Land North Of Elm Farm Cottage Slade Hill Woolton Hill Hampshire Data via plota.co.uk

25/02412/PIP - Permission in Principle Refused

Proposal

Residential development of a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 no. dwellings (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Oct 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
1 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
15 Jun 2026

Refused on 15 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

North Wessex Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
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
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Woolton Hill and Highclere built-up area; Priority habitat 24 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 9 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

Application type
Permission in Principle
Received
7 Oct 2025
Validated
7 Oct 2025
Ward
Evingar
Parish
EAST WOODHAY CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Jun 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
15 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 1 Apr 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6001794 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Fowler Architecture And Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 251 days from validation, 135 days slower than Basingstoke's median of 116 for outline applications. Refused, as 64% of outline applications here are.

18%decided within 8 weeks
36%approved
15%go to committee

Plota live figures for outline applications decided by Basingstoke in the last twelve months, from validation. Basingstoke decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
11 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No
Basingstoke
Planning Authority Score
5.1/10
Average
#143 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Basingstoke decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #75 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #49 of 296
59%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #189 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #198 of 296
75%
Minor dwellings approved
150 decided (1-9 homes)
63%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
32 decided
1,076
Total decisions
90 refused in the year to March 2026