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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
276Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 16,102 approved or refused records
1,131Refused applications
14,971 approved · 1,131 refused · 122 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/01374
Construction of access, temporary parking and landscaping and the construction of three dwellings for use as a temporary sales area for Land at Camp Field, Bartons road.
Camp Field (land to the west of Havant Crematorium), Bartons Road, Havant
Received 7 Dec 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01376
Erection of 9No. dwellings together with associated works (resubmission of APP/21/00683)(1.6.22). Request to discharge conditions 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20 and 21 (recd 10.6.22).Request to Discharge Condition 14 (08.03.23).
Land adjacent to 54, Long Copse Lane, Emsworth
Received 7 Dec 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01432
1No Oak (T1) crown raise lower lateral limbs to provide 1.5-2 metre of clearance from fence. Remove all significant deadwood. Fell 1 No Ash (T2). Trees within conservation area of Sir George Staunton.
Sir George Staunton Country Park, Middle Park Way, Havant, PO9 5HB
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/22/00257
1No. Holm Oak (T1 on plan) reduce crown height by 1.5m and spread by 0.5m leaving a crown height of 4.3m and a crown spread of 2.2m; 1No. Pear (T2 on plan) reduce crown height by 3m leaving a crown height of 7.1m; 1No. Rowan (T3 on plan) reduce crown height by 0.5m leaving a crown height of 5m all within Conservation Area of Mill Lane.
Longueville, Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Received 12 Mar 2022 - Decision MadeAPP/22/00258
Retention of wooden frame car port, with shed style felt roof.
16 Ramblers Way, Waterlooville, PO7 8RE
Received 14 Mar 2022 - Decision MadeAPP/22/00259
Single story rear extension (following removal of existing conservatory); render finish to all elevations of dwelling.
1C Beach Road, Emsworth, PO10 7JS
Received 14 Mar 2022 - Decision MadeAPP/22/00260
First floor side extension, proposed cladding and render (Approved 05.05.2022). Request to Discharge Condition 3 (Received 17.02.2025).
3 Woodpecker Close, Havant, PO9 2SF
Received 4 Apr 2022 - Decision MadeAPP/22/00272
Fell 1No. Conifer; Fell 1No.Cypress; Reduce height of 1No. Conifer by 1.5m and spread by 1.5m leaving height of 3.5m and spread by 2.5m, subject to TPO 0945 within A1.
Dolphins, 8 Brent Court, Emsworth, PO10 7JA
Received 14 Mar 2022 - Decision MadeAPP/22/00273
Crown reduce 1No. Monterey Cypress by 5m from 20m leaving a height of 15m, crown lateral spread reduction of 8m at widest point from 16m leaving spread of 8m, subject to TPO 0928.
14A Kingsway, Hayling Island, PO11 0LZ
Received 14 Mar 2022 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01071
Outline planning application for up to 43 dwellings, with access from Lower Road and associated landscaping, open space and allotments, and all other matters reserved.(16.05.23). Request to discharge condition 8 (03.04.25). Request to discharge conditions 11 and 12 (09.04.25). Request to discharge conditions 14 and 16 (09.04.25). Request to Discharge Condition 17 (13/06/2025). Request to Discharge Condition 10 (13/06/2025). Request to Discharge Condition 18 (13/06/2025). Request to discharge conditions 5 & 7 (see APP/25/00599) Request to discharge condition 10 (see APP/26/00401) received 05/06/2026.
Land south of, Lower Road, and west of Old Manor Farm, Havant
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01081
Single storey side extension; first floor side extension.
3 North Crescent, Hayling Island, PO11 9LR
Received 15 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01083
Retention of existing steel building used as the "Men's Shed".
Land rear of South Hayling United Reformed Church, Hollow Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9EY
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01094
Listed building consent to replace 3No. existing plastic doors with wooden french doors on first floor (south elevation); replace 1No. existing south elevation ground floor window with new single glazed window of same design.
53 Sea Front, Hayling Island
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01099
Rear conservatory.
55 Brooklands Road, Havant, PO9 3NT
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01109
Erection of timber built double garage with flat roof.
226 Havant Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0LN
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01110
Erection of a two car garage with dormer window and storage room over to the area to the garden area to the front of the house at 27A Queens Road; construction of access driveway to the garages coming off the existing spine roadway serving the house.
27A Queens Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7SB
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01111
Removal of existing side extension and lean-to shed to be replaced with single storey side extension; fenestration alteration (east elevation) at first floor.
8 Coastguard Cottages, Langstone Road, Havant, PO9 1RG
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01119
Porch to front.
10 Nutbourne Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9RT
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01127
1No. Magnolia crown reduce by 2m, reduce width by 2m on south east and west elevations and 1m on north elevation leaving a crown height of 4m and spread 6m by 4m within Conservation Area of St Faiths.
12 Manor Close, Havant, PO9 1BD
Received 20 Oct 2021 - OtherAPP/21/01133
Restrospective planning application for loft conversion windows.
3 Grenfield Court, Emsworth, PO10 7SA
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01136
Gable build up, side dormers and front porch (Revised).
20 Fairmead Walk, Waterlooville, PO8 9AL
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01155
Single storey rear extension on existing balcony; new balcony to rear; garage conversion with front bay window..
8 Dornmere Lane, Waterlooville, PO7 8QH
Received 1 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01159
Two storey rear and single storey side extension.
3 Kingsey Avenue, Emsworth, PO10 7HP
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decision MadeAPP/21/01163
Revised application to APP/21/00392 to remove existing conservatory and replace with new conservatory. Installation of new sliding patio doors to replace existing french doors.
54 Birch Tree Drive, Emsworth, PO10 7RY
Received 7 Oct 2021
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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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