The Steep, Bordon, GU35 8NN Data via plota.co.uk

EHDC-26-0220-OUT - Outline Planning Permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Outline planning application for new family dwelling (self-build). All matters reserved except means of access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Feb 2026
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Committee
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Apr 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 15 Apr 2027; it is now day 220. Comments are open until 15 Apr 2027.

Comment on this application ↗

Planning committee

Decided by East Hampshire Planning Committee on 13 Aug 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • The application concerned outline permission for a self-build dwelling, subject to a unilateral undertaking.
  • The recorded recommendation was to grant outline permission, subject to the undertaking and conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed dwelling, recommendation, planning conditions and requirements for the self-build undertaking.

Source: Plota analysis of East Hampshire's committee minutes of 13 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 4

National nature reserve about 51 m away: Wealden Heaths
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Priority habitat about 7 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Inside the Headley Down and Headley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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

Application type
Outline Planning Permission
Postcode
GU35 8NN
Received
27 Feb 2026
Validated
27 Feb 2026
Ward
Headley
Parish
Headley CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Apr 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Unit 2 Meridian Office Park

Decision outlook

Day 220, past the statutory target. 21% of new homes in East Hampshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 4 Oct 2026.

Day 220193 days to the predicted decision (day 413)
15%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
10%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by East Hampshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Hampshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 Apr 2027
Committee
13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Apr 2026
East Hampshire
Planning Authority Score
1.5/10
Poor
#282 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

East Hampshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #293 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 72% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Hampshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #153 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #173 of 296
24%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #293 of 296
72%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #288 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
72 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
24 decided
606
Total decisions
72 refused in the year to March 2026