Hilltop Farm Newtown Road Newtown Awbridge Hampshire
Approved on 8 August 2024
Council decision: PERMISSION subject to conditions & notesPlanning committee
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Proposal
Continued seasonal change of use from agricultural and (formerly golf course) to tourism accommodation comprising x 2 overnight holiday let shepherds huts, x 3 ancillary huts (kitchen, break-out and replacement larger bathroom), two open front shelters, timber decking, formation of car park area, sewage treatment plant and landscaping
- Received
- 21 April 2023
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Ward
- BLACKWATER
- Agent
- Benchmark Development Planning Ltd
- ReceivedReceived21 Apr
- ValidatedValidated31 May
- Consult.Consultation10 Apr
- TargetTarget Date26 Jul
- DecidedDecided8 Aug
Decided in 435 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Hilltop Farm Newtown Road Newtown Awbridge Hampshire. Test Valley has handled 3,567 applications of this type. This one was decided in 475 days, 61 weeks longer than Test Valley's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 107 applications across BLACKWATER.
92% of full applications at Test Valley Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- FULL APPLICATION - SOUTH
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- AWBRIDGE
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 May 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 31 May 2024
- Consultation start
- 20 March 2024
- Consultation end
- 10 April 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 8 August 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 31 May 2024
- Last date for comments
- 31 May 2024
- Target decision date
- 26 July 2023
- Committee meeting
- 11 June 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Benchmark Development Planning Ltd
- Agent address
- Benchmark House 3 Harnwood Rd Salisbury SP2 8DD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 9 June 2023
- Advertisement expiry
- 30 June 2023
- Site notice start
- 6 June 2023
- Site notice end
- 27 June 2023
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12068463
- Documents
- 54
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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.
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