Stepping Stones Downs Lane Over Wallop Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 8JZ
Proposal
Demolish bungalow and single garage and construct detached dwelling and retain the Manor House within the site
- Received
- 7 July 2025
- Decided
- 11 December 2025 · REFUSE
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Ward
- MID TEST
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- ReceivedReceived7 Jul
- ValidatedValidated11 Jul
- Consult.Consultation10 Dec
- TargetTarget Date5 Sep
- DecidedDecided11 Dec
Decided in 153 days (council typically 49)
This is a full planning application for a garage at Stepping Stones Downs Lane Over Wallop Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 8JZ. Test Valley has handled 3,567 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 58 days. This one was decided in 157 days, 14 weeks longer than Test Valley's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 263 applications across MID TEST. We hold 2,675 applications in total for the SO20 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Why it was refused
- The proposed dwelling would be located outside of the settlement boundary and would not be essential in the countryside. Whilst the Council cannot demonstrate a 5- year Housing Land Supply, the National Planning Policy Framework advocates presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the application site is not in a sustainable location due to it being in an isolated location without close and convenient access to public transport and local facilities. The provision of an additional dwelling would make a very modest contribution to the Council's Housing Land Supply, and considered in conjunction with the unsustainable location of the site, on balance, would not outweigh the harm in departing from the development plan. The proposal is contrary to Policy COM2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan 2016 and Policy EL P7 of the Over Wallop Neighbourhood Plan 2024.
- Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the proposals can be carried out without harm to protected species. The proposals are therefore contrary to Policy E5 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended).
- The proposed development by means of its nature, location and scale could have likely significant effects upon the nearby Solent and Southampton Water European Designated Site which is designated for its conservation importance. In the absence of a nitrate calculations and a completed legal agreement for securing mitigation the applicant has failed to satisfy the Council that the proposal would not adversely affect the special interest of the Solent and Southampton Water European Designated Site, therefore the application is contrary to Policy E5 and E8 of the adopted Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended).
From the council's decision notice.
Publicity
Appeal
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202030 Mar
Application for lawful development certificate for existing use of Manor House (garage block) as independent…
RefusedLAWFULNESS OF EXISTING DEV - NORTH20/00747/CLEN - 201917 Jun
Application for a lawful development certificate for existing use of The Manor House (previously garage block…
WithdrawnLAWFULNESS OF EXISTING DEV - NORTH19/01525/CLEN - 20186 Dec
Certificate of existing lawful use for the garage block to be used as a separate dwelling
RefusedLAWFULNESS OF EXISTING DEV - NORTH18/03204/CLEN
Planning 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)
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