LAND NORTH OF Basingstoke Road, Alton, Hampshire Data via plota.co.uk

EHDC-25-1488-OUT - Outline Planning Permission Pending Consideration

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

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Application progress

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Received
week of 15 Dec 2025
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Validated
19 Dec 2025
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Committee
22 Jan 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 Aug 2026

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

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Other documents 46

PDF Possible future item for committee Application Documents · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Verified view methodology Application Documents · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Schedule of documents Application Documents · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Visual effects Application Documents · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape effects Application Documents · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Policy extracts Application Documents · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF LVEA methodology Application Documents · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Landowner notice Application Documents · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape & Visual Effects Appraisal Application Documents · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Botanical species lists Application Documents · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Relevant policy Application Documents · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Climate change adaptation and mitigation Application Documents · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Archaeology Application Documents · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Agricultural land classification report Application Documents · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Photosheets #3 Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Photosheets #2 Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Photosheets #1 Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site - built forms & trees Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site with built forms Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site - built forms & trees Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site with built forms Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site - built forms & trees Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site with built forms Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site - built forms & trees Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site with built forms Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site - built forms & trees Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site with built forms Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site - built forms & trees Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site with built forms Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site - built forms & trees Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site with built forms Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site - built forms & trees Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site with built forms Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site - built forms & trees Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site with built forms Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF View of site Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Covering letter Application Documents · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Photographs - views of site Photos/Imagery · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗

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Important details

Application type
Outline Planning Permission
Received
week of 15 Dec 2025
Validated
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Alton Amery
Parish
Alton CP
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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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.

Day 290199 days past the 91-day target
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
4 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Aug 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