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102 - 104 Chapel Lane Farnborough Hampshire GU14 9BL

26/00120/FULPPFull App via planning portalRefused
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Refused on 6 May 2026

Council decision: Permission RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use for first floor flat (Class C3) to Class E to serve Chapel Pharmacy as ancillary space

Received
9 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Fernhill
Agent
SC Architecture Ltd
  1. Received9 Mar
  2. Validated11 Mar
  3. Consult.1 Apr
  4. Target6 May
  5. Decided6 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 102 - 104 Chapel Lane Farnborough Hampshire GU14 9BL. Rushmoor has handled 748 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days, 9 days longer than Rushmoor's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Fernhill. We hold 493 applications in total for the GU14 postcode area.

96% of full applications at Rushmoor Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal would result in the loss of a good quality independent residential unit, which contributes to the Borough's housing stock and the loss of which is likely to be permanent due to its proximity to the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area and the applicant has failed to demonstrate that any of the circumstances detailed in Policy DE5 of the Rushmoor Local Plan apply, where a net loss of residential units will be permitted, or that the harm caused by the loss of residential accommodation would be outweighed by the benefits provided by the enhanced medical facilities provided in the pharmacy.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU14 9BL
Application type
Full App via planning portal
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Available

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 March 2026
Consultation expiry
2 April 2026
Consultation start
11 March 2026
Consultation end
1 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
12 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
2 April 2026
Last date for comments
2 April 2026
Target decision date
6 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
SC Architecture Ltd
Agent address
SC Architecture Ltd Anchor House School Lane Chandlers Ford SO53 4DY

Planning decision

Case officer
Chris Jones
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14749339
Comments
0
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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

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© 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: Rushmoor

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