Havant Borough Council Civic Offices Civic Centre Road Havant PO9 2AX Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application Number: Location: Land to the east of Denvilles, Havant, known as Southleigh Proposal: Outline planning application, with all matters reserved except for means of vehicular access to the public highway and associated highway improvements, for: the demolition of existing buildings; the erection of new residential dwellings (C3); a Local Centre (comprising local retail (E(a)), financial and professional services (E(c)(i), E(c)(ii), E(c)(iii)), restaurants, cafés, and drinking establishments (E(b) and Sui Generis), hot food takeaways (Sui Generis), medical services (E(e)), offices (E(g)(i)) and community facilities ((E(d)), E(f), F2(b), F2(c))); a Primary School (F1(a)); early years provision (E(f)); informal and formal public open space including community park; community food-growing space; Active Travel routes; drainage infrastructure; utilities infrastructure; and all other associated and necessary infrastructure. Accompanied by an Environmental Statement. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
29 Jun 2026
Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Jul 2026

Important details

Council
Chichester
Application type
Adjoining Authorities
Postcode
PO9 2AX
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Special Code For BLPUs Outside District
Parish
Special Code For BLPUs Outside CDC Area
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
NO OBJECTION
Decision date
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Chichester
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#6 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Chichester is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #10 out of 296. Only 18% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Chichester decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #127 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #72 of 296
93%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #10 of 296
18%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #15 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
110 decided (1-9 homes)
76%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
74%
Change of use approved
34 decided
935
Total decisions
107 refused in the year to March 2026