Units 1 - 5, DEAN FARM Forge Road, Kingsley, Bordon, Hampshire, GU35 9NG Data via plota.co.uk

EHDC-26-0811-PA3MA - Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) (no alterations) Approved

Proposal

Prior Approval for the conversion of Dean Farm Studios from commercial Class E to 1 residential dwellinghouse Class C3. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
week of 20 Jul 2026
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Validated
21 Jul 2026
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Approved
week of 14 Sept 2026

Approved in the week of 14 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Dean Farmhouse, Grade II, about 12 m from the postcode pin · 2 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special protection area about 320 m away: Wealden Heaths Phase II; National park about 226 m away: South Downs; SSSI about 320 m away: Broxhead and Kingsley Commons SSSI; Flood defence about 15 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Kingsley (East Hampshire) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 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
Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) (no alterations)
Postcode
GU35 9NG
Received
week of 20 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
PRIOR APPROVAL IS REQUIRED AND APPROVED
Decision date
week of 14 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
BH Town Planning

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Sept 2026
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
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