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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14,975 approved · 1,130 refused · 122 withdrawn.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: 31 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Under ConsultationAPP/26/00035
Planning Application for proposed demolition of existing hotel restaurant and replacement with new hotel annexe building providing additional hotel bedrooms and all associated works.
Premier Inn Portsmouth (Havant), 65 Bedhampton Hill Road, Bedhampton, Havant, PO9 3JN
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00037
Single-storey rear detached annexe
19 Park Lane, Bedhampton, Havant, PO9 3HG
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00038
Demolition of existing conservatory, detached garage, and outbuilding. Construction of new games room connecting to a new replacement garage. Erection of Garden outbuilding and alterations to front boundary wall, additional landscaping alterations. Addition to front roof slope to form new roof over existing bay windows.
211 London Road, Waterlooville, PO8 8DA
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00039
Application for change of use of the ground floor from existing dwellinghouse (Class C3) to Dutch Pancake food outlet (Class E) with associated external seating space
10 Sea Front, Hayling Island, PO11 9HL
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00041
Insertion of mezzanine floor.
3 Wellington Retail Park, 2 Hambledon Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7FG
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00042
1No Oak. Crown reduction of limbs on western side back to original pruning points. Subject to TPO 1974.
Hollybank Cottage, Long Copse Lane, Emsworth, PO10 7UR
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00043
APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 192 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (AS AMENDED) TO CERTIFY THE PROPOSED 24-HOUR OPENING OF UNIT 7 AS A GYM AS LAWFUL.
Unit 7, Wellington Retail Park, Hambleton Road, PO7 7UL
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00044
Discharge of Conditions 5 & 8 of Planning application APP/25/00204.
Harbour Court, 15 Langstone Road, Havant
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00045
Demolish and replace existing garage
Northwood Farmhouse, Northwood Farm, Northwood Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0LR
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00046
Erection of part single storey and part two storey rear extension, single storey side extension, installation of front and rear dormer windows.
8 Beach Road, Emsworth, PO10 7JS
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00047
Single storey side / rear extension.
6 Arun Close, Cowplain, Waterlooville, PO8 8BP
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00048
Two storey rear extension with balcony.
91 Havant Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0LE
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00050
Fell 1No. Walnut tree subject to TPO 0758
1 Swallow Close, Havant, PO9 2RA
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00051
Single storey rear extension and small raised deck area
46 Fir Copse Road, Waterlooville, PO7 5HZ
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00052
Fell 1No Cherry (T1). Sectional fell to just above ground level 1No dead Spruce (T2). Remove all understory vegetation, strim to 100mm above ground level and remove epicormic growth from 1No Mature Lime within G1. 1No Holm Oak (T3) reduce Northern crown by 3m from branch tips, crown lift to 2.5m from ground level. Fell 1No Poplar (T5) and 1No Sycamore (T6). Sectional fell to just above ground level 1No Chestnut (T7). Trees within conservation area of Brockhampton.
Portsmouth Water Plc, 99 West Street, Havant, PO9 1LG
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00053
Single storey rear extension and single storey side extension
13 North Close, Havant, PO9 2TE
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00055
Discharge of Conditions 17 & 18 of Planning Application APP/24/00330.
Land to the west of B&Q, Purbrook Way, Havant
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00056
Demolition of Existing conservatory and construction of new single storey extension.
51 Cotwell Avenue, Waterlooville, PO8 9AW
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Under ConsultationAPP/26/00057
Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed replacement of Existing Garage with Single Storey family/guest suite
91 Havant Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0LE
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00058
T1 - Mimosa - fell - due to declining health and poor specimen. Tree within the St Peter's Conservation Area.
Copper Lodge, Church Lane, Hayling Island, PO11 0SB
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00059
T1 - Silver Birch - Reduce Height by 3m, Width by 2m. Crown Raise to 3.5m. Leaving a height of 10m and width of 6m. Tree subject to TPO 1222.
2 Titus Gardens, Waterlooville, PO7 8JT
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00060
Proposed Single Storey Side Extension to form bedroom with en suite and related internal alterations.
3 Huntsman Close, Waterlooville, PO8 9GJ
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00061
Hip to gable loft conversion with front and rear dormers, alterations to doors and windows, Internal Alterations.
67 Geoffrey Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 5BH
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeAPP/26/00062
1No London Plane (T1) Reduce in height and spread by 2 - 3m to leave a finished height of 20m. 1No Horse Chestnut (T2) Reduce by 2 - 3m, leaving a finished height of 17m. 1No Sycamore (T3) Reduce by 3 - 4m, leaving a finished height of 15m. 2No Holm Oak (T5 and T6) Remove limbs that are causing contact damage to outbuilding and then pollard the trees to height of 4m to balance canopy. 2No Holm Oak (T9 & T10) Reduce by 3m in height and spread to leave a finished height of 13m. 1No Ash (T4) Reduce by 3 - 4m, leaving a finished height of 12m. Fell 1No Holm Oak (T11).
Old Mill Guest House, Mill Lane, Bedhampton, Havant, PO9 3JH
Received 30 Jan 2026
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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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