16 And 16A Church Street Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 7QH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00786/GPDMA - Change of use commercial to dwelling Approved

Proposal

Application for prior approval of change of use of building used as first floor office (Use Class E) to 3 no. residential dwellings/flats (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
11 Jun 2026

Approved on 11 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Hop Leaf Public House
List entry 1339702 · 19 m away · 11 more listed buildings within 150 m (11 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Basingstoke Town conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
Basingstoke Town and Chineham and the surrounding villages of Old Basing, Oakley and Sherborne St John.. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Public footpath 24 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Basingstoke built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

Building

Floor area41 m² (441 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 98)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Change of use commercial to dwelling
Postcode
RG21 7QH
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Ward
Brookvale And Kings Furlong
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
11 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Whiterok Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 8 days faster than Basingstoke's median of 64 for changes of use. Approved, as 94% of changes of use here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
5%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Basingstoke in the last twelve months, from validation. Basingstoke decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14861503
Planning Portal ref
PP-14861503
Comments by
25 May 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Basingstoke
Planning Authority Score
5.1/10
Average
#143 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Basingstoke ranks #189 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Basingstoke decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #75 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #49 of 296
59%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #189 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #198 of 296
75%
Minor dwellings approved
150 decided (1-9 homes)
63%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
32 decided
1,076
Total decisions
90 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.