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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 dates18,617Searchable applications
277Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 16,081 approved or refused records
1,126Refused applications
14,955 approved · 1,126 refused · 122 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Feb 2005 to 22 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/12/00487
Construction of 2No. 2 bed flats (as alternative to previous Planning Permissions APP/11/01177 and APP/11/01535), together with single storey rear extension to existing house.
1 Braishfield Road, Havant, PO9 2HS
Received 8 May 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00489
Reduce height of 1No. Oak (T2) to 14m and reshape crown to previous pruning points, subject to TPO 1529.
5A Wallis Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7RX
Received 14 May 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00490
Remove stems (which are less than 75mm in diameter at 1.5m) around base of 1No. Lime tree within St Faiths Conservation Area.
Land to side of Post Office, 39 East Street, Havant
Received 10 May 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00511
Crown thin 1No. Oak (T1) by 15%, crown raise to 6m and remove two lowest limbs on the south eastern side to balance tree. Tree subject to TPO 1504.
5 Ladybridge Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5RP
Received 15 May 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00520
Hampshire County Council Consultation for continued siting for a temporary modular building on site for a further four years.
Sir George Staunton Country Park, Middle Park Way, Havant, PO9 5HB
Received 16 May 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00521
Single storey rear extension and two storey side extension.
13 Medstead Road, Havant, PO9 2BL
Received 17 May 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00529
Discharge of Condition No/s 2, 3 and 5 of Planning Permission APP/12/00306.
Salterns Quay, Marine Walk, Hayling Island, PO11 9PG
Received 18 May 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00534
Installation of new play area, partially enclosed by fencing.
Plough and Barleycorn, Tempest Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 8NU
Received 22 May 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00538
Single storey rear extension.
66 Havant Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0PY
Received 23 May 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00539
Listed Building application for single storey rear extension.
66 Havant Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0PY
Received 23 May 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00541
Construction of two storey extension to west elevation to accommodate new lift shaft.
36 Brookside Road, Havant, PO9 1JR
Received 23 May 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00552
Single storey side and two storey front extensions.
4 Tansy Close, Waterlooville, PO7 8HL
Received 28 May 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00555
Crown lift the mature Oak tree within Area 1 subject to TPO 1005, 15 feet above ground level with crown reduction of approximately 25%.
17 Durham Gardens, Waterlooville, PO7 7BB
Received 28 May 2012 - OtherAPP/12/00557
Removal of Sycamore, subject of TPO 1008, and replanting of a fastigate Oak tree.
76 Rails Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9LP
Received 29 May 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00565
Reduce branches to western sector of 1No Monterey Pine (T2) by 3-4 m back to boundary (overhanging 1 Warren Close), subject to TPO 1359.
60 Sinah Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0HH
Received 30 May 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00567
Display of 1No. double sided non illuminated entrance sign.
26-30 London Road, Cowplain, Waterlooville, PO8 8DL
Received 31 May 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00569
Discharge of Condition No/s 4 & 5 of Planning Permission APP/11/01126.
34 Grassmere Way, Waterlooville, PO7 8RT
Received 25 May 2012 - OtherAPP/12/00571
Repair cowl above upper front window of the Grade II Listed Building.
2 Nile Street, Emsworth, PO10 7EE
Received 30 May 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00584
Application to determine whether prior approval is required for the siting and appearance of proposed fish tank.
Tournerbury Woods, Tournerbury Lane, Hayling Island
Received 6 Jun 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00585
Change of use from public amenity land to car parking consisting of 2No. private parking spaces and 6No. public parking space and incorporating alterations to dropped kerb, installation of 6No. bollards and new access area markings.
Land fronting, 37-41 Sharps Road, Havant, PO9 5QJ
Received 6 Jun 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00593
Retention of log cabin in rear garden.
2 Shaftesbury Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5HW
Received 13 Jun 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00594
Reposition of 1.8m fence to front elevation. Erection of detached wooden shed.
9 Downside Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5AF
Received 11 Jun 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00619
Demolition of existing 2 bed detached bungalow and construction of 1No. 4 bed detached house.
Monlas, Northwood Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0LR
Received 18 Jun 2012 - Decision MadeAPP/12/00620
Removal of suckers (epicormic growth) from 1No. Lime (T10) subject to TPO 0867.
33 Emsworth Road, Havant, PO9 2SN
Received 15 Jun 2012
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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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