Poultry Houses At Hill View Farm Malthouse Lane Smannell Hampshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/02139/PDQN - PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT CLASS Q - NORTH Current

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed change of use of an existing agricultural building to form one dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) together with building operations reasonably necessary to facilitate the conversion Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 25 Nov 2026 and 16 Dec 2026, from Test Valley's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 5

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
National landscape 453 m away: North Wessex Downs; Inside the Enham Alamein 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 listed building at the site

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Important details

Application type
PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT CLASS Q - NORTH
Received
30 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Ward
BOURNE VALLEY
Parish
ENHAM ALAMEIN
Target decision
25 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Bourne Valley Associates Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Test Valley usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 848 days to the 56-day target
52%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
45decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Test Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Test Valley decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15261018
Planning Portal ref
PP-15261018
Statutory expiry
25 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Test Valley
Planning Authority Score
7.8/10
Good
#32 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

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