SOUTHWOOD FARM Headmoor Lane, Four Marks, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 3ES Data via plota.co.uk

EHDC-26-0766-LDCP - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Approved
Change of use

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed use: Change of Use from a Dwelling (Use Class C3) to a residential children's home (Use Class C2) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jul 2026
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Validated
11 Aug 2026
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Approved
week of 5 Oct 2026

Approved in the week of 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 2

PDF 285-03-Planning-Statement-Rev-B Application Documents · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 285-03 Planning Statement Rev A.pdf Superseded Document · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF 285-03-01 - Location Plan.pdf Plan · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 285-03-03 - Plans as Proposed.pdf Plan · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 285-03-02 - Plans as Existing.pdf Plan · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Form · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

National infrastructure project about 192 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project
The site is about 192 m from the project boundary. Pipeline, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
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 ↗
National park about 28 m away: South Downs
Outside the park; its setting can still be raised.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Also on the record
Inside the Four Marks built-up area; 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 Planning Inspectorate, 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

Council
East Hampshire
Application type
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Postcode
GU34 3ES
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Four Marks & Medstead
Parish
Four Marks CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Oct 2026
Decision date
week of 5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cruciform Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
31 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Ashdell Farm Headmoor Lane Four Marks Alton Hampshire GU34 3ES
Erection of replacement storage building (Class B8 Storage and distribution use)
SDNP/25/02305/FUL
2017 Refused
Ashdell Farm Headmoor Lane Four Marks Alton Hampshire GU34 3ES
Change of use from B8 industrial, storage and distribution to residential, construction o…
SDNP/17/02202/FUL
2016 Approved
Four Marks Golf Course, Headmoor Lane, Four Marks, Alton, GU34 3ES
Lawful development certificate existing - for the operation of a public bar and restauran…
25081/010
2016 Approved
Ashdell Farm Headmoor Lane Four Marks Alton Hampshire GU34 3ES
erection of single dwelling to replace existing industrial building and use
SDNP/16/06163/PRE
East Hampshire
Planning Authority Score
1.5/10
Poor
#282 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings