 refused · 121 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Feb 2005 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/00581
Fell 1No Bay (marked as T1 on the plan). 1No Holm Oak (marked as T2 on the plan) thin western stem by 30% and reduce in height by 2.5m, leaving a height of 6m by 3m width. Within the Conservation Area of Emsworth.
12 Tower Street, Emsworth, PO10 7BH
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00582
1No Beech (marked as T1 on the plan) crown reduction by 4m to previous pruning points, leaving a height of 12m by 5m. 1No Beech (marked as T2 on the plan) crown reduction by 1.5m to previous pruning points, leaving a height of 10m by 4m. Subject to TPO 1432.
66 Havant Road, Emsworth, PO10 7LQ
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00584
Change of use of from a residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a small children's home (Use Class C2).
184 Barncroft Way, Havant, PO9 3AN
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00585
Replacement of roof tiles. Velux window to bathroom.
71 Ferndale, Waterlooville, PO7 7PG
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00586
Variation of condition 2 of APP/19/01226 relating to approved list and alterations to design and layout.(05.12.24). Request to discharge conditions 20,21,23,24 & 25 (20.05.25).
Coldharbour Farm - Phase 2, Coldharbour Farm Road, Emsworth
Received 21 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00587
Various works to trees identified in the Sketch Plan, trees subject to TPO 1605 (See below). T3119 Oak (T7 TPO 1605) Crown Lift to 6.0 metres over the public carriageway. T3120 Oak (T8 TPO 1605) Crown lift to 3.5 metres all round and 6.0 metres over the carriageway. Remove all suckers from main stem to canopy at any height. T3122 Oak (T10 TPO 1605) Remove all suckers from main stem to the canopy at any height. Remove lateral branches back to natural target pruning points to provide 2 meters clearance from building/structure. Crown lift to 3.5 meters all round and 6.0 meters over the carriageway. Cut back to a suitable side growth point to provide 1.0m clearance from adjacent street lamp/phone lines / electric cable. T3134 Ash (T12 TPO 1605) Crown reduce large sized tree by 2 metres to previous pruning points, height to be reduced from 19m to 17m and crown spread to be reduced from 15m to 13m. T3135 Ash (T13 TPO 1605) Crown reduce large sized tree by 2 metres to previous pruning points, Height to be reduced from 19m to 17m and crown spread reduced from 16m to 14m. T3150.11 Oak (T5 TPO 1605) Remove all suckers from main stem to canopy at any height.
Street Record, Renown Gardens, Waterlooville
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00588
1 No Weeping Willow (Identified as T3153 on the Sketch Plan) current height 19m, crown spread 16m. Repollard to previous pollard points at 17 metres above ground level. Tree subject to TPO 1898.
25 Frogmore Lane, Waterlooville
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00591
1No Beech (marked as T1 on the plan) crown reduction by 2.5m to previous pruning points, leaving a height of 15m by 12m width. Subject to TPO 1280.
22 Brent Court, Emsworth, PO10 7JA
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00592
Single storey front extension.
3 Meadway, Waterlooville, PO7 7QJ
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00594
Construction of single storey extension to front elevation
12 Itchen Road, Havant, PO9 5LR
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00596
Erection of 5 single storey equine structures (1 Tack Shed, 2 Stables, 1 Storage Unit, 1 Open Sided Shelter), concrete road and hardstanding. Installation of pea shingle hardstanding and fencing to provide parking from Victoria Road. (Retrospective).
Land South of Victoria Road, Hayling Island
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00597
Following the removal of existing South facing flat roofed rear extension, erection of a North facing flat roofed rear extension. Changes to fenestrations.
162 Park Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5HF
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00600
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed demolition of warehouse and office building.
8 Downley Road, Havant, PO9 2JD
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00601
External wall insulation system, replacement of existing windows, and replacement of existing entrance canopies with new GRP canopies to eliminate thermal bridges.
No. 17 & 19 Blackdown Crescent, Havant, PO9 5AZ
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00602
External wall insulation system, replacement of existing windows, and replacement of existing entrance canopies with new GRP canopies to eliminate thermal bridges.
No 41, 43, 66 & 68 Bramdean Drive, Havant, PO9 4RR
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00603
External wall insulation system, replacement of existing windows, and replacement of existing entrance canopies with new GRP canopies to eliminate thermal bridges.
No 30 & 32 Highclere Avenue, Havant, PO9 4RB
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00604
External wall insulation system, replacement of existing windows, and replacement of existing entrance canopies with new GRP canopies to eliminate thermal bridges.
No 9 & 10 Ewhurst Close, Havant, PO9 4PS
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00605
External wall insulation system, replacement of existing windows, and replacement of existing entrance canopies with new GRP canopies to eliminate thermal bridges.
No 203, 205, 223 & 225 Purbrook Way, Havant, PO9 3RT
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00606
Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the industrial site comprising of a single industrial building, split into three units having a flexible set of mixed industrial uses. This includes use classes E(g) (iii), B2 and B8 along with ancillary offices, car parking, yard areas, soft landscaping and associated infrastructure. Request to Discharge Condition 16 (Received 09.05.2025). Request to Discharge Condition 4, 5 (Received 23.05.2025).
8 Downley Road, Havant, PO9 2JD
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00607
Erection of structural canopy to front elevation.
Apollo Fire Detecters Ltd, 36 Brookside Road, Havant, PO9 1JR
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00608
Display of 1No. back lit illuminated fascia sign to front elevation.
Apollo Fire Detectors Ltd, 36 Brookside Road, Havant, PO9 1JR
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00609
1No. Leyland Cypress (T3232 on the sketch plan) cut back lateral branches to provide 2 metres clearance from the building, crown width reduction from 5 metres to 3 metres, crown Lift to 3.5 metres over public footpath. 1No. New Zealand Privet (T3231 on the sketch plan) crown height reduction from 7 metres to 5 metres, crown width reduction from 6 metres to 4 metres, crown lift to 3.5 metres. Trees within the setting of a grade II Listed Building (135346) and St Faith's Conservation Area.
19 East Street, Havant, PO9 1AE
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00610
Installation of Glass and Aluminium extensions to raise the existing flood defence wall by 330mm.(22.11.24) Request to discharge condition 3(26.11.24).
66-67 Bath Road, Emsworth, PO10 7ES
Received 27 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/24/00611
Proposed second storey side extension over existing single storey garage. Raise the existing eaves of the dwelling, raising the roof ridge height to form loft extension and conversion. Single storey garden office to rear garden.
67 The Brow, Waterlooville, PO7 5BY
Received 27 Jul 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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