LAND NORTH OF Basingstoke Road, Alton, Hampshire Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of up to 225 new homes (C3); formation of means of vehicular access and pedestrian and cycle links onto Basingstoke Road; laying out of green infrastructure comprising playspace, new landscaping and habitat creation and drainage; and other infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 4 Aug 2026; it is now day 290. The consultation period closed on 4 Aug 2026.
Planning committee
Decided by East Hampshire Planning Committee on 22 Jan 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.
- Permission was proposed subject to a legal agreement covering affordable housing, open space, highways, health and other contributions.
- The application includes homes, access, pedestrian and cycle links, green infrastructure, playspace, landscaping, habitat creation and drainage.
- The committee’s decision was to authorise permission subject to conditions and the legal agreement, with refusal if the agreement was not completed.
Source: Plota analysis of East Hampshire's committee minutes, East Hampshire Planning Committee minutes, 22 January 2026 .
Documents 89
Statements & assessments 29
Plans & drawings 10
Application forms 4
Other documents 46
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Important details
- Council
- East Hampshire
- Application type
- Outline Planning Permission
- Received
- week of 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 19 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Alton Amery
- Parish
- Alton CP
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 31 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- LRM Planning Ltd.
Decision outlook
Day 290, 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.
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
- 4 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 31 Aug 2026
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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