Land Adjacent To 11 Ox Drove Picket Piece Andover Hampshire SP11 6ND Data via plota.co.uk

26/00110/FULLN - FULL APPLICATION - NORTH Approved

Proposal

Erection of 3 residential dwellings with associated access, parking, landscaping, infrastructure and works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jan 2026
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Committee
12 Mar 2026
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Consultation
17 Mar 2026
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Approved
9 Apr 2026

Approved on 9 Apr 2026 · Northern Area Planning Committee · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Test Valley Northern Area Planning Committee on 12 Mar 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because housing in a sustainable location and economic benefits outweighed the identified harm.
  • Ecology officers objected, while two residents raised concerns about character, noise and boundary treatment.
  • The committee carried the motion and granted permission subject to nutrient neutrality, Natural England consultation and conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, consultation responses, decision and conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of Test Valley's committee minutes of 12 Mar 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Picket Piece 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

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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
FULL APPLICATION - NORTH
Postcode
SP11 6ND
Received
20 Jan 2026
Validated
20 Jan 2026
Ward
ANDOVER DOWNLANDS
Parish
ANDOVER TOWN (DOWNLANDS)
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Mar 2026
Decision
PERMISSION subject to conditions & notes
Decision date
9 Apr 2026
Decision level
Northern Area Planning Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Vivid Design Studio Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 79 days from validation, 15 days slower than Test Valley's median of 64 for new homes. Approved, as 55% of new homes here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
12%go to committee

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14636374
Neighbours
9 Apr 2026
Consultation
17 Mar 2026
Comments by
14 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
22 Jan 2026
Committee
12 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Test Valley
Planning Authority Score
7.8/10
Good
#32 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
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