Fairbourne Farmhouse Braishfield Road Braishfield Romsey Hampshire SO51 0QB Data via plota.co.uk

26/02368/FULLS - FULL APPLICATION - SOUTH Current
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of an existing building to a holiday let, with external alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Dec 2026 and 8 Jan 2027, from Test Valley's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 20 Nov 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Fairbourne's Farm House
List entry 1093678 · 1 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 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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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 3b
Not 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 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
Registered park or garden 120 m away: Sir Harold Hillier Gardens and Arboretum; Radon affected area, class 3.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 27 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.

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Important details

Council
Test Valley
Application type
FULL APPLICATION - SOUTH
Postcode
SO51 0QB
Received
23 Oct 2026
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Ward
AMPFIELD & BRAISHFIELD
Parish
BRAISHFIELD
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Edward Heron MRICS Limited

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Test Valley usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
53%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
46decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Test Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Test Valley decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15295907
Planning Portal ref
PP-15295907
Comments by
20 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
30 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

9 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Withdrawn
Temporary siting of two static caravans for occupation by the applicant and family during…
23/00259/FULLS
2023 Withdrawn
Temporary siting of two static caravans for occupation by the applicant and family during…
23/00259/FULLS
2023 Approved
Installation of 32 Solar PV panels and air source heat pump
23/00257/FULLS
2023 Approved
Installation of 32 Solar PV panels and air source heat pump
23/00257/FULLS
2023 Withdrawn
Installation of 32 Solar PV panels and air source heat pump
23/00258/LBWS
2023 Withdrawn
Installation of 32 Solar PV panels and air source heat pump
23/00258/LBWS
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved
Braishfield Road, Crookhill, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 0QB
Permanent: Six catchpits / inspection chambers, three sets of pipe in the existing ditche…
OWC/2019/0212
2017 Withdrawn
Land At Hazelwood Braishfield Road Crookhill Romsey Hampshire SO51 0QB
Modification to planning obligation on 15/00454/FULLS to transfer the contribution from t…
17/02476/OBLS
2017 Approved
Dog And Crook Braishfield Road Crookhill Romsey Hampshire SO51 0QB
Erection of accommodation building comprising 6 letting rooms
17/00145/FULLS
Test Valley
Planning Authority Score
7.8/10
Good
#32 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Test Valley is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #71 out of 296. 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 statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #68 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #62 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #71 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #61 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
50 decided
996
Total decisions
72 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings