Gibson House Old Chapel Lane Charter Alley Hampshire RG26 5PX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for prior approval of change of use from building used as Class E (business) to Class C3 (residential dwellings), pursuant to Part 3 Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) ("the GPDO"). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 11 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2012, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Basingstoke
- Application type
- Change of use commercial to dwelling
- Postcode
- RG26 5PX
- Received
- 11 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 11 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Sherborne St John & Rooksdown
- Parish
- MONK SHERBORNE CP
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 11 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Decision date
- 11 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Bell Cornwell LLP
How this decision compares
Decided in 90 days from validation, 26 days slower than Basingstoke's median of 64 for changes of use. Approved, as 94% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Basingstoke in the last twelve months, from validation. Basingstoke decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14541391
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14541391
- Comments by
- 2 Jan 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
17 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Basingstoke ranks #189 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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