Hart planning committee decisions
21 decisions from the committee's minutes, 16 Jul 2025 to 16 Sep 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.
1 in 11 decisions went against officer advice
Below the rate across all 346 councils with committee decisions on Plota (11.1%), 99th highest of 205 councils with at least 15 decisions.
- Decisions
- 21
- Approved
- 85.7%
- Against officer advice
- 9.5%
- Unanimous
- 100%
How Hart compares
Share of decisions against officer advice at the 205 councils with at least 15 decisions on Plota. Each dot is a council.
| 97 | Hyndburn | 10% | 2 of 20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | Dorset | 9.7% | 7 of 72 |
| 99 | Hart | 9.5% | 2 of 21 |
| 100 | Adur and Worthing | 9.5% | 2 of 21 |
| 101 | Arun | 9.4% | 5 of 53 |
Source: Plota analysis of committee minutes from 346 councils.
More or less favourable than its officers?
Hart's committee is in line with its officers. Officers recommended approval in 94.7% of these decisions; the committee approved 94.7%.
Across all 346 councils, committees approve 2.6 points fewer than their officers recommend, and Hart is close to that.
Over the 19 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Hart's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
What it decides
85.7% approved and 4.8% refused. Of 10 decisions with a recorded vote, 10 were unanimous.
Show as a table
| Month | Approved | Refused | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| May 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Plota analysis of Hart's planning committee minutes.
When it overrules its officers
2 of 21 decisions went against the planning officers' recommendation.
Which way
What kind of application
From the 2 of 2 with a recorded application type; one application can count under more than one.
Source: Plota analysis of Hart's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
Recent decisions against officer advice
- Battery storage facilityBowenhurst Farm Mill Lane Crondall FarnhamOfficers advised approval because energy benefits outweighed limited landscape, countryside and temporary construction harm, subject to conditions and an emergency-access agreement.Refused
- Extensions and detached garageCroft Lodge Croft Road Hartley Wintney Hook HampshireOfficers advised refusal because the extensions would harm the conservation area and a listed building’s setting, without public benefits to outweigh that harm.Approved
Latest decisions
Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.
September 2026 1
August 2026 1
July 2026 2
- Nine dwellings68 Albany Road Fleet HampshireDeferred
- Two custom-build homesZenas Reading Road Hook HampshireApproved
May 2026 1
April 2026 3
- Photovoltaic roof systemHart District Council Harlington Way Fleet HampshireApproved
- Flat-roof solar panelsFrogmore Leisure Centre Potley Hill Road Yateley HampshireApproved
- Garage conversion33 Willowbourne Fleet HampshireApproved
February 2026 2
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- Adur and Worthing planning committee
- Arun planning committee
- Ashford planning committee
- Basingstoke planning committee
- Bracknell Forest planning committee
- Buckinghamshire planning committee
- Canterbury planning committee
- Cherwell planning committee
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- Dover planning committee
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