Land East Of Rectory Lane, Bentley, Farnham, Hampshire Data via plota.co.uk

EHDC-25-0992-FUL - Full Planning Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Erection of 1 no. self build dwelling and other associated works including the creation of an access, at land to the north of 1 Rectory Field Cottage and South of the Old Rectory. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2025
Decision
Target date was 16 Oct 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 26 Aug 2026; it is now day 434.

The consultation period closed on 26 Aug 2026.

Documents 19

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1462 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project; 4 listed buildings within 150 m; Conservation area 59 m away: Bentley.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Full Planning Application
Received
21 Aug 2025
Validated
21 Aug 2025
Ward
Binsted, Bentley & Selborne
Parish
Bentley CP
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
DHA Planning

Decision outlook

Day 434, past the statutory target. 20% of new homes in East Hampshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 434378 days past the 56-day target
15%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
9%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Oct 2025
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