Old Grange Farm, Grange Road, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8GD Data via plota.co.uk

F/26/101714 - All other Developments Refused

Proposal

Conversion of existing stables to 1.no 2-bedroom dwelling with associated curtilage and parking. Alterations to the fenestration. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
30 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
9 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 9 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

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.
Agricultural land, grade 1
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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 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
All other Developments
Postcode
SO31 8GD
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Bursledon & Hound North Ward
Parish
Hound CP
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Refuse Planning Permission For
Decision date
9 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Paul Bennett

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 11 days faster than Eastleigh's median of 52 for extensions. Refused, as 7% of extensions here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
293decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Aug 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