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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 · 16,106 approved or refused records
1,131Refused applications
14,975 approved · 1,131 refused · 122 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Feb 2005 to 27 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 29 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/00966
1 No. Fig crown reduction of 1 metre. 1 No. Ginkgo crown reduction, light prune to width of branches. 1 No. Elder crown reduction of 1.5 metres. Trees within the St Faith's Conservation Area.
Cedars, 9 Grove Road, Havant, PO9 1AR
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00897
Application for non-material change to Condition1 of Planning Permisison APP/16/00472 to substitute the approved elevation drawing.
Proposed Food Store, Elettra Avenue, Waterlooville
Received 25 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00899
Erection of log cabin style garden store and hobby workshop in rear garden.
30 Lodge Road, Havant, PO9 3LL
Received 25 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00907
Crown reduce 1No. Oak (T1) by 1m and crown raise by 1.5m, subject to TPO 0856.
15 High Trees, Waterlooville, PO7 7XP
Received 30 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00908
Change of use from A1 (shops) to Sui Generis Tattoo & Piercing Studio.
16 The Precinct, Waterlooville, PO7 7DT
Received 30 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00913
Crown lift 1No. Ash (T7) above footway to 3.5m, reduce limbs above carriageway by 5.1m and crown reduce by 2m. Reduce limbs above carriageway by 5.1m and above footway to 2.3m 1No.Field Maple (T6). Reduce limbs around street lighting to provide 1.5m clearance. Reduce limbs above carriageway by 5.1m and above footway by 2.3m for trees within G3 of TPO 1526.
Land adjacent to, 2 Nursery Road and rear of 1 and 3 Nursery Road, Havant
Received 31 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00920
Construction of timber frame garage/shed storage building and timber frame summer house.
Crofters, Church Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0SB
Received 31 Aug 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00921
Demolition of the single storey shop, two-storey office building and associated outbuildings. Erection of 4No. houses (3x 3No. bedrooms and 1x 2No. bedrooms) fronting onto Queen Street and associated parking and erection of 2No. detached dwellings (4No. bedrooms) fronting onto to the Mill Pond with associated parking and access from Queen Street. (13.12.18). Request to discharge condition No.s 3,4,6,10 and 13. (31.01.19). Request to discharge condition No. 7 (25.02.19). Request to discharge condition No. 5 (20.3.19). Request to discharge condition nos 15 and 17 (12.7.19). Request to discharge condition nos 6, 7 and 17 (27.2.2020).
Dolphin Quay, Queen Street, Emsworth
Received 1 Sept 2016 - OtherAPP/16/00930
Crown reduce by 3m on southern and western sectors 2No. Oak trees subject to TPO 1018.
Borrow Day Centre, London Road, Cowplain, Waterlooville, PO8 8DB
Received 5 Sept 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00933
Fell 1No. Holm Oak (T1), subject to TPO 1973.
Hall Place Cottage, South Street, Havant, PO9 1DA
Received 8 Sept 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00937
Demolition of conservatory. Erection of single storey side and rear extension.
6 Burgess Close, Hayling Island, PO11 9QT
Received 7 Sept 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00944
Display of 1No. fascia sign; 1No. vinyl wrap; 1No. hanging sign.
16 The Precinct, Waterlooville, PO7 7DT
Received 12 Sept 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00951
Installation of an obscurely glazed and non opening ground floor window to west elevation.
15 Grand Parade, Hayling Island, PO11 9JD
Received 12 Sept 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00958
Pollard back to previous pollarding points, 1No. Black Poplar (T1), subject to TPO 1644.
8 North Street, Bedhampton, Havant, PO9 3HD
Received 14 Sept 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00963
Redevelopment to provide 30No.new flats (19No. 1 bed and 11No. 2 bed flats) comprising demolition of 81C London Road and construction of 1No. three storey block to the front with commercial unit on the ground floor and 1No. three storey residential block to the rear together with the addition of a third floor roof extension to the principal frontage building; conversion of commercial space at first floor to residential; with associated minor alterations, car and cycle parking, refuse storage facilities and landscaping. (Approved 31.03.17). Request to discharge condition No's 1,2 &3 (25.07.18).
The Clock House and 81c London Road, Waterlooville
Received 14 Sept 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00969
Application for non-material change to Planning Permission APP/14/00032 relating to eave break feature on front elevation of Block B and E.
Yew Gardens, Berewood Phase 2 Development Site, London Road, Purbrook, Waterlooville
Received 16 Sept 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00973
First floor rear extension and the installation of a window at ground floor. (Resubmission).
24 Rimington Road, Waterlooville, PO8 8UA
Received 21 Sept 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00975
Crown raise to 5m; crown reduce to 15m in height from18m and 2m clear of buildings, 1No. Chestnut (T2) subject to TPO 1363. Use previous cut line and remove dead branches.
12 Khandala Gardens, Waterlooville, PO7 5UA
Received 20 Sept 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/00990
Crown reduce 1No. Oak lateral canopy by 3m on the southern aspect and deadwood. Subject to G1 of TPO 1008.
11A Pyrford Close, Waterlooville, PO7 6BT
Received 23 Sept 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/01009
Consultation by Hampshire County Council for continued siting of temporary building at Mill Rythe Junior School.
Mill Rythe Junior and Infant School, Havant Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0PA
Received 26 Sept 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/01014
New pitched roof above garage and conversion of existing garage.
10 Highland Close, Emsworth, PO10 7JP
Received 4 Oct 2016 - OtherAPP/16/01016
Amend definition 1.7 (mortgage) and insert new clause 3.5 (affordable housing provisions) of S106 dated 14/06/1993 and if changes agreed to void S106 dated 12/08/1994.
1-4, 6-12, 14-22, 24-28 Silversands Gardens, Hayling Island PO11 9TJ
Received 26 Sept 2016 - Decision MadeDP/16/02036
Havant Borough Local Plan 2036 consultation.
Public Service Plaza, Civic Centre Road, Havant, PO9 2AX
Received 9 Sept 2016 - Decision MadeAPP/16/01019
Installation of high level window to the northern elevation.
110 The Kench, Ferry Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0DQ
Received 4 Oct 2016
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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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