Upper Silkstead Barn Silkstead Lane Hursley Winchester Hampshire SO21 2LG Data via plota.co.uk

26/01419/HOU - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Conversion of part of existing outbuilding into ancillary residential accommodation and erection of greenhouse within curtilage of a listed building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jul 2026
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Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Barn 10 Metres South East of Upper Silkstead Farmhouse
List entry 1350516 · 3 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Priority habitat 43 m away: Traditional orchard.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 area536 m² (5,769 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1991 to 1995
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, oil
WallsTimber frame, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Winchester
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
SO21 2LG
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
BADGER FARM AND OLIVERS BATTERY WARD
Parish
Compton And Shawford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
PL Robinson Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 83 days from validation, 27 days slower than Winchester's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
422decided 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-15069194
Planning Portal ref
PP-15069194
Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2026
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

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.