Land South Of Castle Lane North Baddesley Southampton Hampshire SO52 9LZ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for erection of up to 300 dwellings, with care/employment, retail, SANG and associated access including new vehicular access on to Castle lane, parking, landscaping, open space and infrastructure works… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
19 Jun 2026
Consultation
22 Jun 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. The consultation period closed on 2 Jul 2026.

Important details

Application type
EIA SCREEN OPINION - SOUTH
Postcode
SO52 9LZ
Received
19 Jun 2026
Validated
19 Jun 2026
Ward
CHILWORTH, NURSLING & ROWNHAMS
Parish
CHILWORTH
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Jul 2026

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 Jun 2026
Comments by
2 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Test Valley
Planning Authority Score
8/10
Excellent
#27 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Test Valley is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #62 out of 292. 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 performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #70 of 292
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #63 of 292
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #62 of 292
30%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #51 of 292
72%
Minor dwellings approved
100 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
48 decided
1,015
Total decisions
76 refused in 2025