Solar Farm Developments On Land At Cakers Lane, East Worldham & Selborne Road, Selborne, Alton, Hampshire Data via plota.co.uk

EHDC-26-0741-EIA - EIA Screening Opinion Decided
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Request for screening opinion for the proposed installation of A solar PV array together with ancillary infrastructure and equipment, landscaping and access Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2026
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Environmental impact assess not required
6 Aug 2026

Environmental impact assess not required on 6 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DM_Decision Notice - EIA Not required Decision Notice · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF CEL-20031-LOP-001-Proposed-Location-Plan-A0. Application Documents · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CEL-20031-SP-010-Proposed-Site-Plan-A0. Application Documents · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF R001-CEL-STD-PV-002-A-PV-Array-Cross-Section-A3 Application Documents · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Fisher German (ESSO) Comments Correspondence · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF 2428-6440-Alton-Solar-PV-Screening-Request-FINAL Application Documents · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 8006-100-ZTV. Application Documents · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

South Downs National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Old Forge, Grade II, about 39 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 802 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project
The site is about 802 m from the project boundary. Pipeline, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Special area of conservation about 393 m away: East Hampshire Hangers; SSSI about 393 m away: Coombe Wood and The Lythe SSSI; Inside the East Worldham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

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Important details

Council
East Hampshire
Application type
EIA Screening Opinion
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Binsted, Bentley & Selborne
Parish
Worldham CP
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Aug 2026
Decision
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESS NOT REQUIRED
Decision date
6 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

12 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
1 New Cottages Blanket Street East Worldham Alton Hampshire GU34 3AG
To demolish existing 1-2 New Cottages and build 3 no. new 1.5 storey dwellings, with asso…
SDNP/25/04461/FUL
2024 Approved
Old House Farm Shelleys Lane East Worldham Alton Hampshire GU34 3AQ
Listed building consent- Insert a new window in the south west stone elevation in the sty…
SDNP/24/03863/LIS
2022 Approved
Old House Farm Shelleys Lane East Worldham Alton Hampshire GU34 3AQ
Sycamore (T2 in TPO (EH205)1988) - Fell.
SDNP/22/02205/TPO
2022 Approved
Brienz Shelleys Lane East Worldham Alton GU34 3AQ
Single storey rear kitchen extension, single storey side lobby, toilet extension, porch a…
SDNP/22/00953/HOUS
2021 Approved
The Acorn Wyck Lane East Worldham Alton Hampshire GU34 3AW
T1 Horse Chestnut leaning over Shelleys Lane (T3 in TPO (EH 205) 1988) - Fell
SDNP/21/02289/TPO
2019 Approved
Old House Farm Shelleys Lane East Worldham Alton Hampshire GU34 3AQ
Listed building consent - Minor repositioning (lowering) of two existing windows (using t…
SDNP/19/05045/LIS
2019 Approved
Bower House Wyck Lane East Worldham Alton GU34 3AW
Proposed pitched roof dormer to replace 2 No existing rooflights
SDNP/19/03085/HOUS
2019 Approved
Bower House Wyck Lane East Worldham Alton Hampshire GU34 3AW
Dormer window to first office over garage
SDNP/19/01769/PRE
2018 Withdrawn
The Acorn Wyck Lane East Worldham Alton GU34 3AW
Single storey side extension forming an attached annexe and extension to existing drive
SDNP/18/00885/HOUS
2017 Approved
The Acorn Wyck Lane East Worldham Alton Hampshire GU34 3AW
ground floor extension
SDNP/17/06375/PRE
2017 Approved
Old House Farm Shelleys Lane East Worldham Alton Hampshire GU34 3AQ
conversion of bedroom to bathroom (no walls demolished or constructed and not external pi…
SDNP/17/04010/PRE
2016 Refused
Hop House Shelleys Lane East Worldham Alton Hampshire GU34 3AQ
Detached garage with accommodation above
SDNP/16/03091/HOUS
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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings