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Chandler's Ford Library, Oakmount Road, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 2LH

L/26/100951Listed buildingApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 30 April 2026

Council decision: Grant Listed Building ConsentDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Internal reconfiguration of first floor back-of-house areas to create a refuge area, installation of a fire-resisting enclosure around the electrical control panel within the escape corridor, formation of an external refuge area at the top of the escape stair including replacement of two external doors with fire-resisting doors, and installation of mechanical ventilation within the first floor meeting room

Received
18 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hiltingbury Ward
  1. Received18 Feb
  2. Validated5 Mar
  3. Consult.3 Apr
  4. Target30 Apr
  5. Decided30 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application at CHANDLER'S FORD LIBRARY, OAKMOUNT ROAD, CHANDLER'S FORD, EASTLEIGH, SO53 2LH. Eastleigh has handled 12 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 3 weeks longer than Eastleigh's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 210 applications across Hiltingbury Ward. We hold 4,143 applications in total for the SO53 postcode area.

90% of all 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
SO53 2LH
Application type
Listed building
Development type
Listed Building Consent (Alt/Amd)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chandler's Ford CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 March 2026
Consultation expiry
3 April 2026
Consultation end
3 April 2026
Last date for comments
3 April 2026
Target decision date
30 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
THE CASTLE, WINCHESTER, SO23 8UJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
3 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
14712298
Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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