PROPOSED RETIREMENT COMPLEX Courage Avenue, Alton, Hampshire Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of a care home (Class C2), children's nursery (Class E) and supported living units (Class C3), along with landscaping and related works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 26 Dec 2026 and 25 Feb 2027, from East Hampshire's recent new homes.
Documents 38
Statements & assessments 10
Plans & drawings 13
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Other documents 10
Site constraints 5
Show all 26 with distances
- 19 m12, Normandy StreetGrade II
- 23 m24 and 24a, Normandy StreetGrade II
- 25 mNormandy CottageGrade II
- 25 m15, Normandy StreetGrade II
- 33 m19 and 21, Normandy StreetGrade II
- 34 m26, 28 and 30, Normandy StreetGrade II
- 36 m5, Normandy StreetGrade II
- 41 m4 and 6, Normandy StreetGrade II
- 52 m2, Normandy StreetGrade II
- 61 m3, Normandy StreetGrade II
- 62 mGeale's AlmshousesGrade II
- 72 mCrown HotelGrade II
- 72 m1, High StreetGrade II
- 84 mThe Assembly Rooms and Curtis Museum and Inwood CourtGrade II
- 88 m10, Church StreetGrade II
- 89 m4, High StreetGrade II
- 101 mWar Memorial Immediately North of Assembly RoomsGrade II
- 102 m6, High StreetGrade II
- 103 mBell CottageGrade II
- 112 m15 and 15a, Church StreetGrade II
- 113 m8, High StreetGrade II
- 120 m10, High StreetGrade II
- 122 m3 and 5, High StreetGrade II
- 126 mUnited Reformed ChurchGrade II
- 141 m16, High StreetGrade II
- 142 m43 and 45, Normandy StreetGrade II
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
- East Hampshire
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- GU34
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Alton Westbrooke
- Parish
- Alton CP
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 14 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Westbourne Planning Services Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 77 of the 56-day target. East Hampshire usually decides new homes by day 176.
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
- 29 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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The consultation period closed on 29 Sept 2026.