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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 · 16,105 approved or refused records
1,130Refused applications
14,975 approved · 1,130 refused · 122 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/00983
Discharge of condition 5 of Planning Permission APP/10/00828
Grainger Development Site Land West of London Road Waterlooville
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00984
Single-storey side extension with demolition of side carport and new off white / cream render to existing brickwork (to match neighbouring properties). New windows in white uPVC to match existing.
36 Selsmore Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9LD
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00985
Side flat roof extension with installation of skylights, loft conversion with raising of ridge and first floor roof being extended over garage creating two front hipped dormers and one rear box dormer.
6 Avondale Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7ST
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00986
4 No. Poplars (T1-T4) Re pollard back to previous pollard points. Current height approximately being 12meter, after pollard they will stand approximately 6 meters. Trees subject to TPO Area 0963.
4 The Gorseway, St Helens Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0DH
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Recommendation MadeAPP/25/00987
Part retention and reconfiguration of ground floor commercial area; conversion of upper floors and part ground floor from commercial and 1no. self-contained flat, to residential use comprising 4no. Studio flats and 10 bedroom Co-Living apartment, to include construction of additional storey to rear and associated alterations.
270 London Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7HG
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00988
Application for approval of all Reserved Matters (siting, scale, external appearance and landscaping) relating to Phase 5 (Control House) of the Thicket Reservoir development pursuant to condition 2 of the S73 consent planning reference APP/24/00312 dated 6th December 2024.
Havant Thicket Reservoir Site
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00989
Discharge of conditions 20, 28,29,32 and 36 of planning permission APP/24/00312 relating to Phase 5 Control Room
Havant Thicket Reservoir Site
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00990
Discharge of Conditions 2, 3 and 4 of Planning Permission APP/24/00618.
21 Mengham Road, Hayling Island, PO11 9BG
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00991
Discharge of Condition 3 of Planning permission APP/25/00087 (11/04/2025)
95 New Brighton Road, Emsworth, PO10 7QS
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00992
Application for advertisement for proposed installation of 1No new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2No digital 75" LCD advert screens, and associated BT Phone Kiosk removals
Pavement o/s 15 Market Parade, Havant, PO9 1PY
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00993
Mulberry Tree (T1) - reduce two lowest western pointing lateral limbs by around 2.5m leaving an overall spread of 7m, subject to TPO 0981.
Mulberry, 3B Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00994
Discharge of Conditions 6,7, and 8 of Planning Permission APP/24/00291.
39, London Road, Cowplain , Waterlooville, PO8 8DF
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00995
1No Walnut tree (T1). Crown lift over footpath by 3 metres. Crown lift over garden by 3 metres. Subject to TPO 1770.
Clevelands, 2 Mengham Avenue, Hayling Island, PO11 9JB
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00996
Hampshire County Council Consultation for Variation of condition 1 of Planning permission APP/16/00323 (Timescale)
Household Waste Recycling Centre and Pumping Station, Fishery Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 9NR
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00997
1 No. Ash (T2) - fell to ground level as it is suffering from ash die back. 1 No. Cypress (Macrocarpa) (T3) - remove lowest limb in order to crown lift to 5m over highway. Trees within the Mill Lane Conservation Area.
Mulberry, 3B Mill Lane, Langstone, Havant, PO9 1RX
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00998
Discharge of Condition 11 (Scheme for Night time Working) of approved application APP/24/00312 dated 6th December 2024.
Havant Thicket Reservoir Site
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/00999
1 No. Willow 8 Metres - Crown Reduction of 4 metres to leave 4 metres in height. removal of dead wood and split limb. Tree subject to TPO Woodland 0954.
116 Greenfield Crescent, Waterlooville, PO8 9EL
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/01000
Two storey side extension, side dormer and raised patio.
126 Durley Avenue, Waterlooville, PO8 8TZ
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Under ConsultationAPP/25/01002
Request to Discharge Conditions 5, 8 & 19 of Planning Application APP/24/00939
Berewood Phase 8, London Road, Waterlooville
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/01003
Fell 1No Magnolia. Tree within conservation area of Old Bedhampton.
Breckland, Edward Gardens, Havant, PO9 3JJ
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/01004
Hampshire County Council Consultation for Demolition of the existing footbridge and construction of a replacement footbridge.
Havant Footbridge, Havant, PO9 2AB
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/01005
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for proposed Change of use from Office (Use Class E) to 19 Residential Units (Use Class C3).
McCormack House, 56A East Street, Havant, PO9 1BS
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/01006
Proposed rear garden room for child therapy use.
6A Dornmere Lane, Waterlooville, PO7 8QH
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decision MadeAPP/25/01007
1No Lime (T1) Pollard to previous pruning points (1.5M) and remove all epicormics, leaving a height of 8M by 4M width. Subject to TPO 1294.
61 Southleigh Road, Havant, PO9 2QQ
Received 5 Dec 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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