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26/00479/LDC - Lawful Development Certificate Approved
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Proposal

Application for a certificate of lawful development for an existing use of land as informal recreational purposes Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Mar 2026
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Validated
30 Mar 2026
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Approved
24 Sept 2026

Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Documents 25

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Decision · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 13

PDF 02_PERSONAL_STATEMENT_VIDLER Supporting Statement / Letter · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 03_OWNER_STATEMENT_KIRKBY Supporting Statement / Letter · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 04_WITNESS_RICHARDSONS_1993_PRESENT Supporting Statement / Letter · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 05_WITNESS_RUSSELLS_1994_PRESENT Supporting Statement / Letter · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 06_WITNESS_CCAVILL_1997_PRESENT Supporting Statement / Letter · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 07_WITNESS_SCAVILL_1997_PRESENT Supporting Statement / Letter · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 08_WITNESS_METCALF_2006_PRESENT Supporting Statement / Letter · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 09_WITNESS_BEECH_2011_PRESENT Supporting Statement / Letter · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 10_WITNESS_POSSOZ_2011_PRESENT Supporting Statement / Letter · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 11_WITNESS_RUTHERFORD_2008_PRESENT Supporting Statement / Letter · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 12_WITNESS_WALKER_2017_PRESENT Supporting Statement / Letter · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 13_WITNESS_COPELAND_1971_PRESENT Supporting Statement / Letter · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Name hidden Show Supporting Statement / Letter · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location Plan Location Plan · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 9

PDF Report Report · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF VALIDATION EMAIL Correspondence · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 01_COVER_LETTER Correspondence · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 15_PHOTO_EVIDENCE_2011 Photo · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 16_PHOTO_EVIDENCE_2025 Photo · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 17_PHOTO_EVIDENCE_2011 Photo · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 18_PHOTO_EVIDENCE_2011 Photo · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 19_PHOTO_EVIDENCE_POWER_LINES Photo · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 20_PHOTO_EVIDENCE_POWER_LINES Photo · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Open access land
Open country or registered common land, with a right to roam on foot.
Building on registered common land needs the consent of the Secretary of State as well as planning permission.
Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
SSSI 45 m away: Hook Common and Bartley Heath SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
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 6 October 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

Council
Hart
Application type
Lawful Development Certificate
Postcode
RG27 9NS
Received
23 Mar 2026
Validated
30 Mar 2026
Ward
Hook
Parish
Hook
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 May 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14801289
Planning Portal ref
PP-14801289
Statutory expiry
25 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
The Cottage Morris Street Hook Hampshire RG27 9NS
Erection of a replacement porch
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2022 Approved
The Cottage Morris Street Hook Hampshire RG27 9NS
Erection of a replacement porch
22/01511/HOU
2021 Approved
The Cottage Morris Street Hook RG27 9NS
Approval of conditions 3-materials- and 4- boundary treatments- pursuant to 20/02356/FUL…
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2020 Approved
Poplar Cottage Morris Street Hook Hampshire RG27 9NS
Approval of condition 8 - construction method statement - pursuant to 18/02302/FUL Erecti…
18/02302/CON
2020 Approved
The Cottage Morris Street Hook RG27 9NS
Erection of detached two storey two bedroom dwelling
20/02356/FUL
2020 Refused
The Cottage Morris Street Hook RG27 9NS
Detached two storey 2-bedroom dwelling.
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2019 Approved
Holly Cottage Morris Street Hook Hampshire RG27 9NS
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2019 Approved
Holly Cottage Morris Street Hook Hampshire RG27 9NS
T1, Oak - remove epicormic growth to crown break, deadwood. T2, Oak - remove epicormic gr…
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2018 Approved
Poplar Cottage Morris Street Hook Hampshire RG27 9NS
Erection of a four bedroom detached cottage following demolition of garage and sheds (Add…
18/02302/FUL
2018 Approved
Poplar Cottage Morris Street Hook Hampshire RG27 9NS
Erection of a four bedroom detached cottage following demolition of garage and sheds (Add…
18/02302/FUL
2019 Refused
Holly Cottage Morris Street Hook Hampshire RG27 9NS
T1, Twin Stem Oak - fellT2, Oak - fell
19/00402/TPO
2019 Refused
Holly Cottage Morris Street Hook Hampshire RG27 9NS
T1, Twin Stem Oak - fellT2, Oak - fell
19/00402/TPO
2018 Approved
Holly Cottage Morris Street Hook Hampshire RG27 9NS
Discharge of conditions 2-materials, 3- windows, 5- trees, 6- landscape pursuant to 15/00…
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2018 Approved
Holly Cottage Morris Street Hook Hampshire RG27 9NS
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2017 Approved
2 Highfield Cottages Morris Street Hook Hampshire RG27 9NS
Erection of porch following demolition of existing.
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2017 Approved
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17/01834/FUL
2017 Approved
Inyanga Morris Street Hook RG27 9NS
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Hart
Planning Authority Score
4.7/10
Below average
#165 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Hart ranks #116 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hart decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #223 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #244 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #116 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #111 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
45 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
16 decided
698
Total decisions
114 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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