40 Cove Road Fleet GU51 2RN Data via plota.co.uk

26/01229/HOU - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of the rear conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension with roof lantern and additional windows to the ground floor and alterations to front porch Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
21 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
14 Sept 2026

Approved on 14 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Local nature reserve 83 m away: Fleet Pond
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 83 m away: Fleet Pond 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: 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
Inside the Fleet built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £295,000 in June 2001. Detached house, freehold.

15 June 2001£295,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Hart
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
GU51 2RN
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Fleet East Ward
Parish
Fleet Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
14 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Clove Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 91% of demolitions here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
121decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Hart in the last twelve months, from validation. Hart decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 supporting

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15074693
Planning Portal ref
PP-15074693
Comments by
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use