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The Hideaway High Street Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6EX

25/01166/FULLNFULL APPLICATION - NORTHRefused
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Refused on 10 October 2025

Council decision: REFUSEDelegated (officer decision)1 condition2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use to dwellinghouse, use of land as residential curtilage in association with dwellinghouse, provision of access and parking, retention of raised platforms and 2 air source heat pumps

Received
23 May 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
MID TEST
Agent
Southern Planning Practice
  1. Received23 May
  2. Validated27 May
  3. Consult.1 Aug
  4. Target22 Jul
  5. Decided10 Oct

Decided in 136 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Hideaway High Street Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6EX. Test Valley has handled 3,567 applications of this type. This one was decided in 140 days, 13 weeks longer than Test Valley's typical decision time. The site is in the Stockbridge conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 271 applications across MID TEST. We hold 2,695 applications in total for the SO20 postcode area.

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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Why it was refused

  1. Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the existing tourist accommodation is no longer economically viable or required. Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the loss of tourist accommodation would not have an adverse impact on tourism within the Borough. The proposals are therefore contrary to policy LE18 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan 2016 and advice contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. Insufficient information nor a binding mechanism of provision have been provided with the application to demonstrate that the proposal can achieve nutrient neutrality. As such, it cannot be concluded that the proposal will not result in a likely harmful significant effect on the internationally designated nature conservation sites in the Solent, in accordance with the requirements of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations and as advised within guidance from Natural England. As such, the proposal fails to comply with Policies E5 and E8 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan 2016 and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SO20 6EX
Application type
FULL APPLICATION - NORTH
Scale / size
Small
Parish
STOCKBRIDGE

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 May 2025
Consultation expiry
1 August 2025
Consultation start
11 July 2025
Consultation end
1 August 2025
Neighbour consultation start
10 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
19 June 2025
Last date for comments
1 August 2025
Target decision date
22 July 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Southern Planning Practice
Architect profile
SOUTHERN PLANNING PRACTICE LTD
Agent address
Youngs Yard Churchfields Twyford Winchester SO21 1NN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
6 June 2025
Advertisement expiry
27 June 2025
Site notice start
2 June 2025
Site notice end
23 June 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14016386
Documents
29

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Stockbridge
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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, 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

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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.

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    16 Feb

    Retention of 2 air source heat pumps and associated pipework, enclosure, raised platform forming decking…

    PERMISSION subject to conditions & notesFULL APPLICATION - NORTH26/00323/FULLN
  2. 2025
    4 Nov

    Retention of 2 air source heat pumps and timber enclosure

    WithdrawnFULL APPLICATION - NORTH25/02608/FULLN
  3. 2025
    4 Nov

    Retention of raised platform forming decking, pool and steps

    PendingFULL APPLICATION - NORTH25/02609/FULLN
  4. 2025
    7 Jan

    Use of the property as a single dwellinghouse, provision of new access, parking, retention of 2 Air Source…

    WithdrawnFULL APPLICATION - NORTH25/00038/FULLN
  5. 2021
    29 Sep

    (G1) Willow - remove small diameter saplings, remove growth up to 100mm from previous pruning points (T1)…

    ApprovedTREE WORKS IN CONSERVATION AREA - NORTH21/02842/TREEN
  6. 2020
    26 Nov

    Extension to existing garage/car port to provide guest accommodation and additional window to store

    WithdrawnFULL APPLICATION - NORTH20/02975/FULLN

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