Houghton Lodge Houghton Road North Houghton Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6LQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02094/TREES - TREE WORKS IN CONSERVATION AREA - SOUTH Current
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
25 Sept 2026
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Consultation
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 26 Oct 2026, from Test Valley's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 16 Oct 2026.

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Documents

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Site constraints 9

Grade II* listed: Houghton Lodge
List entry 1093833 · 8 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II)
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 ↗
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.
Registered park or garden: Houghton Lodge
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Houghton and Bossington 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 118 m away: River Test SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Houghton (Test Valley) built-up area; Priority habitat 22 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 scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Test Valley
Application type
TREE WORKS IN CONSERVATION AREA - SOUTH
Postcode
SO20 6LQ
Received
25 Sept 2026
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Ward
MID TEST
Parish
HOUGHTON
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Test Valley usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 31.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
97%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
481decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Test Valley in the last twelve months, from validation. Test Valley decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
25 Sept 2026
Comments by
16 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
Reinstatement of window to East Elevation
20/02201/LBWS
2020 Approved
Reinstatement of window to East Elevation
20/02223/FULLS
2018 Approved
Reinstatement of arch, replace concrete paving and replace fire surround
18/02173/LBWS
2018 Approved
Reinstatement of arch, replace concrete paving and replace fire surround
18/02173/LBWS
2016 Approved
Fell 2 x Robinia (False Arcasia)
16/03237/TREES
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Refused
Greyhound Inn High Street Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6EY
Temporary canopy
24/01545/FULLN
2019 Approved
Houghton Lodge Farm Houghton Road North Houghton Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6LQ
Agricultural notification for the erection of recycling clamps
19/02969/AGNS
2019 Approved
Houghton Lodge Farm Houghton Road North Houghton Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6LQ
Agricultural notification for the erection of recycling clamps
19/02969/AGNS
2019 Approved
Houghton Lodge Gardens Houghton Road North Houghton Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6LQ
Tree works as per schedule received
19/00467/TREES
2019 Approved
Houghton Lodge Gardens Houghton Road North Houghton Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6LQ
Tree works as per schedule received
19/00467/TREES
Test Valley
Planning Authority Score
7.8/10
Good
#32 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings