Land Adjacent To Test Valley Farm Little Drove Road Chilbolton Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6AN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00142/VARN - VARIATION OF CONDITIONS - NORTH Approved

Proposal

Vary condition 2 of (Demolition of existing building and erection of five residential dwellings with associated landscaping, access and parking) to allow for amendment to elevations and floor plans Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jan 2026
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Consultation
28 Apr 2026
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Committee
4 Jun 2026
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Approved
10 Jun 2026

Approved on 10 Jun 2026 · Northern Area Planning Committee · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Test Valley Northern Area Planning Committee on 4 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised permission because the changes would remain acceptable in character, amenity, highways and biodiversity terms.
  • The parish council and six letters raised concerns about drawings, light, bats, roof spaces, parking, drainage and construction.
  • The committee carried the motion and granted permission, delegating wording of condition 10 on specialised tinted glass to officers and the ecologist.
Read how the committee decided The proposed changes, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, committee decision and amended biodiversity condition.

Source: Plota analysis of Test Valley's committee minutes of 4 Jun 2026.

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Site constraints 6

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.
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
SSSI 429 m away: River Test SSSI; Inside the Chilbolton built-up area; Priority habitat 50 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Application type
VARIATION OF CONDITIONS - NORTH
Postcode
SO20 6AN
Received
23 Jan 2026
Validated
23 Jan 2026
Ward
HAREWOOD
Parish
CHILBOLTON
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Mar 2026
Decision
PERMISSION subject to conditions & notes
Decision date
10 Jun 2026
Decision level
Northern Area Planning Committee
Applicant
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Public comments

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14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14637189
Neighbours
10 Jun 2026
Consultation
28 Apr 2026
Comments by
19 May 2026
Site or press notice
29 Jan 2026
Committee
4 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Test Valley
Planning Authority Score
7.8/10
Good
#32 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Test Valley is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #71 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Test Valley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #68 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #62 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #71 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #61 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
50 decided
996
Total decisions
72 refused in the year to March 2026