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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates18,632Searchable applications
282Recorded 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14,975 approved · 1,131 refused · 122 withdrawn.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: 30 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/00643
Three new refuse bin stores adjacent to the main entrances of the three buildings. Same footprint and appearance (materials, design concept, scale and use) as approved by permission APP/22/00129.
Chichester House, Langstone House & Solent House Lockerley Road, Havant
Received 11 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00645
Extension to existing annex including new dormers.
Towers Farm, 16 Portsdown Hill Road, Havant, PO9 3JY
Received 8 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00644
T1: Oak: Crown reduce by approx. 2.5m all round to previous cut points, leaving a finished height of approx. 17m, and a finished width of approx. 13m. Tree subject to TPO 1054.
39 Bridefield Crescent, Waterlooville, PO8 8QY
Received 7 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00646
Erection of a boundary wall to the south western side boundary.
35 Jubilee Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7RD
Received 11 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00647
Extend existing driveway hardstanding and alterations to boundary wall.
14 Hudson Gardens, Waterlooville, PO8 9FA
Received 11 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00648
Proposed ground floor wraparound extension, floor plan redesign and all associated works including alterations to windows.
40 Great Copse Drive, Havant, PO9 5DA
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00649
Discharge of Condition 4 of Planning Permission APP/25/00060
2 Pook Lane, Havant, PO9 2TH
Received 12 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00650
Prior notification for single storey development extending 6 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling with a maximum height of 3.25 metres and an eaves height of 3.25 metres.
19 Park Lane, Bedhampton, Havant, PO9 3HG
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00651
Additional storey to bungalow to create a two storey dwelling and dropped kerb
19 Park Lane, Bedhampton, Havant, PO9 3HG
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00652
1No. Oak Tree - Reduce in height by 3m, reduce crown by 3m on North, South & west sides, reduce east side by 1m, crown raise to a height of 4m - General Maintenance, Reduce shading in the garden, even up the crown of the tree on all sides - leaving tree with a height of approximately 55m and width of 35m, subject to TPO 1198.
2 Gladys Avenue, Cowplain, Waterlooville, PO8 8HT
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00653
Conversion of existing garage to create additional ancillary living accommodation for use as an office / hobby room and utility room. Construction of a dormer window on the north facing roof slope.
17 Spring Gardens, Emsworth, PO10 7AU
Received 14 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00654
T1 - Yew - to thin by 20% and prune S.W sector by 1.5M to leave a remaining width of 6.5 metres. Tree subject to TPO 2041.
9 Warblington Road, Emsworth, PO10 7HE
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00655
T1 - Beech - Crown raise to 6M above ground level - maintenance for car park
Bartlett Court, 14 Brookmead Way, Havant
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00656
Application for Discharge of Condition 14 of Planning Permission APP/17/00863 relating to Contamination.
Southleigh Park House, Eastleigh Road, Havant, PO9 2PE
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00658
Demolition of existing porch and construction of new side entrance porch
Pound House, 175 Havant Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0LF
Received 15 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00660
Crown reduce the height of 1No. Holm Oak by 4m and spread by 3-4m, leaving crown height of 11m and crown spread of 6-7m. Subject to TPO 1316.
20 Victoria Avenue, Hayling Island, PO11 9AJ
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00661
Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed creation of a rear single-storey pitched roof extension.
73 Shaftesbury Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5UZ
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00662
Non Material Change relating to Planning Permission APP/23/00042. Changes to the front elevation - 1.6m timber fence to a 1.6m render and clad wall to match the new house (retrospective)
46 Havant Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0PY
Received 18 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00663
Single storey side and rear extensions and change to external materials.
12 Kingsway, Hayling Island, PO11 0LZ
Received 18 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00664
3No. Oaks - reduce the height by 2.5m from 16m leaving a finished height of 13.5m, reduce width of the tree from 19m by 2.5m leaving a finish of 16.5m. Subject to TPO 1206 within G1.
8 Stephen Close, Waterlooville, PO8 8BE
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00665
1. G5(a) – Lawson cypress – Fell to ground level; 2. G7 – Mixed species – Fell to ground level; and 3. H1 – Beech – Fell to ground level. All within Conservation Area of Old Bedhampton.
Bidbury Lawn, Bidbury Lane, Havant, PO9 3JG
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00666
Proposed single-storey, side and rear extension, including raising and extension of the roof to form new accommodation, changes to materials and fenestration.
13 Wheatlands Avenue, Hayling Island, PO11 9SG
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00667
T1 - Fell dead Plum; T2 - Crown reduce one Holm oak by 2M to previous pruning points, leaving 5M height by 5M width; T3 - Eucalyptus - reduce by 50% leaving a height of 4M by 3M width; T4 - Strawberry tree - Crown reduce by 2M overall, leaving a height of 3M by 3M. Within Conservation Area of Langstone
9 Coastguard Cottages, Langstone Road, Havant, PO9 1RG
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00668
Remove 1No. Box Elder within Conservation Area of Emsworth.
Holmwood Mews, King Street, Emsworth, PO10 7AZ
Received 20 Aug 2025
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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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