Land To The West Of Romsey Road Winchester Road Goodworth Clatford Andover Hampshire SP11 7HP Data via plota.co.uk

25/00799/FULLN - FULL APPLICATION - NORTH Current

Proposal

Installation of substation comprising of customer and DNO compound and associated infrastructure, POC mast, new access off Romsey Road (A3057), underground cable between the substation and adjacent solar farm, septic tank, and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Apr 2025
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Validated
10 Sept 2026
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Consultation
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Dec 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 4 Nov 2026, from Test Valley's recent utility and infrastructure works. Comments are open until 16 Oct 2026.

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Documents 20

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Site constraints 3

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 20 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

Application type
FULL APPLICATION - NORTH
Postcode
SP11 7HP
Received
4 Apr 2025
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
ANNA
Parish
GOODWORTH CLATFORD
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Dalcour Maclaren

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Test Valley usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 55.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
78%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
35decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Test Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Test Valley decision record →

Public comments

4comments received
2 objecting2 neutral

50% object · below the UK average of 75%

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13885228
Neighbours
18 Sept 2026
Consultation
18 Sept 2026
Comments by
16 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
20 May 2025
Statutory expiry
10 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Test Valley
Planning Authority Score
7.8/10
Good
#32 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Test Valley is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #71 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Test Valley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #68 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #62 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #71 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #61 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
50 decided
996
Total decisions
72 refused in the year to March 2026