Havant Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Havant Borough Council decided more than 860 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 7% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 72 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Havant 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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14 August 2026 · Approved
Rook Farm, land off St Marys Road, Hayling Island · APP/21/01434
Figures for Havant Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 860 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 7%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 72 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 2%of 250 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 35 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 20%about one in five |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 72plan adopted 2021 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Havant Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“Whilst the Council has no objections to the proposed development, HIRA have raised three key concerns. The main issues are: • the effect of the risk of flooding on the proposed development, with particular regard to the A3023 Langstone Bridge…”
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“The main issues are the effect of the proposed development on: • the character and appearance of the area, and • the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to noise and disturbance.”
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“The main issues are the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; whether the proposed development would provide appropriate living conditions for future occupants with specific regard to outlook, access to natural light and…”
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“The main issues are: • The appellant’s status as a Gypsy/traveller with a nomadic habit of life; • Whether the proposal accords with the development strategy for the area; • The effect on the character and appearance of the rural…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area with specific regard to parking.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.