Hartsmeon Alton Road West Meon Hampshire GU32 1JG Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/00954/LDP - Lawful Development Cert (Proposed) Approved

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
10 Mar 2026
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Approved
20 Apr 2026

Approved on 20 Apr 2026 · LA Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Jul 2026

Site constraints 9

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.
West Meon conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Public footpath 19 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
20 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Red Lion Public House, Grade II, 42 m away · 1 Grade II*, 19 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the West Meon 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. 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,070,000 in February 2020. Detached house, freehold.

6 February 2020£1,070,000
16 October 2007£907,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area212 m² (2,282 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 11 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2015, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Lawful Development Cert (Proposed)
Postcode
GU32 1JG
Received
10 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Mar 2026
Ward
Upper Meon Valley Ward
Parish
West Meon Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
5 May 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
20 Apr 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Graham J Pretty

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 13 days faster than South Downs's median of 54 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 81% of lawful development certificates here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
72decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14758147
Planning Portal ref
PP-14758147
Statutory expiry
5 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.