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Sunnyside Cottage, Mortimers Lane, Fair Oak, Eastleigh, SO50 7EA

F/26/101052Full planningApproved
Full

Approved on 27 August 2026

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use from C3 residential dwelling (staff accommodation) to Class C1 guest accommodation (associated with wedding events) with first floor rear and single storey side and rear extensions.

Received
9 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Fair Oak & Horton Heath Ward
  1. Received9 Mar
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.9 Apr
  4. Target28 Aug
  5. Decided27 Aug

Decided in 170 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at SUNNYSIDE COTTAGE, MORTIMERS LANE, FAIR OAK, EASTLEIGH, SO50 7EA. Eastleigh has handled 2,015 applications of this type. This one was decided in 171 days, 17 weeks longer than Eastleigh's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Fair Oak & Horton Heath Ward. We hold 432 applications in total for the SO50 postcode area.

89% of full applications at Eastleigh Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SO50 7EA
Application type
Full planning
Development type
Change of Use
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Fair Oak and Horton Heath CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 March 2026
Consultation expiry
9 April 2026
Consultation end
9 April 2026
Last date for comments
9 April 2026
Target decision date
28 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
SILVER BIRCHES, ALLINGTON LANE, WEST END, SOUTHAMPTON, SO30 3HQ

Planning decision

Case officer
Clare Martin
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
8 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
14753420
Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Mortimers FarmhouseOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Eastleigh

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