FullApproved6 Aug 202626/00658/FULLSThis application
Change of use from dwelling (Use Class C3) to school learning hub for children with special educational needs (Use Class F1)
Conditions 2 variation sought
- VariationVary condition 2 (Change of use from dwelling (Use Class C3) to school learning hub…2 Oct 202626/02161/VARS

Site constraints 5

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 3b

Not 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. A site survey can differ.

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 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

Registered park or garden 135 m away: Awbridge Danes; Priority habitat 4 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Building

Floor area377 m² (4,058 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach B

PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms

Built2003 to 2006

HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, oil, Boiler and radiators, oil

WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Test Valley
Application type: FULL APPLICATION - SOUTH
Postcode: SO51 0GB
Received: 27 Mar 2026
Validated: 27 Mar 2026
Ward: BLACKWATER
Parish: AWBRIDGE
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 22 May 2026
Decision: PERMISSION subject to conditions & notes
Decision date: 6 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Atlas Planning Group

How this decision compares

Decided in 132 days from validation, 76 days slower than Test Valley's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 67% of changes of use here are.

This one132d

Council56d

UK56d

52%decided within 8 weeks

67%approved

45decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Test Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Test Valley decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14809156
Planning Portal ref: PP-14809156
Neighbours: 6 Aug 2026
Consultation: 15 Jul 2026
Comments by: 29 Jul 2026
Site or press notice: 2 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry: 22 May 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

3 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved

To fell 5 dead Oak trees, at risk of falling and adjacent to the road boundary. To fell a…

21/03519/DDTPO 2 Dec 2021

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved

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2025 Approved

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Test Valley

Planning Authority Score

7.8/10

Good

#32 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.