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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 dates18,626Searchable applications
277Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 16,097 approved or refused records
1,129Refused applications
14,968 approved · 1,129 refused · 122 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Feb 2005 to 27 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 28 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/00795
Extension of driveway access (dropped kerb) by 2 metres.
43 New Road, Havant, PO9 1DD
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00799
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed formation of a Private Way for Agricultural Use.
Camp Field (land to the west of Havant Crematorium), Bartons Road, Havant
Received 28 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00801
Removal of 1No. Cypress Leylandii (south boundary). Within conservation area of St Peters.
Maytime, St Peters Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0RT
Received 28 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00803
Remove 1No. Bay tree leaving 1m stumps; thin 6No. Cordylines by 50 %; Within conservation area of St Peters.
Waldron, St Peters Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0RT
Received 26 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00807
Application for Lawful Development Certificate relating to confirmation of residential use.
102 London Road, Widley, Waterlooville, PO7 5AB
Received 15 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00808
Extension of conservatory.
86 Sinah Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0HJ
Received 16 Jul 2021 - OtherAPP/21/00812
Construction of a section of highway and landscaping to frontage of crematorium access point.
Camp Field (land to the west of Havant Crematorium), Bartons Road, Havant
Received 16 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00815
1no.Oak tree subject to TPO 047 - Reduce the north, east and west laterals by 2m, reduce southern laterals back to the previous pruning points. Reduce the height by 1.5m all to suitable growth points and removal of dead branches
77 Hulbert Road, Havant, PO9 3TB
Received 20 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00821
Retrospective single storey side extension.
65 St Thomas Avenue, Hayling Island, PO11 0EU
Received 21 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00823
Variation of conditions 2 and 5 of Planning Permission 05/52998/007 to retain use of premises as Children's Dance School (Use E) between 1615 hours and 1900 hours Monday to Friday and 0900 hours and 1600 hours on Saturday, and to include extension of Class E Use for a Play School between 0700 hours and 1545 hours Monday to Friday.
106 Park Lane, Bedhampton, Havant, PO9 3HN
Received 21 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00824
Application for non-material change to planning permission APP/18/00450 relating to relocation of gas governor and rotation of toilet block.
Land at Forty Acres Farm, Havant Road, Havant
Received 5 Aug 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00825
Single storey front extension; removal of existing conservatory & replace with single storey rear extension; loft conversion including front and rear dormers and hip to gable roof with cladding on gable ends; removal of existing garage; render to elevations and fenestration alterations.
35 Charlesworth Drive, Waterlooville, PO7 6AX
Received 23 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00833
Crown reduce width of 1No. Cypress Leylandii by 2m (southern sector) to leave crown width of 3m. Within conservation area of St Peters.
Maytime, St Peters Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0RT
Received 2 Aug 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00835
Application for non-material change to Planning Permission APP/19/00589 relating to amendment to size of rear first storey apex window and additional cladding finish.
62 Silvester Road, Waterlooville, PO8 8TS
Received 6 Aug 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00839
HCC Consultation for addition of mechanical ventilation and solar control glazing, and window frame repairs to improve internal classroom environment (HVE004)
Warblington School, Southleigh Road, Havant, PO9 2RR
Received 20 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00840
Construction of rear first floor balcony.
30 Northney Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0ND
Received 23 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00842
Application for Non-material change to Planning Permission APP/13/00804 relating to parking spaces of units 107-112 and 129-144 to include additional 1 parking space for the units with only 1 allocated space.
Woodcroft Farm Development Site, Woodcroft Lane, Waterlooville
Received 9 Aug 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00843
Application for non-material change to Planning Permission APP/16/00430 relating to change window to patio door.
Highbank, Northwood Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0LR
Received 6 Aug 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00844
Application for non-material amendment to APP/19/00427 (approved 13/7/21) for revised fenestration and plot plans.
Land south of, Lower Road, Havant
Received 10 Aug 2021 - OtherAPP/21/00857
Variation of conditions 2 and 5 of Planning Permission APP/20/01093 (Erection of 195No. dwellings, associated open space, pumping station, sub-station and formation of new vehicular access off Sinah Lane. Change of use of land from agricultural to a Wader and Brent Geese Refuge Area) to replace approved Winter Bird Mitigation Strategy (containing Winter Bird Mitigation Plan) with an updated document which shows a temporary access via a new farm gate (2m tall) at the northern end of North Shore Road to facilitate access into the Winter Bird Mitigation Area by the RSPB for the purpose of maintenance and management, until such a time as the Area may be safely accessed via the previously approved access.
Land at Sinah Lane, Hayling Island
Received 29 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/00860
Single Storey Rear Extension
37 Charlesworth Drive, Waterlooville, PO7 6AZ
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/15/00911
Construction of 1No. 3 bed detached bungalow with access from Eastoke Avenue and alterations to roof of existing dwelling (approved 29.10.15). Request to Discharge Conditions Nos 3, 4 and 5 (16.3.16).
13 Eastoke Avenue, Hayling Island, PO11 9QW
Received 19 Aug 2015 - OtherAPP/15/00915
Two storey extension to the rear and side.
21 Birch Tree Drive, Emsworth, PO10 7RS
Received 19 Aug 2015 - Decision MadeAPP/15/00918
Erection of 1 detached 3 bed house with access from private drive.
Land south of 8 New Brighton Road, Emsworth, PO10 7PS
Received 20 Aug 2015
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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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