St John The Baptist Church Avington Lane Itchen Abbas Hampshire SO21 1BJ Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/03674/FUL - Full Application Application in Progress

Proposal

Installation of 2 no: air source heat pumps Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Sept 2026
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Validated
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Dec 2026 and 10 Jan 2027, from South Downs's recent full applications.

Site constraints 12

Grade II listed: Church of St John the Baptist
List entry 1302951 · 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.
South Downs National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Special area of conservation 55 m away: River Itchen
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 27 m away: Alresford 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 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Registered park or garden 86 m away: Avington Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: South Downs Way Ahead; Inside the Itchen Abbas built-up area; Priority habitat 29 m away: Lowland fens; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SO21 1BJ
Received
23 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Alresford & Itchen Valley Ward
Parish
Itchen Valley Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Dec 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. South Downs usually decides full applications by day 75.

Day 2154 days to the predicted decision (day 75)
35%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
286decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by South Downs in the last twelve months, from validation. South Downs decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15219062
Planning Portal ref
PP-15219062
Statutory expiry
3 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

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