Fareham Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Fareham Borough Council decided more than 1,100 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 2% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of – to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Fareham Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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30 September 2026 · Approved
Redoubt Court Fort Fareham Road Fareham PO14 1BY · P/26/0553/D3
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18 August 2026 · Approved
Land At Junction With Southampton Road And Farm Road Fareham PO15 5RU · P/24/0456/FP
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27 July 2026 · Refused
Land West Of Old Street Stubbington Fareham · P/24/1553/OA
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17 July 2026 · Approved
Birks Building 130-136 West Street Fareham PO16 0EL · P/26/0336/D3
Figures for Fareham Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,100 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 2%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | –middle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 33 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 28%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 63plan adopted 2023 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Fareham Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are the effect of the proposed development on: (i) the character and appearance of the area; and (ii) the living conditions of current and future occupiers of the care home, with regard to the size of the…”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area. • Whether the proposal can be considered as employment led and the extent to which this would prejudice the delivery…”
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“Having regard to the above I consider that the main issues in this case are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, and; • Whether the proposal would be consistent with the…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed housing development; • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area; and • its effect on the living conditions of…”
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“The main issue is the impact of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.