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PN/26/101425 - Notification for Prior Approval All Others Approved

Proposal

Prior approval application under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) equipment on the roof of the eastern wing of the building [Please note that the western wing is within Test Valley Borough Council administrative jurisdiction]. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 May 2026
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Validated
20 May 2026
✓
Approved
30 Jul 2026

Approved on 30 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

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.
Also on the record
Inside the Chandler's Ford built-up area; Priority habitat about 25 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; 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

Council
Eastleigh
Application type
Notification for Prior Approval All Others
Postcode
SO53 3QB
Received
19 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Ward
Chandler's Ford Ward
Parish
Chandler's Ford CP
Target decision
31 Jul 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Granted
Decision date
30 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, 18 days slower than Eastleigh's median of 53 for commercial premises. Approved, as 97% of commercial premises here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
39decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Eastleigh in the last twelve months, from validation. Eastleigh decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
26 Jun 2026
Eastleigh
Planning Authority Score
6.8/10
Good
#67 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Eastleigh is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #94 out of 296. Only 27% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) 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
Eastleigh decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #111 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #153 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #94 of 296
27%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #40 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
30 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
11 decided
547
Total decisions
55 refused in the year to March 2026