LAND NORTH OF LOWER PARK FARM Abbey Road, Medstead, Alton, Hampshire Data via plota.co.uk

EHDC-26-0737-LDCE - Lawful Development Certificate Existing Pending Consideration

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for Existing Use or Development - The application relates to the following existing development on the land: 1. a 30 ft timber workshop/shed used for the storage or farm equipment and related items; 2. a 50 ft articulated lorry trailer used for the storage or farm equipment and related items; and 3. use of this land in this part of the site for farm equipment and storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
18 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 14 Oct 2026.

The consultation period closed on 8 Sept 2026.

Documents 26

Other documents 23

PDF Land registry details Page 2 Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Land registry details Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC-Application-Combined-File-Part20. Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Statutory declaration Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC-Application-Combined-File-Part1. Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC-Application-Combined-File-Part2. Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC-Application-Combined-File-Part3. Superseded Document · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC-Application-Combined-File-Part4 Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC-Application-Combined-File-Part5 Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC-Application-Combined-File-Part6 Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC-Application-Combined-File-Part7.p Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC-Application-Combined-File-Part8. Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC-Application-Combined-File-Part9. Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC-Application-Combined-File-Part10. Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC-Application-Combined-File-Part11. Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC-Application-Combined-File-Part12.p Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC-Application-Combined-File-Part13. Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC-Application-Combined-File-Part14. Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC-Application-Combined-File-Part15. Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC-Application-Combined-File-Part16. Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC-Application-Combined-File-Part17. Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC-Application-Combined-File-Part18. Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC-Application-Combined-File-Part19 Application Documents · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Medstead built-up area; Priority habitat about 20 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Lawful Development Certificate Existing
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Bentworth & Froyle
Parish
Beech CP
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Oct 2026
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