Land at Winchester Road , Fair Oak, Fair Oak, SO50 7HD Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use of existing storage facility and ancillary offices (Use Class B8) to a Sui Generis use for motor vehicle sales, including demolition of two existing buildings, re-use of three existing buildings, creation of show car display area, and provision of associated customer parking. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Feb 2026
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Validated
14 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Jun 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 178.

The consultation period closed on 15 May 2026.

Documents 22

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
National infrastructure project about 253 m away: Hampshire Water Transfer and Water Recycling Project
The site is about 253 m from the project boundary. Dam or reservoir, accepted for examination.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Eastleigh built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Eastleigh
Application type
Change of Use
Postcode
SO50 7HD
Received
26 Feb 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Fair Oak & Horton Heath Ward
Parish
Fair Oak and Horton Heath CP
Target decision
9 Jun 2026
Decision level
BFOHH – Bishopstoke, Fair Oak and Horton Heath Local Area Committee
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 178, past the statutory target. 98% of demolitions in Eastleigh are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.

Day 178122 days past the 56-day target
79%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
43decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Eastleigh in the last twelve months, from validation. Eastleigh decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 May 2026
Eastleigh
Planning Authority Score
6.8/10
Good
#67 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Eastleigh is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #94 out of 296. Only 27% 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 (92%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Eastleigh decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #111 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #153 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #94 of 296
27%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #40 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
30 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
11 decided
547
Total decisions
55 refused in the year to March 2026