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26/00725/EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment Decided

Proposal

Request for Screening Opinion (Town and Country Planning Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) to confirm if there is a requirement for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to accompany a planning application for a proposed residential development for up to 143 units, together with associated open space and infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Apr 2026
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EIA Not Required
26 May 2026

EIA Not Required on 26 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

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 Hook (Hart) 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. 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.

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Important details

Council
Hart
Application type
Environmental Impact Assessment
Postcode
RG27 9RP
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Ward
Hook
Parish
Hook
Case officer
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Target decision
21 May 2026
Decision
EIA Not Required
Decision date
26 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
21 May 2026
Statutory expiry
21 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Hart
Planning Authority Score
4.7/10
Below average
#165 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Hart ranks #116 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hart decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #223 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #244 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #116 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #111 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
45 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
16 decided
698
Total decisions
114 refused in the year to March 2026