JUBILEE PLAYING FIELDS Chawton Park Road, Alton, Hampshire Data via plota.co.uk

EHDC-26-0813-LDCP - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Under Consultation

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Development proposed - refurbishment to the sports pavilions Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
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Validated
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 10 Nov 2026, from East Hampshire's recent lawful development certificates. Comments are open until 7 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 4

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
National park 243 m away: South Downs; Inside the Alton (East Hampshire) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Alton Whitedown
Parish
Alton CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Voller Urba

Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. East Hampshire usually decides lawful development certificates by day 54.

Day 1937 days to the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
58decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by East Hampshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Hampshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
7 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Nov 2026
East Hampshire
Planning Authority Score
1.5/10
Poor
#282 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

East Hampshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #293 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 72% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Hampshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #153 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #173 of 296
24%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #293 of 296
72%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #288 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
72 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
24 decided
606
Total decisions
72 refused in the year to March 2026