Skip to content

Emer Farm Green Lane Ampfield Romsey Hampshire SO51 9BN

25/02745/FULLSFULL APPLICATION - SOUTHRefused
Full

Refused on 18 February 2026

Council decision: REFUSEDelegated (officer decision)1 condition5 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Conversion and alteration of building (part retrospective) to form 1 no. Dwellinghouse for a rural worker and 4 no. Holiday lets, with associated car parking, landscaping and gardens

Received
18 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
NORTH BADDESLEY
Agent
Master Land & Planning Ltd
  1. Received18 Nov
  2. Validated18 Nov
  3. Consult.6 Feb
  4. Target13 Jan
  5. Decided18 Feb

Decided in 92 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Emer Farm Green Lane Ampfield Romsey Hampshire SO51 9BN. Test Valley has handled 3,567 applications of this type. This one was decided in 92 days, 6 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 53 applications across NORTH BADDESLEY. We hold 1,524 applications in total for the SO51 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Why it was refused

  1. Insufficient evidence has been provided to demonstrate the proposed rural workers dwelling would serve an essential functional need of a rural enterprise. The application is therefore contrary to Policies COM2 and COM10 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The proposed holiday let accommodation represents unsustainable and unjustified development in the countryside for which there is no overriding need. The application is therefore contrary to Policy COM2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) and the to the National Planning Policy Framework.
  3. The proposed development would have been located within Flood Zone 3 and is a 'more vulnerable' type of development. It has not been demonstrated that the proposed development meets the requirements of a Sequential and Exception Test. Therefore, the proposed development is subject to an unacceptable flood risk and contrary to the NPPF, PPG and Policy E7 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
  4. The proposed development by means of its nature, location and scale would 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 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 of the adopted Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended).
  5. The application site lies within close proximity to the New Forest SPA which is designated for its conservation importance. The application has not secured sufficient mitigation in accordance with the Council's adopted 'New Forest International Nature Conservation Designations: Recreation Mitigation' Supplementary Planning Document. As such, it is not possible to conclude that the development would not have an in-combination likely significant effect on the interest features of this designated site, as a result of increased recreational pressure. The proposed development is therefore contrary to the Council's adopted 'New Forest International Nature Conservation Designations: Recreation Mitigation' Supplementary Planning Document and Policy E5 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.

Application details

Postcode
SO51 9BN
Application type
FULL APPLICATION - SOUTH
Scale / size
Small
Parish
NORTH BADDESLEY

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 November 2025
Consultation expiry
6 February 2026
Consultation start
16 January 2026
Consultation end
6 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
18 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
10 December 2025
Last date for comments
6 February 2026
Target decision date
13 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Master Land & Planning Ltd
Agent address
Master Land & Planning Ltd Unit 7 Oakridge Office Park Whaddon Salisbury SP5 3HT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
28 November 2025
Advertisement expiry
19 December 2025
Site notice start
19 November 2025
Site notice end
10 December 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14467362
Documents
34

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)Part of the site
  • 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 (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: Test Valley

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near SO51

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Consultants on this application

What's been approved on your street?

See what the council approved and refused near this address for the project you have in mind, and the rules that apply here.

Get The Signal Report