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26/00560/HOU - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Proposed Basement in Front Garden Area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Mar 2026
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Committee
23 Sept 2026
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Approved
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Winchester Planning Committee on 23 Sept 2026.

Approved

  • Officers advised approval because they found no harmful effect on local character or residential amenity warranting refusal.
  • Residents and councillors raised concerns about construction disruption, biodiversity, trees, drainage, access and the Conservation Area.
  • The committee agreed to grant permission, subject to the report’s conditions and an added groundwater and drainage condition.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, committee discussion and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Winchester's committee minutes of 23 Sept 2026.

Documents 41

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 27

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Site constraints 7

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.
Winchester conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; SSSI 460 m away: Alresford Pond SSSI; National park 461 m away: South Downs; Inside the Winchester built-up area; Air quality management area 34 m away: Winchester Town Centre AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £712,000 in November 2020. Detached house, freehold.

26 November 2020£712,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Winchester
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
SO23 7EA
Received
17 Mar 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Ward
ST BARTHOLOMEW WARD
Parish
Winchester Town
Case officer
Show
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
WAT Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 190 days from validation, 134 days slower than Winchester's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
409decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Winchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Winchester decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14786155
Env. assessment
No
Winchester
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#177 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Winchester is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #213 out of 296. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Winchester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #72 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #47 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #213 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #230 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
32 decided
918
Total decisions
60 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use